Mike Smith
News Producer & Host·KSMU-FM
Springfield, United States, North America
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
Covers: Folk · Country · BluegrassRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Mike?
Mike Smith works as a news producer & host at KSMU-FM and is publicly associated with folk, country and bluegrass, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Folk · Country · Bluegrass
Formats
News · Interview · Radio Submission
Market
United States · North America
Playbook
How to approach Mike
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits KSMU-FM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Mike Smith cover?
Genres
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
Coverage
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Music
Market
- Springfield
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Recently active
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About
Who is Mike Smith?
Mike Smith is a Springfield-based news producer & host associated with KSMU-FM. Their published work centres on Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Coverage runs through News and Interview. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Folk, Country and Bluegrass. News Producer & Host · KSMU-FM. Mike Smith works as a news producer & host with KSMU-FM, based in Springfield. Mike Smith is news producer & host at KSMU-FM, based in Springfield. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Music and Springfield, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News, Interview and Radio Submission, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Mike is publicly associated with Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: News Producer & Host. Works at: KSMU-FM. Based in: Springfield, United States, North America. Campaign types: Interview, Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- News Producer & Host
- Works at
- KSMU-FM
- Based in
- Springfield, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Interview, Radio Submission
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Mike Smith
Mike Smith works as news producer & host and covers Folk, Country, Bluegrass and Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Mike Smith is based in Springfield, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
No professional contact route is published for Mike on this page. Virtual Publicist shows contact options to members when a verified route exists.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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