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Name: Bob Smith
URL slug: bob-smith
Category: education
Description: Bob Smith was a long time radio host and report for WXXI with his midday talk show 1370 Connection for 25 years. His first full-time radio job was as a reporter/anchor for Syracuse station WHEN (AM) while simultaneously enrolled in graduate school at Cornell University. He earned a Ph.D. in American political and legal history from Cornell, taught undergraduate American political and diplomatic history courses at Cornell, and managed and co-owned a Rochester-based manufacturing firm supplying component parts to worldwide customers in the auto and aerospace industries as well. In April 2013, Smith suffered a stroke and went into long-term rehabilitative care. The Mayor of Rochester declared Oct 17, 2013 Bob Smith day.
Status: Active listing
As of snapshot: 4/9/2026, 6:00:19 AM