ARN breaks silence on KIIS FM replacement following Kyle and Jackie O exit

ARN have broken their silence amid reports that Ash London and Elliot Garnaut will officially take over as the new hosts of KIIS FM Melbourne.

After the infamous fallout of The Kyle and Jackie O Show in February, both KIIS FM Melbourne and Sydney have been left without a permanent breakfast show.

TV Blackbox reported that radio star London, 40, and fashion stylist Garnaut, 35, will form a new on-air duo in Melbourne.

A spokesperson for ARN neither confirmed nor denied the reports when contacted by nine.com.au for comment. “There’s been plenty of speculation about our KIIS Breakfast shows in Sydney and Melbourne, and we look forward to announcing the new line-ups soon,” ARN’s statement read.

London has an extensive career as a television and radio broadcaster, podcaster and author. She is currently the host of The Ash London Show, a radio broadcast on New Zealand station The Edge.

Garnaut’s career has spanned across fashion, television and podcasting. He hosts a culture podcast No Utes In The Valet with Isaac Smith though his experience is largely as a celebrity stylist and fashion ambassador.

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It has also been reported that London’s husband, Adrian Brine, will also be joining KIIS Melbourne as Content Director.

The move would be a return to ARN’s local roots with Sydney and Melbourne shows going back to being two separate entities.

It would follow ARN’s landmark move to sign Kyle Sandilands′ and Jackie Henderson’s to a landmark 10-year, $200 million contract in November 2023.

Soon after they decided to syndicate their Sydney-based Kyle & Jackie O Show into Melbourne.

To make way for the program, KIIS 101.1 axed its local breakfast team of Jase Hawkins, Lauren Phillips and Clint Stanaway.

Sandilands’ and Henderson’s 22-month broadcast in Melbourne from April 2024 did not deliver the desired results in Melbourne’s competitive radio market.

ARN felt the blow even more when Nova 100 signed Jase, Lauren & Clint and has since become the number one FM breakfast show in Melbourne, recording a share of more than 10.8 per cent.