Smile FM Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

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
460 – 480

Delia Roodt cracks Ryan's R50 000 noise!

It finally happened! After nearly 4 weeks Ryan's R50 000 Noise was correctly identified as "adjusting the height of a Kirby vacuum cleaner by pushing the foot pedal". At 7am today Ryan took 3 guesses and said that one of them was correct. We invited the winner Delia Roodt to…
29 May 2023 4AM 1 min

"The Irish are like the new New Zealand of rugby..."

Coach John Dobson and Mark Keohane joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show for the last time before the historic URC finals between the DHL Stormers and Munster. Ryan and our two favourite voices of rugby gave their prediction and unpacked the Irish players' style of play.
26 May 2023 4AM 4 min

Larry Soffer reads a listener's mind and makes him cry

World-renowned mentalist Larry Soffer joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show this morning. We asked listeners to call in and get Larry to read their minds. One of our listeners had to pull over on the highway because Larry's predictions had him in tears.
26 May 2023 2AM 3 min

The URC's Charl Crous and David Jordan

Cape Town is gearing up for the finals of the URC this weekend between the DHL Stormers and Munster. Friend of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show Mark Keohane joined us this morning for a chat and brought URC CEO Charl Crous and tournament director David Jordan with him.
25 May 2023 4AM 7 min

Barry Hilton live on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Barry Hilton has always been one of South Africa's most loved comedians and remains a worldwide favourite in the hearts of comedy lovers. He popped in for a visit on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show to talk about his 40 year long career that's still going strong, seeing the funny…
24 May 2023 5AM 6 min

Vusi's journey to get shoes to children in need

Vusi Sindane is a software engineer, former corporate executive, and award-winning entrepreneur. Vusi is on a mission to donate shoes to 10 000 children in need. As he got involved in helping to uplift schools in Limpopo he saw firsthand how children from disadvantaged backgrounds are affected by this. He…
23 May 2023 2AM 6 min

John Dobson's grateful for organisers and loyal fans

DHL Stormer's head coach John Dobson joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show again. Ryan welcomed SA Rugby Magazine's Mark Keohane for our regular chat with Dobbo who has a weekend off ahead of the URC finals against Munster. Dobson emphasised the inspiration he gets from the passion of Western Cape…
19 May 2023 4AM 8 min

Leleti Khumalo reflects on 30 years of SARAFINA!

The Cannes Film Festival (16 to 27 May), announced the selection of SARAFINA! for the 2023 Official Selection – Cannes Classics. SARAFINA! has been selected to be part of the festival for the second time in the film's history. This selection is unprecedented for a South African film as SARAFINA!…
18 May 2023 2AM 8 min

"I just want to take my girls shopping..."

Lazelle is a mom of two girls. She gets by, but as a parent has been struggling to buy her kids some new clothes. Lazelle hasn’t had the chance to just take her daughters Jessica and Isabella shopping. This really tugged at our heart strings and Ryan wants her to…
17 May 2023 3AM 11 min

Marc Lottering on The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Marc Lottering visited the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show. It's always a laugh a minute when Marc is around. Marc said he tends to turn down gigs when there are only men in the audience, because they have their defences up all the time.
12 May 2023 7AM 4 min

John Dobson tells us what we want to hear about Steven Kitshoff

Stormers coach John Dobson joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show ahead of their URC semi final clash against Connacht tomorrow. One big talking point was that of captain Steven Kitshoff and his imminent departure to Ulster. In a Smile FM exclusive - Dobbo hinted that Kitsie will return to the…
12 May 2023 4AM 4 min

"It's important for us to remember him..."

In 2017 South African medic Gerco van der Venter was kidnapped and sold to an Al-Qaeda group in Mali. His family last heard from him in January via a video recording it received from Gift of the Givers. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show got an update from his wife Shereen…
11 May 2023 2AM 6 min

Lloyiso flying the SA flag high

South African international singing is elated with the release of his new EP 'Seasons'. He couldn't be happier to be in Cape Town and popped into the Smile FM studios for a chat with the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show.
9 May 2023 11PM 8 min

Dan Nicholl live from Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris

The much-anticipated 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards was held on Monday evening, with the Argentinian mens football captain Lionel Messi crowned as the World Sportsman of the Year, surpassing last year's winner Max Verstappen and other noteworthy contenders. Dan Nicholl was there and spoke to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show…
9 May 2023 4AM 4 min

Lloyiso on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

South African international sensation Lloyiso joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show. Lloyiso couldn't be happier to be in Cape Town to add to the excitement of his debut EP Seasons. He also spoke about what it was like to perform at a Beckham wedding.
9 May 2023 2AM 8 min

Ryan flips the Noot vir Noot tables on Emo Adams

For those lucky enough to have gotten tickets to our Mother's Day event this Saturday, there's a lot to look forward to. Emo Adams and Marc Lottering will provide the entertainment for the breakfast and lunch guests. Emo joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show and Ryan decided to put him…
8 May 2023 5AM 1 min

The traditions and hazards of being a church bell ringer

The U.K. is facing a shortage of people to ring the country's 38 000 church bells for the King's Coronation this weekend. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show caught up with St George's Cathedral bell ringer (campanologist) Mark Ogilvie to find out what it takes.
5 May 2023 5AM 6 min
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