Justin Smith

Justin Smith (born 16 December 1968) is an Australian author, journalist, broadcaster. He's a columnist with Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun, and appears on Sunrise and Sky News. He’s the author of two books — his latest, Cooper Not Out, was released in January 2022. Early life Smith was born in Echuca, Australia, the son of dairy farmers. He attended Echuca Village Primary School and Echuca Secondary College. Radio career Smith has worked in radio across NSW and Victoria since he was 17 years old, including 2QN Deniliquin, NSW, 3SH Swan Hill, Victoria, 2LF Young, NSW, 3BO/3CV Bendigo, Victoria, 2AY/ Star FM Albury, NSW and 3AW Melbourne, Victoria. He commenced his metropolitan radio career with 3AW and then moved to 2UE, both Fairfax Radio Network stations. 3AW 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. He was appointed the senior producer in 2002 and left that role at the end of 2013, to take up a prime-time on-air role at 2UE. He was also the alternate host for around five weeks per year when Mitchell took leave and he was regularly on-air with Mitchell providing his input.