 Smyth resigned from the job on 27 September 2001 and was ultimately replaced by the man who he defeated to win both the 1998 and 1998–99 NBL Championships, Brian Goorjian.In March 2009 Smyth joined radio and sporting legend K. G. Cunningham to host an internet sports show KG and the General, streaming live from 3-6pm weekdays and podcast.Smyth was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988, inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1997, and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.