Jase & Lauren
Jase & Lauren is an Australian breakfast radio show hosted by Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips on KIIS 1011 in Melbourne. The show is also syndicated in the night-time slot on the KIIS Network following The Kyle and Jackie O Show. A daily podcast of the morning's show is also produced.
| Other names | Jase & Lauren in the Morning |
|---|---|
| Genre | Radio show |
| Running time | 180 minutes Monday - Friday 6:00am – 9:00am |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | KIIS 101.1 Melbourne |
| Hosted by | Jason 'Jase' Hawkins Lauren Phillips |
| Executive producer(s) | Alice James |
| Original release | 9 August 2021 – present |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | Jase & Lauren |
| Podcast | Podcast |
History
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 popup 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 shows newsreader, Christian Petracca will provide weekly contributions.[2]
In December 2022, Alice James was announced as new executive producer of the program, replacing Luke James.[3]
Segments
- 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.
- Unpopular Opinions: Each Friday, Jase, Lauren and Clint share their unpopular opinion.
- Two Bob's Worth with Bobby Phillips: Each Friday Lauren's dad, Bobby Phillips recaps the week that's been.
Team members
Current team members
Jase and Lauren have two content producers, two audio producers and a digital producer.
| Name | Nickname | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hawkins[4] | 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[5] | Loz | Co-host | 2021 - | Co-host. Postcards presenter and previously was Weekend Today weather presenter on the Nine Network. |
| Alice James[6] | Sharon | Executive Producer | 2023 - | Previously an exectutive producer on Roo and Ditts on Triple M Adelaide. Daughter of radio broadcaster Darren James. |
| Clint Stanaway[7] | Stannas | Newsreader | 2021 - | Weekend Today co-host and Nine News weekend sport presenter on the Nine Network. |
| Jack Erickson | Lumberjack | Video/Media Producer | 2022 - | 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 - | Previously was a producer on Bree and Clint on ZM. |
| Adrian Brine | AB | KIIS 101.1 Content Director | 2022 - | Previously held a number of roles [8] at Southern Cross Austereo. Married to radio personality Ash London. |
| Ben French | Moby | Audio Producer | 2023 - | Previously worked on The Night Show on KIIS Network. |
Past team members
| 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 | Talent booker and an alleged spy for HR. |
| 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 85k 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.[9] |
| Jonathan Skewes | Scudda/Scatman | Audio Producer | 2021 - 2022 | Previously was a breakfast presenter at Magic 93.1. Previously was on the production team for Jase & PJ. |
| 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.[10] |
| 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. |
References
- "ARN confirms new KIIS 101.1 Breakfast show with Jase Hawkins & Lauren Phillips". Radio Today. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Jase & Lauren unveil full team: Clint Stanaway, Christian Petracca & Nazeem Hussain". Radio Today. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Patterson, Sarah (15 December 2022). "New EP for KIIS 101.1's Jase & Lauren". Radio Today. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- "Jase & Lauren unveil full team: Clint Stanaway, Christian Petracca & Nazeem Hussain". Radio Today. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Jase & Lauren unveil full team: Clint Stanaway, Christian Petracca & Nazeem Hussain". Radio Today. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Alice James". RadioInfo Australia. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "Jase & Lauren unveil full team: Clint Stanaway, Christian Petracca & Nazeem Hussain". Radio Today. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- Kelly, Vivienne (4 November 2020). "Adrian Brine resigns from the Hit Network and SCA". Radio Today. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Patterson, Sarah (27 July 2022). "Changes to KIIS Content team". Radio Today. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Stamm, Wayne (14 December 2022). "Luke James finishes up with KIIS 101.1". RadioInfo Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2022.