The 3pm Pick-Up axed: Monty Dimond takes brutal parting shot at KIIS FM
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Radio host Monty Dimond takes a sassy farewell shot on KIIS FM as her show The 3pm Pick-Up is taken off the air – with Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne as replacements
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Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond is out of a job after her radio show The pick-up at 3 p.m. was dropped by KIIS FM last week.
And the 40-year-old took a farewell shot at her former employer shortly after the news came out, accusing the station’s “greats” of failing to provide “acceptable terms” for a contract extension.
She posted a goodbye message on Instagram to thank her friends and colleagues before turning her attention to the management of KIIS FM.
Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond (pictured) took a farewell shot on KIIS FM after her radio show The 3pm Pick-Up was canceled last week, accusing the station’s ‘bigwigs’ of not providing ‘acceptable terms’ for a contract extension
“Too bad the KIIS bigwigs couldn’t give us acceptable terms to move forward, but dry your tears!” she wrote.
Dimond told her followers that they can still listen to her “soft tones” on her popular podcast Show and Tell.
Her farewell message began: ‘After eight years of wirelessly doing The 3pm Pick Up, it’s time to hang up the headphones.
‘It’s been the BEST job in the world! I’ve been lucky enough to work with a great little team and my god we giggled EVERY DAY!’
“Too bad the KIIS bigwigs couldn’t give us acceptable terms to move forward, but dry your tears!” she wrote on Instagram. (Pictured: Dimond’s Instagram post includes a photo with co-host Kate Langbroek, center, and producers Mel Davies, left, and Annalize Ball, right)
The radio host thanked her co-hosts Yumi Stynes and Kate Langbroek for all the work they’ve done “screaming into the microphone” together over the past few years.
She thanked others, including her producers and former presenters Bec Judd and Chrissie Swan, “all of whom played a huge part in this all-female powerhouse of a show.”
The 3pm Pick Up, a long-running KIIS FM radio program, will air its final show at the end of the year.
Dimond (left) thanked her co-hosts Yumi Stynes (right) and Kate Langbroek (center) for all the work they’ve done together over the years by ‘peeping into the microphone’
The news causes hosts Langbroek, Stynes and Dimond to lose their jobs as the show rests after 11 years on the air.
Industry rumors suggest The 3pm Pick-Up will be replaced by Life Uncut, a podcast and weekend radio show hosted by Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne.
The pair are said to have signed a multi-million dollar deal with KIIS FM’s parent company, ARN, to expand their role with the network.
Industry rumors suggest The 3pm Pick-Up will be replaced by Life Uncut, a podcast and weekend radio show hosted by Brittany Hockley (right) and Laura Byrne (left)
The future of the Pick-Up at 3 p.m. had looked uncertain for weeks before ARN finally pulled the plug last Friday.
In a statement, ARN thanked Chief Content Officer Duncan Campbell Langbroek, Stynes and Dimond for their years of commitment.
‘Thanks to their infectious humor and recognizable stories, The 3pm Pick-Up enjoys continued success in the ratings. We are really sad to see them end,” he said.
“Their departure is in no way a reflection on the skills of these highly regarded presenters, nor on the success of the show.”
The future of the Pick-Up at 3 p.m. had looked uncertain for weeks before ARN finally pulled the plug last Friday. (Photo: presenter Kate Langbroek)