KIIS FM's dumped stars Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips reveal how they coped with losing their jobs as they get the ultimate revenge by beating Kyle and Jackie O in radio ratings READ MORE: Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals what 'really excites' her in bed By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:23, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 11:51, 27 August 2024 e-mail 19 shares View comments Dumped KIIS FM stars Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips have revealed how they coped when they lost their jobs. The pair have had the ultimate revenge by topping the Melbourne radio ratings and are celebrating after a dark period. The duo's Melbourne breakfast show was axed last year to make way for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson's big expansion into the city from Sydney .
Amid the competition, the Jase and Lauren Show, which now airs on rival network Nova FM , has been crowned Melbourne 's most listened to breakfast program. 'I was a mess the end of last year. You guys know what this industry is like,' Jase told The Project on Tuesday.
'To get a team where you get along so well and you're so proud of the product you are putting out, it is so rare in this industry. So, for me I was gutted. I felt like, we're just getting started.
' Lauren chimed in: 'I think we thought the fairytale for us was getting a second chance and going to Nova. 'Today is like a little cherry on top. We were pretty graceful in defeat.
We accepted the fact we'd been replaced by what we were told was a much better product than us. Being told you're not good enough puts fire in your belly,' she continued. Dumped KIIS FM stars Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips have revealed how they coped when they lost their jobs.
Both pictured 'Today's been a nice day for us to get to number one. To celebrate with the team.' When asked about their rivals Kyle and Jackie 'O', the pair were humble and graceful.
'We've always just run our own race. Everyone is talking about this Melbourne radio war. We a have done our own thing,' Jase said.
The comedic chat show has taken home the coveted number one spot in the newly-released 5th radio ratings survey results for 2024 from GFK. Jase and Lauren's popular program gained 0.3 points and rose to 9.
9 per cent in audience share, giving it a clear lead over rivals The Kyle and Jackie O Show. The pair have had the ultimate revenge by topping the Melbourne radio ratings and are celebrating after a dark period Kyle and Jackie O trailed significantly at a 6.1 per cent share, after its premiere in Melbourne on April 29 , and was the city's fifth most listened to breakfast show.
However, Melbourne newcomers Kyle and Jackie O still marked a slight rise in the city's ratings, from 5.9 to 6.1 per cent.
Fox FM's Fifi, Fev and Nick was the runner-up with a 9.6 per cent audience share while Gold FM's Christian O'Connell was in third place. Kyle and Jackie O took their breakfast radio show to Melbourne in April in a huge multimillion-dollar expansion deal, which triggered the axing of Jase and Lauren's KIIS FM breakfast show.
The Jase and Lauren Show, which now airs on rival network Nova FM, has been crowned Melbourne's most listened to breakfast program, beating Kyle and Jackie O (pictured) At the time, an unapologetic Kyle said he felt indifferent to his competitors being sacked as it ultimately came down to who was attracting the most listeners. 'No, I don't care. That's why we went for Melbourne , we were like, 'We've given this Jase and Lauren on KIIS FM a good run, it can't get over fourth in the radio ratings, so we'll take it',' he told news.
com.au. Read More Kyle Sandilands loses his licence for the NINTH time - and threatens to leave Australia Despite being beaten in the Melbourne ratings, The Kyle and Jackie O Show once again helped KIIS FM claim the top spot as the city's most listened to radio station.
The popular breakfast show attracted a weekly cumulative audience of 750,000 listeners across Sydney - up by over 50,000 people from the prior survey. Duncan Campbell, ARN Chief Content Officer, paid tribute to Kyle and Jackie O's success in a statement. 'They continue to prove why they're recognised as one of the best breakfast shows in the world, attracting over 1.
24 million listeners each week, achieving their 45th consecutive survey at #1 in Sydney and showing promising growth in Melbourne. 'Their rise in share in Melbourne is what we anticipated and reflects what we are seeing in our internal tracking. Building momentum in new markets requires time, and we remain confident in our long-term growth strategy.
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