Steve Smith is a radio personality, station operator, and independent musician deeply rooted in New Hampshire’s Sullivan County community. He serves as General Manager (and Morning Host / Program Director) of WCNL Country (AM 1010 / FM 94.7) in Newport, NH, and owns Main Street Radio LLC, which has operated the station since 2007.

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A lifelong radio enthusiast, Smith has been in broadcasting since 1997. His path started with childhood bedroom DJ experiments and early professional work in Portsmouth (including 100.3 WHEB and Oldies 96.7) before moves into the Lebanon area (Rock 93.9 & 101.7, XL92) and later Newport's country radio. He has hosted The Workforce Wake-Up (the longest-tenured country morning show in the valley) and produces the daily Steve Smith Podcast, which features interviews with local figures, community leaders, police, educators, and others centered on Sullivan County life, events, and issues. He also is a radio consultant for 99 Rock - WFRD in Hanover, NH.

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Smith’s work has earned recognition at local, state, and national levels. These include two New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters “Radio Station of the Year” awards (plus a merit award), a 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award nomination (Small Market Radio Station of the Year), a top-4 finalist nod for Work Stay Play New Hampshire Young Professional of the Year, a Business NH Magazine “Self Made In New Hampshire” finalist honor, and multiple additional awards from the New Hampshire and Vermont Associations of Broadcasters. Local honors include being named the youngest Newport Distinguished Citizen of the Year, the Croydon Grange Citizen Award, and Eagle Times “Best Radio Personality.” He has also been recognized nationally by Radio Ink Magazine among its “35 Under 35.”

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Beyond the microphone, Smith is active in community organizations and service in the Newport/Goshen area (including roles with the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce, Newport Winter Carnival, , and prior service on the Goshen Select Board and Zoning Board, Newport Opera House Association, economic development efforts, Discover Sugar River Region, and more). He supports local causes such as Toys for Tots campaigns, Newport High School football broadcasts, career days, internships, and various nonprofits and events.