Chris Smith Afternoons | 1503 2BS Gold

News, Current Affairs, the World and people, is what Chris Smith talks about everyday.

For the last 29 years, Chris has built an impressive career both in Australia and abroad covering news and current affairs in radio and television.

His journalistic career includes an MBF National Health award for a documentary on St Vincent's' Hospital's Heart Unit and a State Government Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting for an exposé on waste dumping.

Chris began his career on talkback radio and Victorian TV in regional New South Wales. His Bendigo news-team picked up a Logie, which led to his move to the big smoke. The bulk of his professional career was spent at Networks Seven and Nine, where he traveled around Australia and to all parts of the world in his role as reporter and Chief of Staff, including six years at the award-winning A Current Affair. During that time, he worked alongside the likes of Ray Martin, Jana Wendt, Mike Willesee and Derryn Hinch.

Prior to joining 2GB in late 2000 as Programme Director, Chris lived in mainland China, building bilingual talk/music radio stations.

Chris is also an author, having published a non-fictional work titled 'BEYOND HEARTBREAK, the True Story of Lorraine Cibilic'. Acclaimed author, Bryce Courtenay wrote his foreword with the proceeds going to St Vincent's' Hospital.

Recently New Holland published his thriller, STALKED, a true story on the frightening attacks on several women, by a serial stalker in Sydney.

You can now hear Chris as he presents his Number 1 Sydney radio program on 1503 2BS Gold between 12pm and 3pm Monday to Friday afternoons.