Danielle Smith
Producer, Arkansas News ServiceDanielle M. Smith is an award-winning radio journalist/personality with more than a decade of experience in broadcast media. Smith is a former audio journalist with American Urban Radio Networks and Sheridan Broadcasting Networks. She is currently joining PNS as a producer. She also hosts a weekly community affairs show “Good News” on Power 1360 WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM in Pittsburgh, PA. Smith sits on the Communications board for the Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti 501 ©(3). Smith recently took a leap of faith and relocated to Nashville TN.
Persistent ID: @Prettyblue73
Professional Memberships: Nashville Association of Black Journalist Pittsburgh Black Media Federation
Languages Spoken: English
Topic Expertise: Business, Religion, Health Justice, Literature, Urban News
Local Expertise: Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Haiti
Demographic Expertise: Urban, Gospel
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Consumer groups accuse Kroger and Walmart of price gouging, per FTC report. Farm Action calls for anti-trust action to curb grocery giants' power. -
Save the Children's Career Pathways Program enhances education for Arkansas child care providers, addressing rural gaps with key resources and support. -
Arkansas addresses maternal mortality, focusing on health coverage and access to doulas for women of color, under Governor Sanders' new policies. -
A new report provides state data profiles that trace the experiences of young people ages 14 to 21 who were in foster care between 2006 and 2021. In Arkansas, the number of foster youths near adulthood has dropped slightly. Youth age 14 and up in foster care dropped from 28% in 2006 to 20% in 2021. -
AARP Arkansas is warning older people and their families to be aware of a jump in fraud, scams and identity theft, especially on social media. An expert says 18% of all fraud complaints from Arkansas last year had to do with identity theft, and recommends 'freezing' credit reports at all three credit bureaus as a precaution. -
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and The Education Trust advocacy group is urging school districts and educators in Arkansas to continue to focus and invest in K-12 students' social, emotional, and academic development and mental health support. -
A new report on how Black students are faring in the community college system indicates their enrollment has drastically declined over the last 20 years, a trend that worsened during the pandemic. An Arkansas two-year college has worked to remedy the inequities cited in the research and reports that its completion rates for Black students has decreased by 2% to 4% since the pandemic. -
Ahead of the midterm election, research from The Sentencing Project found 4.6 million people, or one in every 50 adults, won't be able to vote in the 2022 midterms due to a felony conviction. In Arkansas, the report says over 81,000 people are affected. -
This week (Aug. 5) marks the 25th anniversary of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), known in Arkansas as ARKids First. CHIP was created by Congress to cover millions of kids who might not otherwise have health insurance. More than 70,000 children have ARKids coverage, but thousands more who are eligible are not enrolled.
