Triple M breakfast host Marty Sheargold takes personal leave after AFL Grand Final incident – as friends and colleagues ‘rally around’ him

Triple M breakfast presenter Marty Sheargold has taken ‘personal leave’ following an alleged incident during the AFL Grand Final last month.

The radio star’s departure from the show follows reports that the Melbourne radio host was ejected from the competition by security for offensive behaviour.

Several complaints were reportedly made after Sheargold allegedly began behaving badly at a company meeting, prompting organizers to eject him from the MCG at half-time.

Friends and colleagues are reportedly gathering around Sheargold, 52, while he is away from the microphone, according to The Herald Sun.

Sheargold, who also stars in the hit ABC sitcom Fisk, was on air the week after the grand finale but has been missing in recent days.

Triple M breakfast presenter Marty Sheargold has taken ‘personal leave’ following an alleged incident during the AFL Grand Final last month

His co-host Troy Ellis shed light on the situation on Friday, revealing that Sheargold was taking a breather while on personal leave.

Triple M’s parent company Southern Cross Austereo said in a statement on Sunday that he was prioritizing his family.

“Marty is taking a personal leave of absence to spend more time with family. It will be back on the air soon,” they said.

Melbourne-based Sheargold’s producer Loren Barry was in Sydney on Saturday evening as one of the presenters of the ACRA Awards – the radio equivalent of the Logies.

The radio star’s departure from the show follows reports that the Melbourne radio host was ejected by security during the match for offensive behavior

She told The Herald Sun that Sheargold would be back and assured the show’s listeners that ‘everything is fine’.

“He’s just taking some time, he’s just spending some time with his family, but we’re all doing well,” Barry said.

‘Everything is fine. We’ll be back.’

She also shone a light on the grueling life behind the microphone, saying: ‘Working in breakfast radio just makes you really tired. It’s very tiring work.’

The Marty Sheargold Show scored a 5.8 in the most recent radio survey, placing it eighth in the Melbourne breakfast radio market.

Talk about his sudden disappearance from the Triple M-dominated radio industry conversations.

Triple M’s parent company Southern Cross Austereo said in a statement on Sunday that Sheargold was prioritizing his family. Marty, far right, is pictured with Tim Blackwell and Kate Ritchie at the 2016 ACRAS