Greg Smith - Radio researcher, strategist, group programmer.

Greg had a desire to work in radio from a very young age however he admits that he didn’t have the ‘gift of the gab’, preferring to work behind the scenes instead of in front of a microphone. Was Greg simply in the right place at the right time or was it his interest in the research and strategic side of radio that landed him at the forefront of what would become a major game changer in the way that radio stations were run in this country. In this podcast, we talk about the challenges that radio faces today up against content on-demand platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Has Australia missed the boat when it comes to DAB+? And what should radio networks be doing with their spare digital channels? The discovery of Kyle Sandilands in Darwin, Jeff Allis and Boost Juice and the book Thick Face, Black Heart.