The guy in charge liked my voice . Larry Zeiger moved from Brooklyn to Miami in 1973 in pursuit of a radio announcing gig . He became Larry Smith when his first boss thought his name ` ` too ethnic '' Larry recalls being unable to speak his first time on - air . He quickly mastered his first - day jitters and has felt at home on the air ever since .
Larry Zeiger moved from Brooklyn to Miami in 1973 in pursuit of a radio announcing gig . He became Larry Smith when his first boss thought his name ` ` too ethnic '' Larry recalls being unable to speak his first time on - air . He quickly mastered his first - day jitters and has felt at home on the air ever since .