The Ship with Darren Smith

Darren has been an on-air talent here on KLKC since January 2016 and in that time for us he covers the Kansas City Chiefs, Royals, Sporting KC, Kansas football and basketball. He has flown all over the country to bring our listeners the absolute best in sports talk radio.

For our listeners and our station, Darren, along with his co-host Michael Coleman, have covered the last four Super Bowls and five Radio Rows, where his interviews and coverage has garnered him national praise and recognition. He's also covered Final Fours and world title fights in both boxing and Mixed Martial Arts.

With weekly local and national guests and contacts from ESPN, FS1, NFL Network, NBC, CBS, Showtime, etc. He can also be heard in the Kansas City market on the weekends on Sports Radio 810 WHB.

His show in 2020 that focused on the death of George Floyd won the Kansas Association Broadcast award for program of the year. His Super Bowl interview with Peter King won second place for sports feature of the year for 2020.