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- ↑ Richmond County Chamber of Commerce - retrieved on November 16, 2006
- ↑ Mark Washburn, "55 Years Helping His Town Wake Up - Jimmy Smith Is Voice of the Morning on Rockingham Station," The Charlotte Observer , May 6, 2006.
- ↑ Mark Washburn, "C-SPAN looks at Charlotte this weekend," The Charlotte Observer, September 24, 2011.
- ↑ Barry Saunders, "Mornings aren't the same in Rockingham without radio voice of Jimmy Smith," News & Observer , October 9, 2013.
