One day after Claudia Jordan was fired from The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that rapper Da Brat has been chosen as her replacement. The 41-year-old, born ...

HOUSTON – Comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley announced the death of his eldest son, Brandon Smiley, on social media Sunday. Smiley has asked for prayers, especially for his child’s mother, ...

*Ricky Smiley is speaking out about the death of his son Brandon, who passed away at the age of 32 in January. Smiley spoke to Craig Melvin on the “Today” show and revealed that family members have ...

Rickey Smiley is suffering the lost of his son, Brandon Jamaad Smiley, 32. The comedian made himself vulnerable about his son’s death in an emotional Instagram post. In the 11-minute video, The Friday ...

Ricky “Smiley” Lee Miles, age 69, of rural Whitehall, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 in the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall. Ricky was born on May 9, 1953 in Deming, NM to William and ...

“You can only see people get shot so many times, or hear people get cussed out so much before you want to see a change,” said Comedian/Actor/ Radio Personality Ricky Smiley while in town Tuesday to ...

For the first time since the tragic death of his son Brandon, Rickey Smiley explains what he and his family believe took the young man’s life. During his Thursday, March 3 interview with Craig Melvin ...

This past weekend was the 18th Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase (HBOB) and this year’s edition was the first one to take place at an HBCU (historically black colleges and universities).

Morning host Ricky Smiley's manager Kevin Wasson confirmed today that Smiley has moved his entire show to Atlanta from Dallas. As a syndicated host, he joined Hot 107.9 about a year ago, which dumped ...

Rickey Smiley revealed on Sunday that his eldest child, son Brandon, has died at age 32. “I lost my oldest son #BrandonSmiley this morning,” the comedian captioned an Instagram video taken at an ...

Ricky Smiley believes his late son, Brandon, died of a drug overdose. One month after losing the 32-year-old, the radio personality spoke to Craig Melvin on the “Today” show about why he and his ...

We love laughing with Ricky Smiley — now he's back, and he's funnier than ever. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Ricky "no relation to Tavis" Smiley about his blooming career in comedy.