Chrissie, Sam & Browny to leave popular breakfast show
Nova’s breakfast show program featuring Chrissie Swan, Sam Pang and Jonathan ‘Browny’ Brown will stop airing at the end of the year after a huge seven years.
The trio announced the bombshell news to listeners on Friday morning - just hours after their colleague Kate Richie revealed that she is stepping back from the spotlight of her Nova FM show.
Chrissie, Sam & Browny’s last show will air on December 2 after their show sat on the #1 FM or #2 FM Melbourne breakfast show 19 times since it launched back in 2015.
This has now raised questions on whether or not Chrissie will be spending more time on The Project next year after Carrie Bickmore leaves the show at the end of the year.
Chrissie however will not be leaving the Nova Network entirely saying she is excited for her new adventure.
“I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved professionally and personally since we first met in 2015 – especially the last few years as we all kept each other afloat during the pandemic,” she said.
“I’m thrilled to now put a bow on the absolute gift of the Chrissie, Sam & Browny experience and am looking forward to a new adventure with Nova.”
Sam also said he is looking forward to “sleeping in” after years of waking up early to host the radio show.
“It’s been a privilege doing breakfast radio in my hometown. I’ve loved my time at Nova and I would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the show over the past seven years,” he said.
“I would especially like to thank the listeners for their support. It has been a wonderful experience. I’ve made some life-long friends and feel very lucky to have worked with such an amazing team.”
Jonathan however will remain at the network as he continues to work with the Fox Footy team.
“When the opportunity presented itself to work alongside Chrissie, Sam and Deano seven years ago it cemented my family’s decision to make the move to Melbourne and start a new chapter post-footy,” he said.
“I’ve shared some life-changing moments with our listeners and the team have become like family to me.
“I’m grateful to the Nova family and our listeners for the opportunities in both Brisbane and Melbourne over the past 17 years and finish up feeling proud of what we’ve created together.”
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