[3] Smith started at 3AW in 2001 and worked on a number of programs before becoming a producer of the high rating talkback radio show, 3AW Mornings with Neil Mitchell.

In August 2013, Smith also contributed a weekly segment on 3AW's Breakfast with Ross and John show, consistently the highest rating radio program in Melbourne.

[9][10] As part of the preparation for this assignment, Smith, producer Tom Andronas and technician Stephen Beers were required to undergo a week's training to acclimatise with the conditions the troops experience.

[12][13] His last day at 3AW was 10 January 2014, when he finished his on-air summer fill-in role covering Neil Mitchell's program.

[26] In August 2013, Smith was publicly thanked by the Premier of Victoria, Denis Napthine, for helping to organise an on-air auction on 3AW that raised $170,000 to provide equipment for road trauma victims being treated at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital.