Jase & Lauren is an Australian breakfast radio show on Nova 100 in Melbourne. It is hosted by Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips.

Jase & Lauren
Other namesJase & Lauren in the Morning
GenreRadio show
Running time180 minutes
Monday – Friday
6:00am – 9:00am
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Home stationNova 100 Melbourne
Hosted byJason 'Jase' Hawkins
Lauren Phillips
Executive producer(s)Brodie Pummeroy
Original release9 August 2021
Audio formatStereo
WebsiteJase & Lauren
PodcastPodcast

The show airs from 6am to 9am on weekday mornings with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. A highlights package of the show, airs across the Nova Network on Saturday and Sunday from 8am and 10am.

A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on the Nova Player as is the podcast for all other Nova FM shows in Australia.

History

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KIIS 1011

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In July 2021, Australian Radio Network announced that Lauren Phillips would join co-host Jason 'Jase' Hawkins from 9 August 2021 on the KIIS 101.1 breakfast program. Hawkins had previously co-hosted with Polly 'PJ' Harding on the breakfast program Jase & PJ. Following the departure of Harding on July 23, 2021, the show was relaunched with Lauren Phillips.[1]

On 30 July 2021, a one-hour pop-up show was heard on the air a week before the official launch. Jase and Lauren introduced new friends of the show. Clint Stanaway replaces Sacha Barbour Gatt as the show's newsreader, while Christian Petracca provided weekly contributions.[2]

In December 2022, Alice James was announced as new executive producer of the program, replacing Luke James.[3]

In November 2023, after months of media speculation, it was announced that The Kyle and Jackie O Show would be networked from KIIS 106.5 Sydney in 2024, effectively ending Jase & Lauren.[4] The final show aired on Friday 1 December 2023.

Nova 100

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In February 2024, Nova Entertainment announced that Jase & Lauren will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing Ben, Liam & Belle who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network.[5][6] Their first show aired on 8 March 2024 with Brodie Pummeroy as executive producer.[7]

Ben French and Jaz Keane returned to the team in April 2024 after departing non-compete island.[8] Perri Cassie joined the team in June 2024 after also departing non-compete island Gold 104.3.

In May 2024, Nova announced that highlights from the weekly breakfast show will air across the Nova Network on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am - 10 am.

During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Clint Stanaway contributed remotely due to his role with Nine's Olympic reporting team, however was unable to discuss any Olympic content due to the station not holding official broadcasting rights.

Podcast

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The show is available as a daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show. Bonus content is available to listeners with a post show podcast The Daily Wrap, discussing behind the scenes topics of the show with several producers and on air talent. It often includes adult humor and language. A Producers' Pod is recorded during the non-survey period by members of the production team.

In the episode released on 9 July 2024, the team revealed an interesting fact about themselves which nobody would know as a trap for the co-hosts. This would reveal if they had been listening to their show during the survey break. Jaz Keane revealed he can ride a unicycle, Perri Cassie had a successful career as a stand up comedian and Brodie Pummeroy can speed read. In the following episode Alison Munro is a keen scuba diver and was on the team who won the Outstanding Nature Documentary Emmy Award for the documentary Puff: Wonders of the Reef,[9] Ben French was the voice of an animated hedgehog named Jacko for a television commercial in the United States. During the podcast on 21 August 2024, the producing team each revealed their interesting fact to Jase, Lauren and Clint whom were all surprised and admitted not listening to the producer podcast whilst on survey break.[10]

Ratings

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In July 2024, the show rose to number 2 in the Melbourne FM breakfast radio ratings.[11] The show increased listener share by 0.9 points to 9.6, with a cumulative audience of 651,000.[12]

In August 2024, GfK Survey 5, the show rose to number 1 in the Melbourne FM breakfast radio ratings[13] surpassing leaders Fifi, Fev & Nick with a 9.9 point share.[14]

In November 2024, Jase & Lauren returned to the top FM breakfast spot with GfK Survey 7. Up 1.4 points to 11 share gaining 34,000 in cume.[15] Leapfrogging the previous ladder leaders Fifi, Fev & Nick on The Fox, who now sit second (+0.2 to 10.2).

In December 2024, Jase & Lauren continued to dominate the FM breakfast radio ratings with an 11.5% share (+0.5).[16]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
2022 ACRA Awards [1] Best Entertainment Presenter (Metro) Jason Hawkins Nominated
2023 ACRA Awards [2] Individual Talent of the Year Award (Metro) Jason Hawkins Nominated
Best Digital Content Creator Jack Erickson Nominated
2024 ACRA Awards[17] Best On Air Team (Metro) Jason Hawkins, Lauren Phillips, Clint Stanaway Nominated

Major Competitions

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In June 2024, Jase & Lauren launched a Hide & Seek competition across Melbourne.[18] The winner would receive $250,000 less $1 for every second they were not found. The competition was restricted to the hours of 6am to 6pm and the team stated they were not hiding in a school, hospital or private house. Clues were announced via radio and social media. The competition concluded on 17 July 2024 after 5 days. The team were found in a vacant office building in South Melbourne. The winners receiving a total of $84,323.

In September 2024, to celebrate the teams 100th show, Jase & Lauren offered Melbourne listeners the opportunity to win $100,000 over a two week period. The contestants joined the team in studio, between 7:00am – 9:00am. The winner requiring to nominate the exact minute the prize was on offer during the two hour window.

Segments

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  • Overrated / Underrated: Each week, Jase, Lauren and Clint ask listeners what they consider to be overrated and underrated.
  • Melbourne Whispers: Listeners who have heard a rumour about something around Melbourne are invited to divulge the secret. Callers can remain anonymous.
  • Lights On Singalong Song: Jase, Lauren and Clint select a banger song to play each Friday morning and ask listeners to switch their lights on to see who is listening to the song.
  • Words you Cannot Say: Callers are asked to put a word they find difficult to pronounce into a sentence. Jase, Lauren and Clint attempt to guess it.
  • Probe the Po-Po: Each week members of Victoria Police explain their specialised roles within the force.
  • Loz's Lips: Whilst Lauren is wearing noise cancelling headphones, Jase or Clint asks Lauren to repeat a sentence to test out Lauren's lip reading ability.
  • 5k Question: The caller has the choice of an easy $50, medium $500 or hard $5,000 question. They must answer correctly within 3 seconds to win.
  • Naughty Naughty 6:40: Jase and Lauren discuss risque topics at 6:40am which are unsuitable for little ears.
  • The Experts: Jase and Lauren interview a specialist about a niche topic.
  • Mystery Guest: A well known guest is brought into the studio whilst being "gift wrapped". Jase and Lauren must guess the persons identity by asking a series of yes or no questions.
  • Describe Your Partner as a Meal: Callers describe their partner as a meal where an amusing hidden meaning is usually implied.

Past Segments

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  • Tradie Trivia: Each morning, Jase & Lauren will pit the two players from different professions against each other when they challenge them to answer five general knowledge questions.
  • $5K Word Play: A word association game. The caller selects Jase, Lauren or Clint to play. If Jase, Lauren or Clint match 5 words specified by the caller from a range of topics the caller wins $5,000.

Team members

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Jase and Lauren have two content producers, two audio producers and a digital producer.

Name Nickname Role Years Notes
Jason Hawkins[19] Jase Co-host 2021 - Anchor, panel operator of the show. Self appointed morale man. Hung-over Hank is his alter ego. Previously co-host on KIIS 101.1's Jase & PJ in the morning.
Lauren Phillips[20] Loz Co-host 2021 - Co-host. Postcards presenter and previously was Weekend Today weather presenter on the Nine Network.
Clint Stanaway[21] Stannas Newsreader 2021 - Weekend Today co-host and Nine News weekend sport presenter on the Nine Network.
Brodie Pummeroy The Thumb Executive Producer 2024 - Previously was a producer on Ben, Liam & Belle and Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Nova 100 and Ash London Live on Hit Network.
Jaz Keane Jizz Senior Producer 2023, 2024 - Previously was a panel operator on Up Late with Zach & Dom on KIIS Network and was a radio presenter on SPIN 1038 in Dublin, Ireland.
Alison Munro Gen Z Producer 2024 - The youngest member of the team, often missing references quoted by Hawkins/Phillips and their generation.
Ben French Moby Audio Producer 2023, 2024 - Previously worked on The Night Show on KIIS Network.
Perri Cassie Nandos Senior Digital Content Producer 2024 - Previously worked on The Christian O'Connell Show at Gold 104.3. Prior to 2020 he had a successful career as a stand up comedian.
Macey Gibbs Mace Dog Audience Engagement 2024 - Previously worked on Ben, Liam & Belle. Former AFL footy player Bryce Gibbs sister.
Mitchell O'Shea Mitchy Technology Engineer 2024 - Assisted with the Hide & Seek competition.
Bjorn Steg Baby Bjorn Technology Support Engineer 2024 - Joined the team in July 2024.
Brendan Taylor BT NOVA Group Programming Director 2024 - The big boss.
On Air Guests
Christian Petracca Trac Contributor 2021 - AFL contributor
Mason Cox Coxy Contributor 2022 - AFL contributor
Podcast Guests
Paul O'Brien The Unit 2021 - Lauren's fiancé, occasionally heard on the podcast. Aviation charter specialist.[22]

Past team members

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Name Nickname Role Years Notes
Caitlin McArthur Sk8lin Executive Producer 2021 Previously a senior producer with Carrie & Tommy.
Jane Mackinlay The Narc Creative Producer 2019 - 2022, 2024 Talent booker and an alleged spy for HR. Temporarily returned when show moved to Nova 100.
Samuel McGinn Regional Sam Producer 2020 - 2022 Previously known as "Hot Guy" and was a breakfast presenter at hit93.1 Riverina.
Dean Milhe Dean van Dyke (DVD) Video Producer 2021 - 2022 Has 126k subscribers on his YouTube channel Twistie3.
Amanda (Mandy) Catalano Nonna Audio Producer 2021 - 2022 Previously was a music announcer at Fox FM. Host of Inside the Group Chat podcast.
Tony Aldridge Chatty Tony/Teabags KIIS 101.1 Content Director 2021 - 2022 Occasional guest on the podcast. Known for his catchphrase 'Sweetheart, you got a second'. Loves a chat and a chart. Moved to Sydney KIIS 106.5 in company restructure.[23]
Luke James Manchild Executive Producer 2022 - 2022 Previously was a producer on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS 106.5 and senior producer on Fitzy & Wippa on Nova 96.9. Departed December 2022.[24]
Jonathan Skewes Scudda/Scatman Audio Producer 2021 - 2022, 2024 Previously was a breakfast presenter at Magic 93.1 and was on the production team for Jase & PJ. Temporarily returned when show moved to Nova 100.
Mikayla White Crazy Dog Lady/Celeste/Thirsty Mik Senior Producer 2022 - 2023 Previously was a producer on Molloy and The Danny Lakey Show on Triple M.
Jack Erickson Lumberjack Video/Media Producer 2022 - 2023 Previously was a weekend breakfast host, voice over artist and digital content producer at Fresh 92.7 in Adelaide.
Ben McDowell Bin Chicken/Ted Producer 2022 - 2023 Previously was a producer on Bree and Clint on ZM. Announced his departure from radio to work at a golf course. Returned to radio in October 2024 to become Executive Producer of Ben, Liam & Belle.
Alice James[25] Sharon/Greg Executive Producer 2023 Previously an exectutive producer on Roo and Ditts on Triple M Adelaide. Daughter of radio broadcaster Darren James.
Adrian Brine AB KIIS 101.1 Content Director 2022 - 2023 Previously held a number of roles [26] at Southern Cross Austereo. Married to radio personality Ash London.
Quentin Alchin-Smith Tarantino Digital Content Producer 2023 Practically a mute.
Whitney Plowman Whitney Temporary Producer 2024 - 2024 Can make a good hot cross bun.
Cameron D’Antone Franco Digital Content Producer 2024 Assisted with the $250,000 Hide & Seek competition in June 2024. Previously on Jase and PJ on KIIS 101.1.

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (21 July 2021). "ARN confirms new KIIS 101.1 Breakfast show with Jase Hawkins & Lauren Phillips". Radio Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Jase & Lauren unveil full team: Clint Stanaway, Christian Petracca & Nazeem Hussain". Radio Today. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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  8. ^ Patterson, Sarah (9 May 2024). "Jaz Keane rejoins Jase, Lauren and Clint at Nova 100". Radio Today. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Puff: Wonders of the Reef wins Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary". Wild Pacific Media. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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  12. ^ Staff Writer (8 July 2024). "Ratings results for Survey 4, 2024 out now". Radio Today. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  15. ^ Staff Writer (13 November 2024). "Ratings results: 2024 Radio Survey 7". Radio Today. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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