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Frank Ski has first daughter

Frank Ski with his fiance Patrice Henry. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Frank Ski with his fiance Patrice Henry. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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March 2, 2019

Originally posted Saturday, March 2, 2019 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

V-103 morning host Frank Ski and his wife Patrice Basanta-Henry had their first child together, a daughter named Emerson Rose.

She was born Saturday morning at 3:18 a.m. and weighed five pounds, five ounces.

He wrote on Instagram: "Thank You Father for showing us Your Favor and Blessing our family with a wonderful healthy baby girl, Amen! 🙏
We Thank our Family, Extended Family, New Family, Friends, Prayer-Line Warriors and Everyone that prayed for us. For it truly takes a village!"

Ski married Basanta-Henry in 2017. They announced the pregnancy formally in December.

He has three sons (Blake, Harrison and Franklin) from a previous marriage with Tanya Parker and an adult fourth son (Jarrett) from another relationship before that.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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