Lebanon, Kentucky
Gerald Smith
1947 — 2022
Gerald Smith, 74, of Lebanon, KY and president of Bardstown Radio Team, which own and operate WBRT AM/FM and WOKH-FM, died early Monday, May 2, 2022, at his home in Lebanon. He had a long career in radio, beginning with his first radio job at WBRT, and ending his role as president and ownership partner of WBRT. Later, he was news director at three Kentucky radio stations before moving to serve as News Editor at WBKO TV in Bowling Green. In between, his career took him around the world with entertainer Pat Boone as his tour manager, to Frankfort as Gov. Wendell Ford's director of information and communication. He and his late wife Susan created Pitch, a political public relations and...