Jason Smith (sports radio personality)
| Jason Smith | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Occupation | TV/radio personality, sports writer |
| Employer | NFL Network |
| Known for | AllNight with Jason Smith |
| Children | Zoe Jean Smith |
Jason Smith (born November 18, 1970) is an American sports radio personality who formerly hosted a late-night talk show on ESPN Radio, AllNight with Jason Smith. Smith is a fan of the New York Jets, New York Mets, Syracuse Orange and Carolina Hurricanes.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Smith is married to actress Pamela Porter (January 2008–present), and they recently had a baby girl named Zoe Shean. They live in Los Angeles, California. Smith is an avid Geoduck collecter and is currently working on a cookbook with former Indiana Pacer Rik Smits due out early next year. He is also appealing a ban from all Big Boy restaurants due to an incident back in his Syracuse days. Most of his life savings have gone into this appeal.
[edit] Professional career
Smith started his radio career in college on the Syracuse University campus station, Z89 in the late 1980s. He is an alumnus of Syracuse University.[2] After college, he left radio to produce television for ESPN in Connecticut. In 1996, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to produce television for Fox Sports. In 2000, he went to Fox sports radio and started as a fill-in. He soon became a permanent co-host with Jim Daniels in two different time slots. He left Fox in early 2004. He went back to producing television briefly for the show The Sports List. In Fall 2004, he joined the ranks of ESPN as fill-in and weekend host of College GameDay with Mel Kiper, Jr. In 2005, he took over AllNight after former host Todd Wright was fired and has been its host since.
[edit] Leaving ESPN
Smith announced on the September 14, 2011 edition of AllNight that he was leaving ESPN for a job on NFL Network.
[edit] Future employment
Jason announced on October 6, 2011 via Twitter that he has "epic and fun radio news for after the NFL season" but he "has to sit on it for a few months". Some have interpreted this to be a possible future job which Jason is looking at or has already accepted. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Who is Jason Smith?". ESPN Radio. December 8, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/news/story?page=whoisjasonsmith. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Sportscaster U.". Syracuse University. http://athletics.syr.edu/sports/2007/1/16/sportscasteruniversity.aspx. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ [twitter.com/howaboutafresca "Jason Smith@howaboutafresca"]. twitter.com/howaboutafresca.
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