Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Monique and her miracle son Daniel

You may remember our conversation with a Monique Kemp - a Capetonian mother whose son Daniel was born with Congenital Heart Disease. Their family inspired us with their perseverance and today is Daniel's birthday. So the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show wanted to check in on them and see how they…

6 Sep 2023 6AM 4 min

Francois van Coke on ROC Breakfast

He's been rocking for 20 years and we couldn't be prouder. Francois van Coke has a special place in the hearts of all Capetonians and we loved every minute of his time with us. He joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show for a chat about all the projects he's busy…

4 Sep 2023 5AM 12 min

MTN Bok Friday Challenge - 1 September!

It's Bok Friday in celebration with MTN and we're testing your Springbok and World Cup knowledge. Tune in every Friday to The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast to stand a chance to win R5000

1 Sep 2023 7AM 3 min

Tyron Adams

Boerewors breakfast just seems to roll off the tongue so that's what we decided to do going into the weekend. Tyron Adams was recently crowned the winner of the 2023 Shoprite and Checkers Championship Boerewors competition. He brought all the flavour with his visit to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show.

1 Sep 2023 6AM 5 min

ROC Breakfast exlusive - World Rallycross returns to Cape Town

Iain Banner is synonymous with motorsport and the biggest events in Cape Town. As a close friend of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show he popped in for a visit and had a special announcement for us - and it's a massive event on the motorsport calendar for the Mother City…

29 Aug 2023 2AM 6 min

Ryan's R50 000 Noise has been cracked!

After more than 2 months Ryan's R50 000 has been cracked. Congratulations to Ismail Canfield from Mitchells Plain who correctly identified it as a fishing lure being rattled.

25 Aug 2023 2AM 1 min

Devi Sankaree Govender remembers her colleague and friend Derek Watts

Veteran journalist Derek Watts died at 74 on Tuesday, 22 August after a battle with cancer. The veteran journalist is fondly remembered for his time at Carte Blanche where he started in 1988 and remained until his health prevented him from working. Devi Sankaree Govender is another familiar face in…

23 Aug 2023 3AM 6 min

Ryan pays tribute to the gentle giant Derek Watts

Veteran journalist Derek Watts died at 74 on Tuesday, 22 August after a battle with cancer. The veteran journalist is fondly remembered for his time at Carte Blanche where he started in 1988 and remained until his health prevented him from working. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show remembers him fondly.

23 Aug 2023 3AM 3 min

A tour of Sun Records in Memphis

We took a trip to Sun Records - a recording studio and record company started by Sam Phillips. The inside of the studio has helped launch the careers of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. We heard about all their stories and how they got started…

18 Aug 2023 2AM 5 min

Soul music legend William Bell

Stax launched the careers of the biggest names in soul music including the likes of s Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, Jean Knight, Mable John, and William Bell who we got the chance to meet at our hotel.

18 Aug 2023 1AM 6 min

An exclusive tour of the Sam Phillips Recording Studios

It doesn't get better than this. If you want to talk about Memphis music royalty then you have to talk about the late, great Sam Phillips - the legendary producer who started Sun Records and Sun Studios. In 1969, Sam Phillips sold Sun to Shelby Singleton but his son has…

17 Aug 2023 2AM 7 min

The National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, which was the site of the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. We…

15 Aug 2023 10AM 11 min

Hot Memphis days, Elvis tributes, and soul food

We woke up to one of the hottest days we'd experience this week - 35 degrees with 70% humidity (which makes it feel like it's well into the 40s). In Cape Town the common small talk that happens seems to start with "Strange weather we're having hey?!". We learned in…

15 Aug 2023 9AM 9 min

Teaching some Memphians about South Africa

As we take in the sights and sounds of Memphis, we also took the opportunity to test locals on what they might know about South Africa. Let's just say that they might not have been informed about certain South African words, we were very entertained.

14 Aug 2023 1AM 1 min

Nico Panagio visits ROC Breakfast

Nico Panagio is no stranger to South African tv, film, and radio. While he's not entertaining us on the screen or hosting Survivor South Africa, he also head up Missing Children South Africa. Missing Children South Africa is a first tier is an emergency response service that assists the South…

11 Aug 2023 5AM 11 min

A taste of Summer and Ryan's Sandy Bay experience

If you're looking out your office window right now you'd be forgiven for feeling upset that you can't be outside. A 27 degree Thursday in Winter is rare and it's the perfect day to be outdoors or on the beach. Ryan told us about his experience going to Sandy Bay…

10 Aug 2023 5AM 5 min

We're going to Graceland!

There was a BIG announcement on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show today. With your suggestions we decided we're off to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.

8 Aug 2023 5AM 5 min

Ryan's mole problem

Ryan has a mole problem. And we're not talking about the kind you got to your dermatologist for. We definitely expected a lot of people to be able to relate, but we definitely didn't expect the lengths some of you have gone to get rid of a mole in your…

3 Aug 2023 7AM 3 min

The legendary 'junk' drawer

Every home has one - the blackhole of miscellaneous household items. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show opened the floor to our listeners to tell us what they've found in theirs.

2 Aug 2023 4AM 3 min

He won't EVER dig in his aunt's cupboard again

An innocent childhood game turned into a mortifying experience for a caller on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show...well it was embarrassing for his aunt at the time. Let's just say he should never have been digging around in his aunt's cupboard in the first place.

2 Aug 2023 4AM 2 min