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Leighton Smith (born 13 December 1946) is an Australian-born award-winning former talkback radio host based in Auckland, New Zealand. Until December 2018, he presented the 8:30 am to midday slot from Monday to Friday on commercial talk radio network Newstalk ZB. Smith won Best Talk Back Host or Hosts - All Markets at the 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards. In October 2018 he was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to New Zealand entertainment. He used to own the Clevedon Hills vineyard, near Auckland.

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  • Leighton Smith (born 13 December 1946) is an Australian-born award-winning former talkback radio host based in Auckland, New Zealand. Until December 2018, he presented the 8:30 am to midday slot from Monday to Friday on commercial talk radio network Newstalk ZB. Smith won Best Talk Back Host or Hosts - All Markets at the 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards. In October 2018 he was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to New Zealand entertainment. He used to own the Clevedon Hills vineyard, near Auckland. (en)
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  • Leighton Smith (born 13 December 1946) is an Australian-born award-winning former talkback radio host based in Auckland, New Zealand. Until December 2018, he presented the 8:30 am to midday slot from Monday to Friday on commercial talk radio network Newstalk ZB. Smith started his broadcasting career on Sydney's SCH as a "junior disco jockey". He moved to New Zealand for a one-year stint with 2ZB in Wellington in 1980, but stayed for five years. After a brief stint on a radio in Adelaide, Smith returned to Auckland in 1985, presenting on 1ZB, soon renamed Newstalk ZB. He remained in the 8:30am to midday timeslot until his retirement in 2018. Smith won Best Talk Back Host or Hosts - All Markets at the 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards. In October 2018 he was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to New Zealand entertainment. In a 2007 interview with libertarian magazine the Free Radical, he described himself as somewhat libertarian. He released his book Beyond the Microphone at the end of 2013. He used to own the Clevedon Hills vineyard, near Auckland. (en)
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