At the time of her resignation in March, ARN said it was looking forward to an “exciting announcement” about the future of the show “in the coming weeks”.
Some time ago,
Then this week, the rumour reappeared in News Corp’s
Herald Sun, with the paper saying Phillips “is a smart and logical choice for the role” given her deep connection to TV, sport and social circles in Melbourne.
ARN, however, has said that not only is it not ready to announce Harding’s replacement, the talent hasn’t even signed on yet.
“We are looking forward to making an announcement soon as to who will be joining Jase Hawkins on the KIIS 101.1 Breakfast show, but at this stage PJ ‘Polly’ Harding’s replacement is yet to be signed,” a spokesperson told
The Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) Mike ‘E’ Etheridge has slammed rival network Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) for its history of underperforming Breakfast shows in Sydney, pointing to himself and co-host Emma Chow as examples of programming and chemistry that actually works.
Etheridge and Chow first broadcast on ARN’s The Edge back in 2008 and came back together in 2011.
“We get along really well. It’s hard – I’ve worked in radio with a girl I couldn’t stand, and that was really hard,” he said.
Etheridge said in radio it either works, or it doesn’t, and co-hosts absolutely have to like each other in order to sell the program to listeners.