00:00Popular Atlanta radio host Wanda Smith dies day after birthday, V-103 radio confirms.
00:07We have lost a significant voice in the Atlanta entertainment scene.
00:11According to Rick Caffey, senior vice president and market manager of Atlanta's V-103 radio,
00:18Wanda Smith, a well-known radio personality, passed away on Saturday.
00:23Just one day had passed since the celebrity's birthday celebration.
00:27We are grieving the loss of our dear Wanda Smith, who was a longtime member of V-103 and always made us smile.
00:35Her loss has left a heavier weight on our hearts today.
00:38We send her family our sincere condolences and prayers, Caffey wrote on Instagram.
00:44In 1998, Smith started co-hosting the Frank and Wanda in the Morning program on V-103,
00:51which was then known as WVEE-FM.
00:55She spent more than 20 years in that role.
00:58The Atlanta Constitution Journal revealed that her only year off was 2013, the year she was removed from office in 2019.
01:07In 2014, she came back to co-host with Ryan Cameron.
01:12In addition to her work on radio, Smith was a well-known comedian.
01:16She was recognized as a co-writer of the popular television shows Deaf Comedy Jam and Comic View on BET,
01:24and she also performed on a weekly basis for a considerable amount of time at the Atlanta Comedy Theater in Norcross.
01:31In addition, she starred in a number of movies, such as Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail and Madea's Witness Protection.
01:39Lamora Sellers, Smith's spouse, and their three kids are still alive.
01:44A cause of death has not yet been released.
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