Brittany Hockley, Laura Byrne, and Mitch Churi announced as new hosts of The Pickup

In a significant radio shakeup, Bachelor alums and Life Uncut podcast hosts Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne might be internet hosting KIIS FM’s The PickUp, after it was instantly axed final 12 months, together with it is former hosts Kate Langbroek, Yumi Stynes and Monty Dimond.

Taking to social media, each Hockley and Byrne introduced their new positions on the radio present, which might be airing 3-4pm each weekday from Monday, January 30.

“I assumed my days of choosing up have been over… BUT THIS IS WILD!!! I am so excited to have the ability to share with y’all that I might be co-hosting THE PICKUP with these two fabulous people,” shared Byrne on Instagram, referring to her new co-hosts Hockley and Churi.

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“Been out right here tryin’ to choose up for some time.. so appeared like a pure development. Properly this can be a pinch me second if I ever did have one!! So excited to say that 3 of us might be in your ears Nation broad, Monday to Friday from 3-4pm!” wrote Hockley on her Instagram profile.

“That is genuinely my dream crew and there is not any one else I might fairly have amazingly deep, significant and really public conversations with,” she wrote about Byrne and Churi.

Hypothesis concerning the new appointments began circulating in October final 12 months, effectively earlier than the earlier iteration of the present The 3pm Pickup was even formally axed.

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Brittany Hockley, Laura Byrne and Mitch Churi have been announced as the new hosts of The Pickup — Brittany Hockley, Laura Byrne and Mitch Churi have been introduced as the brand new hosts of The Pickup (Instagram)

“All of the hypothesis was earlier than something was even locked in. It was virtually just like the cat was out of the bag earlier than we even knew,” Hockley commented to The Herald Solar.

“I believe that is why it has been a very easy transition for us and there have not been any nerves or worries about can we do it or how we’ll do it.

“We’re all legitimately actually good mates and we all know that the chemistry is there. We all know we’ve simply the most effective occasions. So it was only a no-brainer.”

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The 3pm Pickup, hosted by Langbroek, Stynes and Dimond, was instantly axed by KIIS FM’s mother or father firm ARN in October final 12 months.

In a press release on the time, ARN Chief Content material Officer Duncan Campbell thanked Langbroek, Stynes and Dimond for his or her dedication to the present.

“Their infectious humour and relatable tales have seen 3PM PickUp get pleasure from continued scores success. We’re actually unhappy to see them end up.”

“Their departure is by no means a mirrored image on the abilities of those extremely regarded presenters nor the success of the present,” he added.

Nonetheless, Langbroek later slammed KIIS for prioritising Kyle and Jackie O’s radio present.

”What they do with their radio station is their enterprise and it is no secret that KIIS could be very geared round Kyle and Jackie,” she advised the podcast I’ve Acquired Information For You in November final 12 months.

“Kyle and Jackie are superb, I completely perceive that, however if you’d like different stars in your secure it’s important to be ready to deal with them like stars and should you do not wish to try this, that is positive.”

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