The performer first appeared on the station in April 2014 when she joined the line-up. Since then she has returned to host weekend shows in September 2015 and August 2016, as well as hosting a Christmas special with John Farnham in December 2016.
 
“I love doing this radio show because it gives me an opportunity to connect to people in Australia and in other regions of the planet that I’m not in,” she said. 
 
Media personalities who have regularly hosted their own shows on smoothfm include Nigella Lawson, James Blunt and Michael Bublé.
 
From Sunday 6 May, Olivia Newton-John will program a selection of hits and talk about what she’s looking forward to in 2018.

This year, Newton-John is set to celebrate a big birthday, the 40th anniversary of Grease, her new CD Hopelessly Devoted: The Hits, the ONJ Cancer Wellness & Research Centre Wellness Walk and Research Run, and the new music she is set to release with Delta Goodrem ahead of the highly anticipated TV miniseries, Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted To You.
 
Olivia Newton-John returns to smoothfm’s weekend line-up with Melissa Doyle hosting Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6am, Richard Wilkins from 10am, David Campbell from 1pm and now Olivia Newton-John will be heard on smoothfm 95.3 Sydney, smoothfm 91.5 Melbourne and on smoothfm DAB+ from Sunday 6 May until Sunday 27 February from 4pm to 5pm.