Station Owner, Former Cox Media Group VP/GM Scott Smith Dies At 49

Smith

Radio station owner and former COX MEDIA GROUP/ATHENS, GA VP/GM and corporate Dir. of Radio Technology SCOTT SMITH has passed away. SMITH died THURSDAY (9/17) at his home in ELBERTON, GA at 49.

SMITH was President of CHASE BROADCASTING COMPANIES, which owned nine stations in GEORGIA and the CAROLINAS, in 1993-96, then served as VP/COO of SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, staying aboard after the company's sale to COX in 2008. He served as VP/GM of COX's ATHENS cluster from 2008-2012 and as VP/GM/Dir. of Radio Technology in 2012-2016 before forming HOMETOWN BROADCAST & DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP. He also bought WSGC-A (now WHTD-A) in his hometown of ELBERTON, GA in 2000 and sold it the next year.

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