Overview
- Urban One confirmed a five-year extension of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, which is syndicated to more than 89 affiliate stations in key U.S. markets.
- Rickey Smiley On The Spot debuts March 24 as a weekly, roughly 35-minute video podcast distributed by the Urban One Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pandora.
- The first episodes feature guests including Da Brat, former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, gospel artist Tye Tribbett and Tiny Harris.
- The series is executive produced by Rickey Smiley and Tiffany Ryland, with Tonya Clackum and Taylor Green as producers and distribution operations led by Dre Smith.
- Urban One positions the expansion within its multimedia reach, citing an audience of about 80 million monthly across TV One/CLEO TV, Radio One and Reach Media.