Chrysti the Wordsmith

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Chrysti the Wordsmith
Running time2 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home station KGLT
Hosted byChrysti “the Wordsmith” Smith
Original release1990 (1990)
Website wordsmithradio.org

Chrysti the Wordsmith is a radio program about word origins and meanings, produced at KGLT in Bozeman, Montana. The two-minute show is written and narrated by Chrysti M. Smith, who is also known as Chrysti the Wordsmith.

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Radio program

The program began in 1990 and about 3,000 episodes have been recorded. It airs five days per week on some stations. It is carried by KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, as well as on the Armed Forces Network. [1] T

Words covered include those with origins in antiquity such as titanium , and modern words, such as squeaky clean and chillax. [2]

Philip Gaines, English professor at Montana State University, is the script editor for the program. [3]

Chrysti M. Smith

Smith was born on October 27, 1956, to Carol Gorton Smith and Edward "Bud" Smith. [4] She was raised on a farm in northeastern Montana, near Poplar. After graduation from high school in 1974, she lived in North Carolina, Louisiana and Texas for a decade before returning to Montana to attend Montana State University. Smith initiated the radio series Chrysti the Wordsmith as an undergraduate at MSU. In 1995, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology/Anthropology. Smith is a professional narrator working in television, documentary film, public service announcements, and radio advertisements. [1] [3] [5]

She has published two books:

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References

  1. 1 2 Becker, Michael (April 30, 2012). "Word has it". Mountains & Minds, The Montana State University Magazine. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. Ferguson, Mike (May 21, 2015). "Chrysti the Wordsmith dives deep into the history of words". Billings Gazette . Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Chrysti the Wordsmith (blog)". Biographies. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. "Carol Christine ((Gorton)) Smith (1927 - 2013)". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. December 15, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  5. "Chrysti the Wordsmith". Distinctly Montana. June 22, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

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