Ricky Smiley believes his late son, Brandon, died of a drug overdose. One month after losing the 32-year-old, the radio personality spoke to Craig Melvin on the “Today” show about why he and his ...

"He was struggling with that [drugs]," Smiley said. "His mother and I made several attempts to send him to get the help that he needed, to send him to rehab. We thought he was doing better. He had ...

Rickey Smiley is mourning the loss of his eldest child, comedian Brandon Smiley. Speaking on his way to his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., the Rickey Smiley Morning Show host announced on Instagram Jan ...

Even after sharing so much of himself with the world, the tragedy that instigated Smiley's book took him to "uncomfortable" places Credit: Photo by Derrick Blanks Even in despair, comedian and long ...

*Comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley opens up about the immense grief he has endured as both a parent and a son in his new book, “Sideshow: Living With Loss and Moving Forward with Faith,” ...

Stand-up comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley is mourning the loss of his eldest son. The talk show host announced on Instagram over the weekend that his son Brandon passed away at the age of ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brandon Smiley, the son of comedian and Atlanta radio host Rickey Smiley, has died. He was reportedly 32. Rickey Smiley shared the news of his son’s death on social media Sunday. “I ...