Rolland G Smith

Rolland G. Smith has over sixty-five years of pro-

fessional broadcast experience as an anchor, a reporter,

producer and commentator. During his career he has been

honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and

Sciences with twenty-five Emmy nominations and has

received eleven Emmy Awards.

Highlights of his years in broadcasting include presi-

dential interviews, front-line coverage of the Vietnam War,

anchoring the international broadcast feed of “Live Aid” to

an audience in excess of two billion, and being the first jour-

nalist to accompany the U.S. Geological Survey Team inside

Mount St. Helens after the volcano’s devastating eruption.

Along with his extensive experience in broad-casting,

Mr.Smith has an expressed interest in global issues, including

the future of the environment (both physical and spiritual).

As a public speaker, he often includes in his engage-

ments readings from his poetry using the magic of rhyme

as an avenue to communicate his viewpoint.

His first book of poetry, Quiet Musings, was nationally

released in August 1995 and was soon followed by his first

CD, Syl.la.bles, which combines beautiful original music

by Tim Janis with his poetry readings. He has four subse-

quent book releases entitled: Encore: The Poetry of Nature,

Stone Wisdom: Poems and Commentaries, Naka: Poems from the

Center and Consider This, Commentaries.