Jerry Smith is a 34 year radio veteran who has also worked in television and radio. Throughout his radio career Jerry has worked in numerous music formats such as Rock, Classic Rock, Top 40, AC, Gospel, Urban Contemporary, Hip Hop, Urban AC and Oldies. In 2001 Jerry was awarded The Drummer Award for Program Director of the Year by BRE Magazine. He was the first Gospel Program Director to ever win the award. In 2002 Jerry was awarded the Gospel Truth Magazine National Gospel Program Director of The Year. The Light 103.9 was the winner of the 2004 NAB Marconi Award for Religious Station of The Year. The Light 103.9 was a finalist in 2015 for the award as well. In 2005 Jerry was named as co-winner of the first ever Radio and Records Gospel Program Director of the Year Award. Jerry was a finalist for Radio and Records Gospel Program Director of the Year for 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2010, 2016 and 2018 Jerry was nominated for a Stellar Award for radio Personality of The Year. The Light 103.9 under Jerry's leadership was the recipient of the 2014 Stellar Award for Medium Market Station of The Year and a finalist for the award in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Jerry was the chair of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radio Cares Advisory Counsel until 2017. Jerry was born in Danbury, Connecticut. He is happily married with two daughters a granddaughter and grandson.
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Every Monday WRAL-TV-5’s Gerald Owens gives us a quick recap of the weekends big news stories and a heads up on what’s coming up in the WRAL TV-5 evening news. Owens a 20 year television veteran started his career in 1993, as a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. and began working at WRAL TV-5 in 2002. Today Owens recapped the following stories:
Over the weekend police in Chapel Hill over at UNC are looking for a man wanted for breaking in to a campus hotel and breaking into a campus dorm. The man is suspected of stealing student’s belongings.
Saturday four members on a Ft Bragg helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Mexico. Crew Chief gt. Dwight Burn died in the crash the other tree members survived the crash.
An 11 year boy reported missing on Friday was found safe Friday night and was returned to his family on Saturday. The boy got on the wrong school bus which leads to some anxious moments for the family.
Tonight WRAL’s will talk about American idol winner Scotty McCreery was one of 5 people held up at gun point on NC State’s campus. He was visiting friends when 3 men broke in to the apartment. Also Monica Laliberte will talk about how the windows on your home could melt the siding on your neighbor’s home.
The Weekend Wrap Up with WRAL TV-5 Gerald Owens below.
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