Rickey Smiley Morning Show
Comedian. Television host. Movie Star. Top-rated syndicated Radio Personality. Father of 6. For over 20 years. Rickey Smiley is one of the most beloved performers in American media, earning a reputation for delivering boundless laughter on-air, on-stage, and on-screen. Every morning, millions of Americans in nearly 60 cities listen to Rickey Smiley and his 6 outrageous cast members on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” His interviews with major celebrities, social political awareness and trademark prank phone calls have made Smiley one of the most listened to radio personalities in history. Rickey Smiley’s down home southern humor, opting to use insight rather than vulgarity to get laughs, is at the core of his success. His audiences are treated to such original characters as “Mrs. Bernice Jenkins”, “Lil’ Darrl,” “Joe Willie” and “Beauford.” Smiley is known for his clean comedic style and his reputation to sell out venues across the country. To movie audiences, Smiley is best known for “All About The Benjamins” and “Friday After Next”. He’s recorded 8 best selling CDs including iTunes #1 Best Selling Comedy Album, “Rickey Smiley- Prank Calls Number 6”. On television he”s hosted BET’s “Open Casket Sharp” and “Comic View”, appeared on “Showtime At The Apollo,” “Uptown Comedy Club”, HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”and “Snaps”. Smiley graduated from Alabama State University, became KBFB’s (Dallas) morning show personality in 2004, and soon moved his show to WHTA Atlanta. When not performing, Smiley is the ultimate devoted father, single-handedly raising 6 kids, the subject of a soon to be released parenting book. QUOTE: “Success is when preparation meets opportunity”
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In an exclusive interview with Radar Online, Quivers said that she may soon leave to do her own thing. “I love to do radio and television and I’ve always wanted my own television show, so I’ve been putting out feelers for those kinds of things,” she told the website.
And she apparently already has a goal in mind: to potentially replace Oprah as the queen of daytime TV. (The final episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” airs May 25.) “Let’s hope,” she replied when asked if she was angling to replace Winfrey.
“It will be like a talk show, but with subjects that I’d be interested in,” Quivers told Radar of her television plans. “I think I have some interesting things to say and I don’t think anybody out there is saying them.”
Stern signed a new five-year deal in December with Sirius-XM, but had said that the rest of the cast would be negotiating their own contracts. Not long after, Quivers announced her own deal on the show: “I have decided … after a long and very wonderful association with this show for almost 30 years … that it’s time … It is my decision to go out … after this next five years!” It’s not known whether she has a clause in her deal that allows her to leave before the five years is up.
Quivers and Stern, who are both active on Twitter, have not commented on her revelation to Radar.
Do you think “The Howard Stern Show” will be as good without her? Can she be the next talk-show queen?
