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- Birth nameLance David Blumen
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Benjamin Dover's prognostication skills were put on national display in 2007: In his "NostraDover" TV segments he correctly predicted the subprime housing bust 18 months before the markets imploded; he called the stock market's September 2008 bear market freefall 8 months before everything hit the proverbial fan.
When he's not warning America light-years before the usual media talking heads, the Dallas-based 'deal-junkie' who reinvented himself in the early 1990s after recovering from near-fatal motorcycle accident in January, 1989 (14 surgeries from 1989-99).
Publishing: Launched successful publishing company in January 1992 and went on to publish several best-selling titles: Focus of early books was on showing consumers how to work out of severe financial situations by firing debt collectors and playing hardball with creditors. Is widely viewed as one of leading experts on consumers' rights surrounding debt collection, credit reporting and bankruptcy, as well as privacy issues.
Talk radio: Parlayed his heavy radio-based book promotion schedule into his first talk radio gig at Dallas' KLIF/570AM 1992-2000; moved up to Los Angeles talk powerhouse KFI/AM 640 from 2001-2003; returned to Dallas/Fort Worth air on KRLD/1080 from 2004-2005.
Television: Leveraged his growing media-savvy into regular guest/correspondent roles on ABC's 'Mike & Maty Show' (1994-1996) and NBC's 'Leeza Gibbons Show' (1996-2001), as well as local regional reporting roles for WFAA-TV/Dallas (1995-2005), KTRK-TV/Houston (1997-2002), KHOU/Houston (2003-2005) and KVUE-TV/Austin (2003-2005).
Newspaper columnist: Wrote a popular weekly column for The Dallas Morning News (1998-2004).
Website: An early-adopter, Dover's website launched in 1995 and evolved into one of the most popular portals for consumers seeking more than just the usual regurgitated press releases offered by many media outlets. An award-winning website, benjamindover.com has been recognized for its outstanding information content by the Dallas Press Club, winning 'Katie Awards' (2002 & 2004).
Television producer: Television producer: Created "Now What Do You Do?" (NWDYD?), a multi-platformed media vehicle in 2006; launching "Dover 911" interstitials first quarter 2015.
Other: Received BBA/Business from TCU in 1982.
- IMDb mini biography by: David Flowers
- Pitched his first TV show idea at the age of 8 years old to Batman (TV series) creator and executive producer William Dozier [1908-1991].
- Almost died in a motorcycle accident in January 1989.
- It's okay to look back at the past. Just don't stare.
- I tell people what they need to know, not what they want to hear.
- Your fears can only hurt you if you give them permission to.
- The only thing deadlier than addiction is denial.
- Remember: Being vulnerable doesn't mean you're powerless, being scared doesn't mean lacking in courage, and being uncertain doesn't mean that you're lost.
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