Melbourne’s KIIS FM breakfast show Jase and Lauren has been axed, with the final show set to air later this year to make way for The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Presenters Jason ‘Jase’ Hawkins and Lauren Phillips made the shocking announcement on Wednesday, revealing they had been informed via a phone call the night before.
Lauren became emotional during the announcement and cried at one point.
‘Sad news that we want to share with you. Last night we got a call from management saying the show will end at the end of the year,” Jase began.
“Kyle and Jackie O will take over next year, they will syndicate the show from Sydney for broadcast in Melbourne.”
Melbourne’s KIIS FM breakfast show Jase and Lauren has been axed with the final show set to air later this year. Pictured: Hosts Jason “Jase” Hawkins and Lauren Phillips
Jase and Lauren, 41, then got emotional as they reminisced about all the amazing experiences they had shared during their two and a half years on air.
‘We wouldn’t want it any other way. We got together during lockdown when we couldn’t spend time getting to know each other and this has just been the most glorious friendship,” a teary Lauren began.
‘We didn’t want this. In those two years we said goodbye to both your father and mother, we said goodbye to your baby Archie and we said goodbye to the Queen. We celebrated and had broken limbs and heads.”
‘We’re a bit of a dysfunctional family. And we’re still on the air until the end of next week, so we’ll still be rocking. I wish Kyle and Jackie O the best of luck, they are extremely lucky to inherit the people who listen to this show,” an emotional Jase added.
Presenters Jason ‘Jase’ Hawkins and Lauren Phillips tearfully made the shock announcement on Wednesday, revealing they had been informed via a phone call last night. Pictured: presenter Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson
It comes amid news that Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson have confirmed their historic new radio deal will see them expand into Melbourne.
On Tuesday morning, the radio duo signed a record-breaking 10-year, $200 million deal live on air and announced that they will expand their reach south and keep the duo on the air until 2034.
An ARN spokesperson confirmed to Ny Breaking Australia that this means Kyle and Jackie’s KIIS FM work friends Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips will be out of a job and their Melbourne breakfast show will end in December.
‘Sad news that we want to share with you. Last night we got a call from management saying the show will end at the end of the year,” Jase began.
In a statement, Sandilands said: “Fans of the show will be pleased to hear that this ten-year deal is the longest radio deal in Australian history.”
“Love us or loathe us, Jackie and I will continue with our politically incorrect nonsense for a long time.”
This means the duo will dominate markets beyond their Sydney-based audience and expand their reach Melbourne For the first time.
One unique clause in the contract gives Sandilands the ability to broadcast the show ‘anywhere in the world’.
Jase and Lauren, 41, then got emotional as they reminisced about all the amazing experiences they had shared during their two and a half years on air
Kyle and Jackie O are bringing their signature humor to Melbourne in 2024 after completing a historic radio deal