Sydney's new KIIS breakfast show goes live as Chris, Amy & Jack take over from Kyle & Jackie O

Sydney radio station KIIS 1065 launched its new breakfast show at 6 a.m. on Monday, November 9. The new program, “KIIS Breakfast with Chris, Amy & Jack,” is hosted by television vet Dr Chris Brown, Amy Gerard and Jack Charles, replacing the Kyle & Jackie O show that ended early this year. It airs weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. and is available via the iHeart app.

Taking over a long-running flagship

Kyle & Jackie O was Sydney's flagship breakfast show for years. It came to an abrupt end in February, after hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson fell out live on air over an astrology segment: Henderson resigned and Sandilands' contract was terminated. Guest hosts filled the slot for the following seven months until ARN unveiled the permanent new line-up today.

Three hosts, three backgrounds

The three new hosts each bring a different background: Brown is best known for Bondi Vet and is hosting commercial breakfast radio for the first time; Gerard is a regular KIIS fill-in host who also hosts KIIS Weekends; Charles joins ARN after 11 years at rival station Nova. Veteran broadcaster Natalie Penfold is the show's newsreader and producer.

A car giveaway and a stunt on day one

The first show came with a full slate of segments, including “Car Hunt,” giving one listener the chance to win a brand-new Mahindra SUV, and Brown's “Blind Drop” challenge, which saw him propelled sky-high in a Red Bull jet. ARN has also launched a “KIISes Different” campaign marking the overhaul of breakfast on both KIIS stations — Melbourne's new team, Ash, Issie & Elliot, went on air on October 26.