{"id":421389,"date":"2026-05-10T21:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/421389\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:54:08","slug":"the-hits-canterbury-george-smith-named-new-daytime-show-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/421389\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hits Canterbury: George Smith named new daytime show host"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019m stoked to be back in New Zealand and joining The Hits\u2019 Canterbury team,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved local radio and the way it connects communities. Canterbury is such an exciting region, and I can\u2019t wait to get behind the mic and be part of it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Harriett Mouat, general manager of The Hits, said Smith was a \u201cperfect fit\u201d for the station. <\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge joining The Hits Canterbury is exciting news, not just for our team but for the region and for anyone who loves a great radio show. <\/p>\n

\u201cLocal radio plays an important role across Canterbury, and George\u2019s genuine passion and deep experience make him a perfect fit for The Hits.\u201d <\/p>\n

Janine Tindall-Morice, NZME regional head of southern commercial, also said Smith was a \u201cfantastic addition\u201d to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cNZME is proud to invest in strong local radio, and George is a fantastic addition to our Canterbury team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis arrival also opens real opportunities for advertisers to reach engaged audiences and build meaningful relationships with consumers across the region.\u201d <\/p>\n

Listeners can tune into Canterbury Days from 10am-3pm weekdays, starting on The Hits in Canterbury on 97.7FM and via iHeartRadio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m stoked to be back in New Zealand and joining The Hits\u2019 Canterbury team,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI\u2019ve always…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[103113,8126,430,18515,156,8456,12856,4508,12022,3331,10136,117,111,139,69,12900,1305,16189,223,165,11548,102],"class_list":["post-421389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-airwaves","tag-canterbury","tag-celebrities","tag-daytime","tag-entertainment","tag-fresh","tag-george","tag-hits","tag-host","tag-launch","tag-named","tag-new","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-revealing","tag-show","tag-smith","tag-the","tag-their","tag-voice","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}