In Memoriam
Wanda Smith, Atlanta radio personality and comedian, dies at 58
Wanda was a radio personality on V-103 and hosted the show Frank and Wanda in the Morning, with Frank Ski.
Atlanta radio personality and comedian Wanda Smith has passed away, just one day after celebrating her birthday.
She was 58.
Passing announcement
Wanda was a radio personality on Atlanta’s V-103 and hosted the show Frank and Wanda in the Morning, with Frank Ski.
While a cause of death was not revealed, the radio station paid tribute to the radio icon.
In a post on V-103′s Instagram account, it said: “Our hearts are weighing heavier today as we grieve the loss of our beloved Wanda Smith, someone who always made us smile and who was a big part of V-103 for years. We extend our deepest prayers and condolences to her family.”
Wanda Smith’s career
Smith has performed comedy at Def Comedy Jam, Comic View, Uptown Comedy and Atlanta Comedy Theater.
She also started the organization Girls Stand Together, Inc. which “empowers young girls to be amazing young women and is currently in its incubation and the greatness doesn’t stop there.”
Wanda appeared in films like “Madea Goes to Jail,” “Madea’s Witness Protection,” and “The Drone That Saved Christmas.”
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