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Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Cape Town wakes up to the Ryan O' Connor Breakfast Show every weekday morning 6am - 9am with a chance to crack Ryan's R 50 000 Noise! Sucess Lekabe on traffic, Ricky Shroeder on sports, Merentia van der Vent on News and Producer Phil De Lange.
Daily English South Africa News Narrated by Success Lekabe, Ricky Schroeder
731 Episodes
280 – 300

Emo Adams is Oppi Noot

He just keeps getting better! One of Cape Town's favourite entertainers is set to launch a brand new show alongside the legendary Johan Stemmet and his son Carl Stemmet. He popped in to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show to tell us all about it.
31 May 2024 8AM 8 min

Chaeli Mycroft to tackle the 7in7 Challenge

Chaeli Mycroft - world renowned activist and speaker on inclusion and change advocating for persons with disabilities was on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show this morning. She is about to undertake the 7in7 Challenge to raise funds for the Chaeli Campaign.
28 May 2024 5AM 11 min

Relationships outside of your relationship. Where is the line?

You've heard the term "work wife" or "work husband" been thrown around. To some people relationships between colleagues, innocent or not, could be a sore point for their actual partner. Especially if you weren't aware of that particular friendship or relationship your partner had with a colleague. Our listeners had…
27 May 2024 5AM 3 min

The things you only learned recently

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately we're not dogs so you're never too old to learn something new. Sometimes it can be quite embarrassing though - especially when everyone around you already knew about what you just learned!
24 May 2024 6AM 4 min

Astra Centre - a safe space of hope for those who need a second chance

Astra Centre is a Sheltered Employment Centre NPO in Cape Town, where they provide employment for adults with intellectual and/or mental illness. They also provide supported accommodation and have 3 group homes. Executive director of the centre Mandy Edison told us more about the work they do.
22 May 2024 8AM 5 min

Some controversial tea opinions

It's International Tea Day and it seems like those who enjoy a hot cup of their favourite beverage face some controversial opinions by those who prefer coffee.
21 May 2024 4AM 3 min

Asking someone to the matric ball on radio

Matric dances at some schools are around the corner and you might hear about a few youngsters finding creative ways to ask someone out to their dance. One such youngster was Benjamin who got in touch with Ryan to help him out.
20 May 2024 6AM 4 min

Success vs Ricky - the breakfast election

With national elections on our doorstep, Ryan decided to ask for your votes in our very own breakfast election. It's Success vs Ricky. Here's what went down this morning.
13 May 2024 5AM 6 min

Shaun Campher cracks Ryan's R50 000 Noise

Just over two months - that's how long we've waiting to hear what Ryan's R50 000 noise is. After a few clues and nudges in the right direction that Ryan gave over the last few weeks, Shaun Campher correctly identified the noise as spectacles being taken out of its case.
9 May 2024 2AM 2 min

Briana Evigan visits Smile FM

Passionate about using her voice for good, actor Briana Evigan has been on a quest to give a voice to the voiceless, shine a light on darkness and create a positive impact. She's taken some time from Hollywood to visit South Africa and popped into our studios for a visit.
8 May 2024 6AM 8 min

Announcement - Roxette are coming back to South Africa

For the first time in 9 years Swedish pop-rock outfit Roxette are getting back on the road and they're kicking it all off in Cape Town. We spoke to Per Gessle about the upcoming tour and he is very excited about re-igniting the stage with all your favourite Roxette hits…
6 May 2024 1AM 3 min

The voice of a generation - Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum from Pokemon)

Comic Con Cape Town is on till the 1st of May and fans have been getting an unforgettable experience while rubbing shoulders with celebrities. One of the special guests this year is Veronica Taylor who voiced the role of Ash Ketchum in Pokemon. Veronica joined us in studio.
29 Apr 2024 4AM 9 min

éVoid live in studio

éVoid are the official support act for the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Greatest Hits tour. Lucien & Erik popped in for a chat with Ryan.
18 Apr 2024 6AM 8 min

Running a half marathon in full firefighting gear

Running a half marathon is no easy feat and takes months of training. Now imagine doing all of that and finishing the race whilst being kitted with full firefighting gear. That's exactly what a group of firefighters did at the Two Oceans Marathon over the weekend. They did it to…
15 Apr 2024 5AM 4 min

An impressive list of learners at John Graham Primary

We kicked off our 2nd school term tour at John Graham Primary Primary in Plumstead. The school has been around for 106 years. Some of the impressive learners at the school include Proteas all rounder Rory Kleinveldt and Guinness World Record skateboarder Jean-Marc Johannes.
12 Apr 2024 7AM 2 min

John Graham - a school with a rich history and bright future

We kicked off our 2nd school term tour at John Graham Primary Primary in Plumstead. The school has been around for 106 years. The Principal Mr Andre Engel says they strive to develop responsible citizens and have a strong sense of community.
12 Apr 2024 7AM 7 min

Disgusting experiences with creepy crawlies

Sorry to disappoint you, but the 5 second rule is definitely a myth. But even it was possible to avoid germs by picking food up from the floor and quickly eating it immediately after dropping it; it definitely wouldn't help if you had a run in with a dead moth…
11 Apr 2024 6AM 4 min

Dillyn Leyds talks about balancing fatherhood and rugby

Springbok star Dillyn Leyds is back in Cape Town to play against his former club. He'll be running out onto the pitch for French Club La Rochelle in the Investec Champions Cup at the DHL Stadium. His family recently welcomed a baby into their world and Dillyn told us about…
5 Apr 2024 6AM 4 min
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