Ron Smith (radio host)

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Ron Smith is a popular veteran talk radio show host on WBAL-AM in Baltimore, Maryland. His show airs weekdays from 3 to 6 pm ET.

During the 1970s, he was an anchor on WBAL-TV.[1] His wife June is the communications office of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services.[2]

Ron Smith's political views can be described as conservative or, more specifically and accurately, paleoconservative. Thomas DiLorenzo, a friend of Smith, categorizes him as an "Old Right" conservative.[3] Unlike the majority of conservative talk radio show hosts, Ron Smith is a critic of the Bush administration and the Iraq war. ^[1]

Smith usually takes conservative or paleoconservative political positions, but sometimes criticizes Republicans. He supports Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, but referrs to George H.W. Bush as "Joe Isuzu." He reluctantly supported the American invasion on Afghanistan, but opposed regime change in Iraq. Smith also frequently addresses issues about handgun owership on his program.

After the Iraq invasion, Smith's show changed from a traditional talk show format to focus more on interviews with personalities and newsmakers, both conservatives and liberals. When WBAL cancelled Rush Limbaugh's program in June, 2006, his show expanded to four hours, from 2 to 4 pm ET.