AllNight with Jason Smith was a syndicated sports talk radio show on ESPN Radio, hosted by Jason Smith. The show was heard Sunday through Thursday from 10pm PT to 1am PT live from the studios of KSPN in Los Angeles, California, rather than the ESPN Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.[1] Smith was named host of the show on September 19, 2005, after former host Todd Wright was fired after almost eight years on the show.[2] It reached more than 500 ESPN affiliate markets across the United States and Canada.[3]
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| Other names | AllNight with Todd Wright (1996-2005) |
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| Genre | Sports talk |
| Running time | 4 hours (1am-5am ET) |
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Home station | ESPN Radio (1996-2011) |
| Starring | Jason Smith |
| Original release | 1996 – 2011 |
| Website | AllNight with Jason Smith |
AllNight with Jason Smith was syndicated on WEEI Sports Radio Network.[4][5]
On September 14, 2011; Smith announced that he is leaving ESPN Radio. Rumors suggested he was leaving to take a job as a reporter on the MLB Network, which Smith refuted with the help of dramatic soundbites. His producer, Ali Bronson, also dispelled rumors about her taking over the show, or the show hiring former Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. On his last show, taking place on September 16, 2011 he announced that he would move to the NFL Network, and would start the following Sunday. Smith has since returned to radio, hosting a weeknight show for rival Fox Sports Radio.[6]
Guest hosts
editMike Salk and Amy Lawrence were two frequent guest hosts for AllNight. Smith himself was a guest host on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Scott Van Pelt Show, Jim Rome is Burning, and The Doug Gottlieb Show.
References
edit- ^ Bacon, Caleb (February 27, 2009). "Meet Jason Smith: ESPN Radio's All Nighter". LAist. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ "What went wrong with ESPN's Wright?". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 11, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tom (February 9, 2008). "MEDIA: ESPN's Smith gives overnight delivery". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
- ^ "WEEI Allies with ESPN Radio". Radio Ink. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ Finn, Chad (October 8, 2009). "ESPN, WEEI join forces". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "The Jason Smith Show". Fox Sports Radio. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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