Mike Smythe retiring from KBSI, My 49

Mike Smythe announced his retirement from FOX 23 KBSI and My 49 WDKA effective Sept. 26. Mr. Smythe joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. in February 2012 after serving with KFVS12 and CW for 13 years. FOX 23 has won three recent awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association. The station is also a finalist at the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences in Kansas City on Sept. 27 for Smythe's "Perspective" editorial. Smythe previously won that Emmy category in 2010 along with 10 first-place editorial wins in Missouri and seven in Illinois throughout the years.