Correspondents

Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith joined UNC-TV in 2003 and has been on the North Carolina Now staff since March 2007. Jeff has produced multiple series and specials for UNC-TV including the Emmy-nominated inside look at Breast Cancer in one North Carolina family, a look at the US Navy's USS North Carolina Submarine, China's science and technology education compared to our state, and the North Carolina Weekend series, The Weekend Golfer.

Jeff is a native North Carolinian. He was born in Greensboro and has lived in many parts of the state growing up and again as an adult. He met his wife, Amy in High Point and they have been married since 2001. They now live in Apex and have one son and one daughter.

Jeff brings many years of TV experience to UNC-TV. He began studying and working in TV in Raleigh in 1990. He has also worked at stations in Wilmington, High Point, Winston Salem, Richmond, VA, and Fort Myers, FL. While at those stations, Jeff did photojournalism, news and sports reporting and anchoring. He earned an Associated Press award for best Sports Feature in 1999 while working at WGHP.

Jeff studied Radio and Television Production at Campbell University and Central Carolina Community College. Besides television, Jeff's true love is playing sports. While he played baseball growing up, his adult passion is golf.