Matt_"Money"_Smith

Matt "Money" Smith

Matt "Money" Smith

American sports radio personality (born 1973)

For other people named Matt Smith, see Matt Smith (disambiguation).

Matt "Money" Smith (born August 28, 1973) is an American sports radio personality, including play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Biography

Smith graduated from Morgan Park Academy in 1991. He attended Pepperdine University, graduating in 1995 with a double-major in political science and speech communication.[1][2]

In 1995, Smith joined the program Kevin and Bean on KROQ 106.7 FM in Los Angeles.[3] He was given the nickname "Money" when working with the show.[4] From 2005 to 2009, he hosted the Los Angeles Lakers pregame, halftime and post-game shows (Lakers Zone) on AM 570.[5]

On 8 January 2007 Smith began co-hosting the Petros and Money Show, with Petros Papadakis.[6]

On 6 June 2017 Smith was named lead play-by-play announcer for the radio broadcasts of the Los Angeles Chargers on KFI.[7]

Smith has 2 siblings. His brothers Kevin and Brandon still reside in the midwest.

References

  1. [1]
    "MATT "MONEY" SMITH". National Football League. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Al Hamnik (13 September 2009). "Region native, LA talk show star Matt Smith has branched out nationally". Nwitimes.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  4. [4]
    "Matt 'Money' Smith". 630 The Fan. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. [5]
    "Los Angeles Chargers Name Matt "Money" Smith as Play-by-Play Announcer". Compassmedianetworks.com. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "AM 570 KLAC K-Los Angeles California/Orange County". Am570radio.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  7. [7]
    "Los Angeles Chargers Announce English Language Radio and Preseason Television Broadcast Teams | Los Angeles Chargers". www.chargers.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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