Valerie Smaldone

Valerie Smaldone is an American radio host, voice artist, actress, director, producer, and media personality. With a five-time Billboard Magazine Award-win, she held the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market as the midday host of WLTW. Smaldone has also established herself as a PBS host and interviewer for various public television stations including WNET, WLIW, and NJTV. She has been a featured reporter on ABC for the Columbus Day Parade. Smaldone is widely known as the host, producer, and founder of the Broadway and food-themed talk radio program and podcast, 'Bagels and Broadway with Valerie Smaldone.' Currently, she serves as an executive producer on the home improvement reality series 'Divine Renovation,' alongside television icon Erik Estrada, Monty Hobbs, and Matthieu Chazareix. In 2022, she directed and was an executive producer of the faith-based film 'The Thursday Night Club,' adapted from the novella and audio drama podcast by Steven Manchester.