Tampa Bay’s Ward Smith acts up on Army Wives, Burn Notice! VIDEO INTERVIEW - Mr. Media Interviews by

Today's Guest: Ward Smith, comedian, actor, "Army Wives," "Burn Notice"

Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of struggling young actors who got to know Mr. Media 25 years ago and are finally seeing a payoff today… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!

Every 10 or 20 years, Ward Smith and I cross paths.

The first time was back in 1987 when I start a Tampa Bay area feature magazine called Jump Monthly. It neither jumped nor came out monthly, but that’s a conversation for another time.

Back then, we profiled Ward – an up-and-coming local standup comedian whose father, Hugh, the long-time anchor of our then CBS affiliate’s evening news, was a local icon.
WARD SMITH audio excerpt: "In both shows, the casts and crews couldn't have been sweeter. On Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar said, 'I feel like hammered scrod.' She had been on the set since 6 in the morning and they didn't get to our scene until 10 p.m. She said, 'Your accent is very good!'" 
You can LISTEN to this interview with comedian and actor WARD SMITH, guest star on episodes of ARMY WIVES and BURN NOTICE, by clicking the audio player above!

In the intervening years, Ward became a husband and father and teamed up with a local radio legend, Cleveland Wheeler, and was a writer and air personality for the final days of the Morning Zoo.

Some time after that gig ended, I met Wheeler for lunch at the St. Petersburg burger landmark, El Cap, and was delighted when Ward turned up as a surprise guest.

Earlier this year, Ward resurfaced on Facebook, announcing his new career as an actor. Lucky guy -- he landed guest roles on USA’s “Burn Notice” and Lifetime’s “Army Wives.”

The first of his “Army Wives” appearances -- he plays Detective Barker -- will be telecast Sunday, June 24 @ 10 p.m. He’ll be back the following Sunday, July 1.

Then look for him on “Burn Notice” on July 19 @ 9 p.m. He plays an MI6