Local Radio Veteran to Retire Ron "Smith" Reiff Calls It a Career After 55 Years
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Ron Reiff will end his commercial Smith began his twenty eight year tenure at Track Magazine announced that Reiff had radio broadcast career at the end of the month WWCB in Corry, Pennsylvania. He joined been voted as one of the top ten best track and local radio will never sound the same. radio stations WKSN, WHUG and WQFX announcers on the East Coast! In 2016 Reiff Area radio listeners may not recognize in June of 2004 and returned to the Orchard was honored with The Legacy Award by the name, because Reiff has been on the Road broadcast facility in West Ellicott in Stateline Speedway during their end of year local airwaves as “Ron Smith” for decades. 2005 when Media One Group acquired the banquet in appreciation of his many years of Most recently Reiff has been a Senior stations from Vox Allegheny. For a majority passion and dedication to the local speedway. of his career Reiff also provided professional Sales Consultant and commercial voice for After giving up the mic at the track in 2001 voice over production for radio and television Media One Group’s five local radio stations. he became the radio host of “The Pit Road commercials across the country. Additionally, Reiff has been educating fans of Show” which aired on WHUG-FM, WWSE- classic rock each Saturday morning on WQFX “It has been an honor working alongside FM and most recently on WQFX-FM each 103.1 FM and has been a radio commentator Ron,” said Andrew Hill, Media One Group’s Saturday night, live from “the Pits” at Stateline of Eisenhower High School Varity Football Director of Operations and Programming. Speedway. for the past seven seasons . His recent “His creativity for commercial copywriting is Ron Smith accepting his accomplishments, however, are just the career the best in the business and we’ve been lucky Reiff, as a licensed amateur HAM radio Legacy Award in 2016 extends far beyond his time with Media One to have his talents in our community. He operator, is looking forward to spending more from Stateline Speedway during Group. could have easily been working in Hollywood time with his family and chatting with other their end of year banquet. HAM operators around the world under his Reiff first began radio in 1963 at WNAE- with his skills. His enthusiasm and belief in call sign KB3BYP. WRRN, while he was still in High School. local radio has been inspirational for many Article Contributed by His first full-time job at the radio station young broadcasters he has come across.” Hill Anyone wishing to congratulate Reiff was in the position of a copywriter and on- added. on his retirement can do so at www. 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