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.
[1][2] 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.
[3] After a brief stint on a radio in Adelaide, Smith returned to Auckland in 1985, presenting on 1ZB, soon renamed Newstalk ZB.