Amina Smith (Emmy Award Winning Host & Journalist)

Atoya and Tia are back for another episode of the insideLINES podcast! 

First up, Tia shares about her girls trip to Houston. Atoya quickly touches on enjoying time with her family this weekend. The ladies also discuss Atoya’s approach to having a soon to be college athlete and the NIL deals. 

In Hot Takes, the ladies discuss Grammy award winning artist Kelly Rowland’s interview on HOT97 to promote her new movie with Marsai Martin, Fantasy Football.  She was met with some unkind remarks by show host, Peter Rosenberg. Atoya and Tia share their take on people comparing Kelly to Beyonce and people placing women against each other (4:55).

Finally, the ladies are joined by Amina Jade Smith, Sports Journalist, Emmy Award winning host  and Wife of Kansas City Chiefs Deon Bush (10:39) The ladies discuss:

• 11:33 - Amina’s start in broadcasting in Lawrence, Kansas
• 13:52 - Amina transferring to the University of Miami
• 19:45 - Deciding to walk away from track
• 22:32 - Meeting her husband Deon Bush
• 28:05 - Getting connected to the Big Ten Network
• 32:28 - Working at BET Networks
• 43:02 - Living a part from her husband
• 50:14 - Advice on embarking on the journey into broadcasting
• 52:20 - Currently working in Boston
• 1:01:30 - Two Minute Drill

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This Week's Guest
Amina Jade Smith

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Atoya Burleson
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