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Atlanta’s Julie Smith Stays Plugged In By Autumn Murray
Smith is part of the TV and radio team for Impact Partnership, an organization that helps Americans retire successfully by empowering independent financial advisors.
J ulie Smith is a television and radio host, actress and voiceover talent. In 2016, she moved to Atlanta from Kentucky when she was offered a job as a reporter on CBS46 on Atlanta Plugged In , a live half-hour show fo- cusing on lifestyle topics, events and local businesses. The mission of Atlanta Plugged In was to provide a platform longer than a standard 30-second commercial to inform and educate the local Atlanta community. Smith can now be seen and heard on-air in various markets around the country inter- viewing financial professionals for The Impact Partnership, as well as a national commercial here, a scripted TV series day player role there. In short, she stays busy. A gradu ate of the University of Louisville in Kentucky, Smith began her television career there, hosting Louisville Live This Morning , an hour-long talk show. In 2011, Smith set her sights on Los Angeles, where she was a freelance on-camera and event host/emcee, interviewing locals and celebrities such as Brian McNight, Evander Holyfie ld, Hilary Duff and more. In 2015 and 2016, Smith hosted the red
She continues, “About five months after I started at CBS46, the founder and host of the show, Steak Shapiro, calls my manager and asked who’s your new female host? He ultimately asked if CBS46 could lend me from time to time to guest host on Atlanta Eats when he is not available to host. With the filming of the show, there are multiple factors to consider, such as when the featured restaurants are available to do the shoot during off- business hours and other important logistics. They reach out to me when Shapiro has timing conflicts, and I am thrilled to step in and eat some amazing food and engage with these incredible restaurants.” Smith is part of the TV and radio team for Impact Partnership, an organization that helps Americans re- tire successfully by empowering independent financial advisors. “My job at Impact Partnership came as a surprise,” she shares. “In 2020 during the height of [the] pandemic, the organization found my information on LinkedIn and reached out to me. They told me that they were inter- ested in my sales background, my interviewing capabili- ties, and my on-camera presence at high-level industry events. I accepted the job immediately as I loved the idea of helping people succeed financially. Our media team will spend an entire afternoon taping footage of me inter- viewing clients about their business, and our producers and editors create two-minute and 30-minute segments that the clients can utilize in their market.” She adds, “Additionally, I tape 30-60 minute radio shows with financial advisors in various U.S. cities throughout the week that air every weekend in their respective markets. We discuss current topics that impact people’s financial journeys, as well as how to plan for retirement.” Regarding what the future holds for Smith, she shares, “Honestly, I would like to continue on doing what I am currently doing as an on-air radio personality, acting and voiceover talent. I love what I do and would love for future entertainment industry opportunities to come of it.”
carpet at the Kentucky Derby, where she in- terviewed a host of celebrities including Robin Meade, Megyn Kelly, Ice-T and Coco, Nick and Vanessa Lachey, and others. She is also a frequent guest host on the five-time Emmy Award-winning show, Atlanta Eats . The show is centered around Atlanta’s vibrant restaurant and dining scene. When asked how she got the opportunity to guest host on Atlanta Eats , she notes, “I just love the crew at Atlanta Eats . They’re so much fun. I hadn’t heard of the show at the time, but a lot of friends were big fans and they told me that they would literally drool at all the deliciousness onscreen and want to go to every restaurant they feature.”
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