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Bev Smith
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| Title: |
Talk Show Host |
| Industry: |
Media/Telecommunications |
| Type of Organization: |
Broadcast Radio |
| Major Product/Service: |
Radio broadcasting |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Smith has over 41 years experience. She is currently the host of "The Bev Smith Show" heard on the American Urban Radio Networks, where she is fondly known as "The Queen of Late Night Talk." She has worked with a number of organizations focused on improving literacy in the nation. Ms. Smith hosts a radio talk show dealing with a variety of subjects for the general public. She conducts fundraising for various causes. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
Urban League; N.A.A.C.P. |
| University/Degree: |
A.S., Management and Marketing, Duffs Business School, 1965 |
| Born: |
March 3, 1943, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Family activities, crocheting blankets as gifts |
| Work History: |
Ms. Smith began her television and radio career in 1971 when she was named Pittsburgh’s first African-American Consumer Affairs Investigative Reporter for WPXI Television. In 1975, she was named News and Public Affairs Director for Sheridan Broadcasting and hosted a lively talk show on Sheridan's flagship station, WAMO. She has since worked with KDKA and WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh, WNWS in Miami, WKIS in Orlando and WRC in Washington DC. Ms. Smith has worked at Black Entertainment Television for over thirteen years as the host of the popular national television talk show "Our Voices." She formerly taught and developed courses and acted in television commercials. |
| Honors & Awards: |
300 awards, citations and trophies for contributions in radio and television; Selected by Talkers Magazine as one of the most important radio talk show hosts in America |
| Published Works: |
2 books, pending |
