Guest Post – Is That It? by Rob Mayes

Brendan Smyth, Head of Music and Radio for New Zealand on Air (NZOA) for 26 years has announced his intention to relinquish his position.

NZOA has been an organisation plagued with lacklustre results and dominated by a single-minded approach for the entirety of its existence. Smyth’s exit offers the opportunity to reflect on the mistakes made and the pat…