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| Bob Smith |
Bob Smith, longtime host and producer of WXXI-1370 AM’s 1370
Connection, is stepping down from the midday talk show. This past April, Smith
suffered a stroke and is currently in long-term rehabilitative care.
Smith has been part of the WXXI News Team for more than 25
years, leading the community in civic engagement and civil discourse. Over the
years, he has interviewed many newsmakers and opinion leaders, including
Hillary Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, Mario Cuomo, Charles Keating, Philip Roth,
and B.B. King, as well as many local leaders. A special two-hour broadcast is
being planned for mid-October, where fans can share their favorite memories from
the show and wish Smith well.
“Bob’s incredible wealth of knowledge and curiosity of many
varied topics made him such an engaging talk show host,” said WXXI President
Norm Silverstein. “His dedication to the program has made 1370 Connection
essential to the Rochester
community for more than 25 years.”
Smith started his career in broadcast news before his 20th
birthday, when he landed his first full-time radio job as a reporter/anchor for
Syracuse station WHEN 620 AM while simultaneously enrolled in graduate school
at Cornell University. He holds a Ph.D. in American political and legal history
from Cornell and taught undergraduate American political and diplomatic history
courses to Cornell undergraduate students. He joined WXXI in March of 1988.
Throughout his career, Smith received several awards,
including a New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award and
an Award for Media Excellence from the United Nations Association of Rochester.
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