THE NICK SMITH BREAKFAST SHOW
America’s #1 Country Music Morning!
From London’s haute ateliers to America’s airwaves, Nick Smith has never simply followed trends—he’s created them.
AMERICA'S BIG BREAKFAST
Kickstart your day with the ultimate country music experience! Syndicated across 99.5 THE GULF, 1490 TAMPA BAY, 99.5 THE STAR, and 99.5 RODEO, Nick Smith delivers the hottest hits, celebrity guests, and non-stop entertainment every weekday 6–9 AM Eastern.
NICK SMITH: from Runway to Radio, the Crown Prince of Couture Returns...
More! Magazine, Evening Standard Film Awards: Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Nick Smith
Nick Smith’s story begins in London, where the future “Crown Prince of Millinery” was classically trained at the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion. There, age 19, and the sole millinery graduate, Smith spent his days perfecting the fine architecture of the hat, and his nights orbiting the glittering constellation of celebrity society. It was amid champagne and flashbulbs at the Evening Standard Film Awards that he first encountered Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helena Bonham Carter, and Madonna—who, that evening, happened to be introducing Guy Ritchie to the world.
Long before social media crowned influencers, Nick Smith was a headline. Age 20, British Vogue anointed him “an international trendsetting milliner.” Vanity Fair declared that he had “added a new meaning to millinery.” American Vogue deemed his work “outstanding,” while Harper’s christened him “the Crown Prince: London’s hottest milliner.” His couture pieces, each a sculptural marvel—exhibited by New York's legendary department store, Bergdorf Goodman', as art itself: gold-leaf frames encasing feathered fantasies and silk dreams in their iconic Fifth Avenue store, alongside his Pret-a-Porter collection—and that regularly sold out.
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When at the height of her fame, the soulful 'Dreams' hitmaker, Gabrielle, performed at his London Fashion Week show, the moment was destined for legend, but fate intervened. It was September 12, 2001, and the world stood still. Flights were grounded, fashion paused, and art suddenly seemed fragile. Still, Smith’s vision endured.
Nick Smith Studio Archive, Nick Smith and Gabrielle
Before “Going Viral” Had a Name, There Was Nick Smith
Perez Hilton may claim to be the first blogger. Paris Hilton may call herself the first influencer. But long before social media, and long before Paris squared—there was Nick Smith.
In 1999, Smith wasn’t just a prominent milliner; he was a society phenomenon. His social calendar famously brimmed with as many as twenty-two events a day—from film premieres and hotel launches to award shows and his own private celebrity studded soirées. Nick lived in the eye of the cultural storm. Society watched, followed, and read. His loyal audience devoured his three-page weekly diary column in a British tabloid, a chronicle of glamour, gossip, and the glitterati.
Lights! Camera! Fashion!
He rocked the runway, performing his single “Electric Rose” on the Redken x Mac Millan London Fashion Week show, merging music, fashion, and performance in a moment that felt both nostalgic and next generation.
He was, in every sense, the influencer of his decade, long before the word even existed. His social secretary fielded a daily avalanche of deliveries: from a year’s supply of laundry detergent and truckloads of Fiji Water to Swarovski-embellished watches, Versace's latest collection of sunglasses... before it was in the glossy magazines it was is his studio. Coty once sent him two hundred bottles of Davidoff. Everyone wanted to be seen, or mentioned, by Nick. His lifestyle made The Devil Wears Prada look tame.
And his influence didn’t end with the party circuit. He quietly reshaped media itself. Inspired by his cultural magnetism, Vogue expanded its once-static website—then a single page featuring the latest cover and a subscription telephone number, into something living and editorial. Eventually, Vogue joined the digital conversation Nick had already started and began to blog fashion news.
Mario Benfield, Mac Millan, VOGUE: Nick Smith, Model, Margaret
Nick Smith Studio Archive, from Fashion Week performances to photoshoots.
Nick Smith didn’t just attend the scene; he created it. Long before “content” became a commodity, he turned life itself into an art form, bridging fashion, society, and storytelling. Mid 00's, before Spotify and Apple Music, he became the first relevant podcaster on BlogTalkRadio with a dedicated audience of 2.2 million, which at that time was unheard of. In many ways, today’s digital creators are merely following a path he paved more than two decades ago.
His creative reach soon stretched far beyond the runway. He transformed the American Music Awards green room into a spectacle creating the trilby trend, designed the electrifying Brit Awards costumes for So Solid Crew, and was enlisted to craft millinery for Geri Halliwell’s Swift Sword II morale-boosting performance for British troops stationed in Afghanistan—an homage to wartime glamour in the spirit of Vera Lynn.
Nick Smith Studio Archive, American Music Awards, Nick Smith and Alicia Keys
Telegraph, Nick Smith x Geri Halliwell
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A Royal Connection: King of Pop × The Royal Train
Where myth, magic, and monarchy met—curated by Nick Smith
Then came another chapter entirely. For a time, Smith became Michael Jackson’s European media gatekeeper, choreographing unforgettable moments: Jackson’s now-famous “Sony Sucks” declaration aboard a London double-decker bus, and the surreal Exeter City football stadium event that saw Jackson, Smith, David Blaine, and Uri Geller traveling by the British Royal Train—a fever dream of fame, magic, and myth.
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Away from the chaos, Smith’s Sundays were often spent on long, laughter-filled phone calls with Amy Winehouse—who often rang from her grandmother’s dinner table. These moments were tender, a contrast to the grandeur of his public life.
As a talent manager and media consultant, Nick Smith’s orbit encompassed Grammy- and Oscar-winning artists, directors, and producers. He consulted for MTV reality shows and Curb Records UK's roster: Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Kimberley Locke, Kaci Battaglia. Later, he organized the Netflix world premiere of Kodachrome—a luminous film starring Elizabeth Olsen, Ed Harris, and Jason Sudeikis; bringing Hollywood glamour to small town Kansas.
Nick Smith Studio Archive: Nick Smith and Amy Winehouse, Brit Awards
KODACHROME PREMIERE
During his retirement, he stepped away from the spotlight to focus on his personal life, charity work, and turned to storytelling, penning Rock Royalty, a novel trilogy poised for a motion picture adaptation, and that was scheduled for production at Universal Studios early 2020; alongside the planned web series Birth of a Genius (set to premiere on Vogue.com) and Behind the Lens, a documentary about the making of the feature film. The pandemic paused production, but not his vision.
Today, ever the tastemaker, Smith isn’t merely revisiting his legacy—he’s reinventing it. Focusing anew on media, radio, and publishing; and a bold mission to unite two of America’s most evocative art forms: country music and fashion. He is redefining the cultural landscape, where storytelling meets style, innovation meets influence; charting a course that reimagines how stories are told and brands are experienced. The Nick Smith Breakfast Show is fast becoming America’s preferred syndicated country music morning show—an effortless blend of the latest hits, storytelling, and Southern charm that’s redefining the sound of sunrise!
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London’s “Crown Prince”
At just 21, Smith was proclaimed “London’s hottest milliner” by Harper’s Bazaar, with Vogue and Vanity Fair echoing the acclaim that would follow him across continents.
Fashion as Fine Art
Bergdorf Goodman elevated Smith’s couture creations into gallery pieces—haute headwear displayed on gold-leaf canvases priced from $35,000.
Icons and Intrigue
From Geri Halliwell’s wartime-inspired performance costumes to Amy Winehouse’s quiet phone calls over Sunday dinner, Smith’s career reads like a pop culture diary.
A Royal Connection
Smith orchestrated one of the most surreal press moments in pop history—Michael Jackson, David Blaine, and Uri Geller aboard the Royal Train.
From Runway to Radio
Today, The Nick Smith Breakfast Show bridges country music and couture with effortless charm, capturing hearts across America, and beyond, and proving that great taste transcends genre.