AllNight with Jason Smith
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AllNight with Jason Smith was a syndicated sports talk radio show on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
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, hosted by Jason Smith
Jason Smith (sports radio personality)
Jason Smith is an American sports radio personality who formerly hosted a late-night talk show on ESPN Radio, AllNight with Jason Smith...

. The show was heard Sunday through Thursday from 10pm PT
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 to1 am PT live from the studios of KSPN
KSPN (AM)
KSPN is an all-sports radio station based in Los Angeles, California. It is owned by Disney. It is an ESPN Radio owned-and-operated station.-Play-by-play:...

 in Los Angeles, California
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, rather than the ESPN
ESPN
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 Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut
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. Smith was named host of the show on September 19, 2005, after former host Todd Wright
Todd Wright
Todd Wright is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of Todd Wright Tonight on Yahoo Sports Radio, which debuted on Monday, June 12, 2006 and airs Monday to Friday from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ....

 left after almost eight years on the show. It reached more than 500 ESPN affiliate markets across the United States and Canada.

AllNight with Jason Smith was syndicated on WEEI Sports Radio Network
WEEI
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.

On September 14, 2011; Smith announced that he is leaving ESPN Radio. Rumors suggested he was leaving to take a job as a reporter on the MLB Network
MLB Network
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, which Smith refuted with the help of dramatic soundbites. His producer, Ali Bronson, also dispelled rumors about her taking over the show, or the show hiring former Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
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, New York Jets
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 and Minnesota Vikings
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 quarterback
Quarterback
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 Brett Favre
Brett Favre
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. On his last show, taking place on September 16, 2011 he announced that he would move to the NFL Network, and would start the following Sunday.

Guest hosts

Mike Salk and Amy Lawrence were two frequent guest hosts for AllNight. Smith himself was a guest host on The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports talk radio show hosted by Colin Cowherd and broadcast on ESPN Radio from Bristol, Connecticut. The show is heard Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET until 1 p.m. ET on most ESPN Radio stations and is simulcasted on ESPNews...

, The Scott Van Pelt Show, Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome Is Burning, originally titled Rome Is Burning and often abbreviated as JRIB, is a sports conversation and opinion show hosted by Jim Rome. Debuting on May 6, 2003 as Rome Is Burning, it was originally a once a week show in primetime at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday nights on ESPN...

, and The Doug Gottlieb Show.

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