The Smiley Morning Show
| Genre | Entertainment, Talk, Music |
|---|---|
| Running time | Mon - Fri, 5 - 10 a.m. (EST) |
| Country |
 United States |
| Home station | WZPL, 99.5 FM |
| Starring |
Dave Smiley Nikki Reed Toni Williams |
| Producer(s) | Will Pfaffenberger |
| Air dates | since 2002 |
| Website | http://www.wzpl.com |
The Smiley Morning Show is a morning radio program on radio station WZPL (99.5 FM - an Entercom Communications station) broadcasting from Indianapolis, Indiana. The show first aired in 2002 and is hosted by radio personality Dave Smiley and co-host Nikki Reed ("K.J" and Paul moved to WNTR "107.9 The Mix" to host mornings), Toni Williams, and Producer Will.
The show is a talk/entertainment morning show that includes significant interaction with listeners. Each morning features Dave Smiley making various comments about the upcoming day, and features guest interviews with local Indiana celebrities, actors, comedians and musicians.
Cast
- Dave Smiley - Host of the show since 2002. Originally from Pella, Iowa where he started in radio as a teen at Valley High School's KWDM radio station. Smiley moved to the Indianapolis area in May 2002 after stints in New York, San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona. Smiley proposed to his girlfriend Sarah Brown on January 7th, 2012 and is now married to her. They welcomed their first child in 2014. Smiley loves to travel and is a huge fan of The Dave Matthews Band.
- K.J. (Kari Johll) - Co-host of the show and Smiley's "voice of reason". KJ started out working in the programming department and was the station's Assistant Program Director. When Smiley first started, he was bored in studio and asked her to come in and hang out, she's been on the show ever since. In addition to co-hosting, she handles the "The Dirt" and "Top Three News" segments. K.J. is from Wisconsin, is married to Patrick, and loves her cats. She is dedicated to helping at animal shelters, and has a website dedicated to this pursuit: http://kjsstrays.com. Johll is also an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers.
- Paul Poteet - Paul has been a part of central Indiana Media since 1982. A weather forecaster for many stations across Indiana as well as, the Smiley Morning Show. Paul has been with WZPL since before Smiley and has served as Smiley's Chief Meteorologist since the beginning! Paul also serves as a resource of musical knowledge and frequently impersonates well-known DJ Casey Kasem and news broadcaster Tom Brokaw.
- Will Pfaffenberger - "Producer Will" joined the show in 2010 and has brought his talents from Comedy Improv to the show. Will is in charge of the interns and is responsible for the creation of the Smiley Glee Club, which performs all over Central Indiana. He still performs live improv with Three Dollar Bill Comedy.
Past members
- Tom Berg - Tom was Smiley's original Traffic Reporter. Tom loves anything Star Wars and was the nerd of the show. Tom won numerous awards as Traffic Reporter for Smiley and WRTV. He's probably most famous for an online video of one of his traffic reports on WRTV when the teleprompter had "Fuck Off" written on it, which has gotten over 2 million views worldwide.[1] Tom is now the Morning Show host in Knox, IN at WKVI.
- BMoore - Producer Brian "BMoore" Moore was the show's original producer. When Smiley started at WZPL, he worked in promotions. He started producing the show in his free time and eventually moved into a full-time position. Brian created the GasMan persona and was known for many stunts on the show, like "Splash into B" where listeners could drive by a huge puddle and splash him. BMoore moved to Senior Producer of Entercom Communications in 2004 and became producer of the Abdul Morning Show on Newstalk 1430 WXNT.
- Chris "Weedman" Van Sickle - Weedman started with the show as intern in 2003 as "Intern Chris" and became the producer of the show in 2004. He took care of all production aspects on the show in his 7 years with the show. He is currently the imaging director for the Smiley Morning Show and does DJ's at various bars/parties all over Indy.
- Mindy Winkler - Mindy took over as the Traffic Reporter after Tom Berg moved to afternoons at WKLU. The former Colts cheerleader was also known for being "Commander KC" on WTTV-4.
Segments and themes
- Top Three News (daily)
- KJ's Dirt (daily)
- Smiley's Sucky Sports (daily)
- The Topic (daily)
- Three Words about your weekend (Monday's)
- Teen Tuesday
- Lash Wednesday
- Therapy Thursday
- Free Plug Friday
Events
The Smiley Morning Show is known for hosting concerts and listener-focused events. Past events have included:
- Birthday Bash
- Jingle Jam
Awards and recognition
- Best Radio Personality, Dave Smiley (NUVO magazine - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)[2]
- Best Morning Radio Show, The Smiley Morning Show (NUVO magazine - 2003, 2007)[3]
- Best Traffic Reporter, Tom Berg/Mindy Winkler (NUVO magazine - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)[4]
- Best Weatherman, Paul Poteet (NUVO magazine - 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)[4]
- Best Male Radio Personality, Dave Smiley (Indianapolis Woman - 2004)[5]
- Best Local Morning Show, Smiley Morning Show (Friday Morning Quarterback - FMQB Leaders 2006 AC/Hot AC- 2006)[6]
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