Kent Small

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Kent Small
Born (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 41)
Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Radio presenter

Kent Andrew "Smallzy" Small [1] (born 16 April 1984) is an Australian radio presenter.

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Career

Small started his career at age 19 at Star 104.5 on the Central Coast, New South Wales. After spending two and half years working with Nova Entertainment, he moved to Nova 106.9 in Brisbane in 2007 to present its local night show with Michelle Anderson. The duo consistently enjoyed ratings wins and went on to be nominated Best On-Air Team at the 2008 Australian Commercial Radio.

Kent hosted the nationally syndicated show Smallzy's Surgery, airing weeknights from 8pm to 10pm across Nova stations throughout Australia. [2] [3] The show dives deep into the world of music and celebrity culture, often broadcasting internationally to secure exclusive interviews with some of the biggest stars on the planet.

In August 2025, Kent announced his resignation from Nova Network, [4] The has secured an outstanding 92 survey wins over the past 13 years, consistently leading its timeslot and setting the benchmark for evening radio programming. [5]

Small previously presented a weekly music news segment on The Loop and was a fill-in presenter whilst Scott Tweedie was away.

Kent has appeared as pop culture contributor on Weekend Today and The Morning Show .

Education

Kent attended Cranebrook High School in 1997–2000. He graduated from St Marys Senior High School in 2002. Also in 2002, Small studied at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney.

References

  1. "Kent 'Smallzy' Small | Harry M Miller". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "Smallzy's Surgery | NovaFM". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. "News".
  4. "NOVA star announces shock departure". The Nightly. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. Jolly, Nathan (11 August 2025). "Smallzy to leave Nova after 23 years". Mumbrella . Retrieved 11 August 2025.