David Burton "Dai" Smith CBE FLSW (born 1945) is a Welsh academic, cultural historian, author, and former BBC programme editor and broadcaster.
[2] He has also held visiting lectureships at universities in Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland and Spain.
[2] In 1993, he joined the BBC as editor of Radio Wales, and in 1994 was appointed as Head of Broadcast (English Language).
He was responsible for commissioning programmes on the arts and in drama,[1] and has also presented award-winning documentaries on the people and culture of south Wales.
[6] Smith was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to culture and the arts in Wales.