Atlanta radio host Wanda Smith, who brought a bubbly, comedic side to V-103′s morning shows for more than 20 years, died Saturday, a day after her birthday.
Her daughter Janice confirmed the news to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday night.
Smith, 59, worked with host Frank Ski at V-103 for two stints, first from 1998 to 2013, then again in 2018. She also worked with Ryan Cameron from 2013 to 2017. The show was No. 1 in Atlanta for much of that time.
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Cameron said “she never met a stranger. She was very much in tune with the community.”
Ski hired Smith as part of his morning show in 1998 after seeing her at a comedy club. “I was the serious person and she provided the light,” he said. “And whenever there was a natural disaster or people needed help, she was immediately on air to get help. We’d do diaper drives. She really understood the needs of the single mother.”
“She was a comedian before she was a radio host,” said Gary Abdo, who owned those clubs. “What drives a comic to do what they do is internal and it never goes away. She was a legend here.” She never complained about hosting comedy shows until midnight, then waking up at 4 a.m. for the morning show.
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