Draft:Adam Smith

Adam Smith is an English television presenter and producer best known for his work with Sky Sports and Tottenham Hotspur.

Early life
Smith grew up in Effingham, Surrey. He is the son of British television presenter and actress Sally James. Smith attended Godlaming College for his A levels before going on to study Sports Science and Management BSC at Loughborough University. He graduated in 2006 and started work as a runner for Sky Sports on Saturday morning television.

Sky Sports
Smith has hosted shows on Sky Sports such as Goals on Sunday, The Debate, Saturday Social, Premier League match coverage and more notably Soccer AM. Smith was also part of Sky's presenting team for the internet boxing event, KSI vs Logan Paul live from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. In 2023, Smith was a frontrunner to replace Jeff Stelling as the new host of Soccer Saturday missed out on the job to presenter Simon Thomas. Smith has also presented shows for Sky Sports live fan led YouTube series The Football Social.

Soccer AM
Smith started his career as a runner at Sky Sports, later making his debut as an Elvis impersonator on the popular Saturday morning football show. Smith then got his first big role on the show as Frankie Fryer a popular, comedic character on Soccer AM who is a parody act of UK actor and television personality and famous "Cockney", Danny Dyer. Smith produced, wrote and edited the hit feature 'Away Days' where each week Smith's character Frankie Fryer would turn up in a selected UK or European town city, presenting unique facts and conducting interviews with locals in a comedic format.

Saturday Social
Smith presents Saturday Social on a Saturday morning with co-presenter Joe Tomlinson. The show involves ex-footballers and YouTube stars and serves as a replacement for Soccer AM, which is no longer on air. Smith leads topical football debates and hosts exclusive interviews with current Premier League players and managers such as Kevin De Bryune and William Saliba.

Tottenham Hotspur
As well as being a keen Tottenham Hotspur fan, Smith also works with the club presenting exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviewing players such as Gareth Bale and Delle Alli.

England
In 2020, Smith presented The Official England Podcast which reached number one on the Apple UK sports podcasts charts. Smith also regularly presents for the official England YouTube channel. In 2022, Smith interviewed England players about mental health on Mental Health Awareness Week after previously revealing he had suffered from mental health problems in the past. John Stones and Nick Pope were interviewed by Smith sharing experiences of loneliness on the pitch and how talking can be extremely important. Smith also conducted an interview in mental health week with stars of the Lionesses squad Demi Stokes and Lucy Bronze discussing mental health challenges around the women's game.

Other Work
Smith is a popular choice for hosting private events including an event for The Queen's 90th birthday celebrations at Winsor Castle and being the compere for the FA official lounges hosting interviews with the likes of Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate. Smith has also made multiple appearances co-presenting shows on Talksport appearing alongside Alan Brazil on The Alan Brazil's Sports Breakfast. In 2019, Smith presented the show Budweiser's Kings of the Premier League where Sky Sports ranking stats are used to debate with the Premier league team of the month.

Smith recently presented The Micah Richards Player Pranks show where ex-footballer turned pundit and TV personality Micah Richards teamed up with Smith to perform undercover pranks on Premier League footballers.

In 2023, Smith released his Podcast called Inside the Industry where Smith interviews several YouTube stars such as Jaackmate and ex-footballers such as Adebayo Akinfemwa about their respected careers. The show aims to showcase what it's like to work in the entertainment industry and explore challenges guests have faced as well as exclusive stories. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and has over four thousand subscribers on YouTube.

Type 1 Diabetes
Smith often speaks publicly about his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis to spread awareness around the difficulties of learning to live with Type 1 diabetes and how it has an effect on mental health. Smith is an Ambassador and Honorary Patron for JDRF, the UK's biggest Type 1 Diabetes charity. In 2022, Smith hosted the JDRF's annual charity ball which raised 125,000 for Type 1 diabetes, also attended by the JDRF ambassador Theresa May MP.

Smith was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the same time as getting his first contract at Sky. Something he openly admits was a struggle on his mental health due to the change in Lifestyle. Smith has also spoken about general mental health problems often promoting talking about mental health problems suggesting mental health is just as important as physical health. He has been featured in Jacamo's Progress to Progress campaign where Smith talked to West Ham United's Michail Antonio about the struggles of mental health in football.

Smith also states that becoming a father to his son Oscar heightened his awareness of kids having to go through the struggles of Type 1 diabetes suggesting there are false narratives such as not being able to eat that kids put upon themselves trying to deal with the condition.