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'''Matt "Money" Smith''' (born [[ |
'''Matt "Money" Smith''' (born [[August 28]], [[1973]] in [[East Chicago, Indiana]]) is a Southern California sports radio personality. Smith co-hosts the "Petros and Money Show" (PMS) with partner [[Petros Papadakis]] on [[KLAC|KLAC-AM, ("AM 570")]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], the station's afternoon drive-time program.<ref>[http://www.xtrasportsradio.com/pages/PandM.html AM 570 KLAC K-Los Angeles California/Orange County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of the 2006 season, Smith also hosts the station's pre- and post-game shows (The "Lakers Zone") for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. <ref>[http://www.xtrasportsradio.com/pages/money.html AM 570 KLAC K-Los Angeles California/Orange County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is married with three daughters, Parker, Payton and Preston. <ref>Petros and Money Show. Aired 6/21/07</ref> |
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==Radio career== |
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Smith attended [[Pepperdine University]] in [[Malibu, California]], where he double majored in [[Political Science]] and Speech [[Communication]]s. In [[1994]], his junior year of college, Smith took a job as the "sports guy" for Los Angeles modern rock radio station [[KROQ]]. Smith has said that his nickname dates back to college, when he had a bit of a gambling problem. |
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==Music Business== |
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After he graduated college, Smith left KROQ to work at [[Polygram Records]] and later [[Dreamworks Records]]. Between 1998 and 2003, in an effort to pay back his student loans, Smith again took up radio work with KROQ in tandem with his employment with Dreamworks. |
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After he graduated high school, Smith played football for the Savannah State Tigers. He turned down a full ride because he said he could pay for ten diffenet people and still have more money then school itself. Matthew M. Smith wears number 27. Which stand for $27 million dollars. Note that is only one of his bank accounts. |
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==Return to Radio== |
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He returned to radio full-time in 2004 when KROQ Program Director Kevin Weatherly offered him a more prominent role in the station's morning show and the title of Music Director for the station.<ref>[http://www.xtrasportsradio.com/pages/money.html AM 570 KLAC K-Los Angeles California/Orange County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2006, [[KLAC]] AM-570 in Los Angeles lured Smith away from KROQ to host "The Lakers Zone" prior to and following every Laker game. |
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Soon after beginning his duties hosting the Lakers pre- and post-game shows on their local flagship station, Smith also lent his voice to a new KLAC programming venture. On January 8, 2007 Smith began co-hosting the Petros & Money Show, which currently runs Monday-Friday from 4pm-to-7pm. <ref>[http://www.am570radio.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=137302&article=1577550 AM 570 KLAC K-Los Angeles California/Orange County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On January 20, 2009, the Petros & Money Show went from a L.A.-based show to a national show on Fox Sports Radio. |
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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 03:10, 19 August 2009
Matt "Money" Smith (born August 28, 1973 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Southern California sports radio personality. Smith co-hosts the "Petros and Money Show" (PMS) with partner Petros Papadakis on KLAC-AM, ("AM 570") in Los Angeles, the station's afternoon drive-time program.[1] As of the 2006 season, Smith also hosts the station's pre- and post-game shows (The "Lakers Zone") for the Los Angeles Lakers. [2] He is married with three daughters, Parker, Payton and Preston. [3]
Radio career
Smith attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he double majored in Political Science and Speech Communications. In 1994, his junior year of college, Smith took a job as the "sports guy" for Los Angeles modern rock radio station KROQ. Smith has said that his nickname dates back to college, when he had a bit of a gambling problem.
Music Business
After he graduated college, Smith left KROQ to work at Polygram Records and later Dreamworks Records. Between 1998 and 2003, in an effort to pay back his student loans, Smith again took up radio work with KROQ in tandem with his employment with Dreamworks.
Return to Radio
He returned to radio full-time in 2004 when KROQ Program Director Kevin Weatherly offered him a more prominent role in the station's morning show and the title of Music Director for the station.[4] In 2006, KLAC AM-570 in Los Angeles lured Smith away from KROQ to host "The Lakers Zone" prior to and following every Laker game. Soon after beginning his duties hosting the Lakers pre- and post-game shows on their local flagship station, Smith also lent his voice to a new KLAC programming venture. On January 8, 2007 Smith began co-hosting the Petros & Money Show, which currently runs Monday-Friday from 4pm-to-7pm. [5] On January 20, 2009, the Petros & Money Show went from a L.A.-based show to a national show on Fox Sports Radio.
Notes
External links
- KLAC Site Biography at [xtrasportsradio.com].
- The Petros and Money Show at [xtrasportsradio.com].
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