Jay Scott Smith

Journalist. Broadcaster. Storyteller

Philadelphia, PA

Award-Winning broadcaster, reporter, anchor, and multimedia journalist.

Jay Scott Smith

Journalist. Broadcaster. Storyteller

Philadelphia, PA

Award-Winning broadcaster, reporter, anchor, and multimedia journalist.

Washington Capitals' Joel Ward receives racist hate after winning goal
Washington Capitals’ winger Joel Ward scored the game winning goal 2:57 into overtime of Game 7 of their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series last night. The Capitals knocked out the defending champion Boston Bruins and, in the process, Ward made history as the first black NHL player to score a Game 7 OT winner.
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Delmon Young suspended 7 days by MLB for alleged anti-Semitic rant
DETROIT – Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was suspended by Major League Baseball for seven days without pay on Monday, following his arrest this past Friday outside of a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Young is also accused of starting a drunken altercation with four men outside of the Hilton New York hotel, where he allegedly yelled anti-Semitic slurs at a panhandler.
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Lions' Suh faces suspension for Thanksgiving stomp
DETROIT – The Detroit Lions are in contention to make the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, but they likely have to head into a key stretch of games without all-pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Suh is facing a possible two-game suspension following his actions on Thanksgiving Day against the Green Bay Packers.
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MSU coach Suzy Merchant, players vow to focus on NCAA 1st round after Big Ten tournament loss
EAST LANSING – When the Michigan State Women's Basketball team learned of their draw on Monday night, the biggest sigh of relief was not over their opponent, but because they do not have to go back to Maryland for a third consecutive year. "I was a little bit nervous that they would send us back there for the third time in a row," head coach Suzy Merchant said.
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Michigan State seniors Klarissa Bell, Annalise Pickrel talk about upcoming NCAA tournament
EAST LANSING – As the Michigan State women's basketball team prepares for its sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament, the team is drawing inspiration from seniors Klarissa Bell and Annalise Pickrel -- who know their next game could be their last. "I've tried not to think about it," said Bell, a guard who helped lead the team to 22 wins and a share of the regular season Big Ten championship.
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Wade Davis on coming out as gay: ‘People are loving you for you, not who you love’
In the last 72 hours, Wade Davis has gone from an anonymous former professional football player to the latest face of social change and equality. Davis told theGrio that he has been “out” as a gay man for years; he has just finally decided to tell his story. “Probably in high school, around 11th grade I started to understand that maybe I was gay,” Davis said in an exclusive interview with theGrio.
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New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: Struggling cities are ready for some football
DETROIT – When the Detroit Lions make their first postseason appearance since 1999 tonight, it will be in a city that knows as much about struggling as Detroit does: New Orleans. The Lions, three years removed from the NFL’s first 0-16 season, will face the Saints (13-3) in a match-up of two cities dealing with very similar struggles.
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Hi there, my name is Jay Scott Smith. I'm an award-winning veteran broadcaster, journalist, anchor, and writer with more than 20 years of professional broadcasting experience.

An experienced news and sports journalist, he’s covered major events such as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Democratic National Convention, the Daytona 500, the NFL Draft, and the World Series.

My career has included stops at the Detroit News, MLive.com, and the Asbury Park Press, NBC News, WHYY, NPR, and KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, as well as WPHL-TV in Philadelphia. My work has also appeared in Newsweek and Vibe Magazine.

He has won four Edward R. Murrow Awards, along with 3 Pennsylvania Associated Press Awards, along with being honored by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

He also hosts a podcast called Jay Scott Confidential that features opinions and interviews from some of the industry's biggest names.

Feel free to connect with him with any interview requests or opportunities at JayScottSmith@outlook.com