Syndication One announced today the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the fastest growing urban contemporary morning program in the country, has been added to Cox Urban WEDR-Miami and will launch July 7th. In addition the morning show has been added to Cumulus’s WSEA in Myrtle Beach and Access.1 Communications KBTT in Shreveport. The show is currently syndicated from 6am-11am ET.
“We are excited to bring this brilliant morning program to Miami,” said Jerry Rushin, general manager, Cox WEDR-Miami. “Rickey and his crew have an unmatched combination of humor, compassion, creativity, and star power that makes for the kind of radio we haven’t heard in a while”.
With the morning show recently being added to a total of 16 stations, including another possible top 20 market station being closed next month, Rickey Smiley has vaulted to the top of the Urban morning programming arena in relatively short range of time.
“The recent ratings successes in Dallas and St. Louis, capped off by unheard of immediate reactions in markets of all sizes have paved the way for an extraordinary AM
drive success story,” adds Gary Bernstein, president of programming for Syndication
One. Rickey Smiley continues to be featured in top comedy shows across the country as well as recently appearing in a break-out acting role in the movie “First Sunday”. Next for Smiley is a reality television show featuring the whole morning show crew, in production now. Also, look for a national touring stage play with his character Bernice Jenkins called “Ain’t Nobody Called Me and Told Me Nothin” at the top of 2009.
For more information on Syndication One programming contact Melody Talkington at
(972) 789-1058 or Gary Bernstein at (774) 293-0300.
