Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW-FM Norfolk VA is adding Reach Media’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show starting Monday, February 5.
The addition of Smiley rounds out the lineup for the station that launched in June 2022 including Delyte in middays and Brand Manager Tone Hollywood in afternoons.
Hampton Roads, January 29, 2024 – Max Media of Hampton Roads is proud to announce the addition of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show to the 100.5 The Vibe (Urban Adult Hits) daily line-up. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is the country’s #1 Urban AC morning show, spearheaded by renowned comedian and TV personality Rickey Smiley.
Smiley has recorded eight best-selling albums, including an iTunes #1 best-selling comedy album, “Rickey Smiley: Prank Calls Number 6.” Smiley has also hosted BET’s “Open Casket Sharp,” “Comic View,” and has appeared on “Showtime at The Apollo and HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”.
Brand Manager and afternoon on-air personality Tone Hollywood remarked, “Rickey Smiley has a unique Morning show that combines great music with humor and information that will entertain adults throughout Hampton Roads. I am excited to bring him on 100.5 The Vibe”.
In over 90 markets and climbing, the 2021 Marconi Award-winning host, along with his morning show team, which includes 90’s Hip-Hop star and more recently reality TV start “Da Brat,” brings a diverse and opinionated show guaranteed to incite conversation, reaction, and laughter.
“I am thrilled to have The Rickey Smiley Morning Show on 100.5 The Vibe. Rickey and the team bring not just entertainment but a sense of community and connection that truly resonates. Rickey and his team will help us take Vibe to the next level in Hampton Roads”, said Mike “Moose” Smith, Director of Operations & Programming for Max Media Hampton Roads. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show will officially hit the Hampton Roads airwaves Monday, February 5th at 6am.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com