Popular Hobart radio hosts Dan Taylor and Christie Hayes have announced they will be returning to the airwaves, just days after their shock axing.
On Monday, the Home and Away star and her co-host revealed they will be launching a daily podcast, broadcasting from a caravan in New Norfolk, after Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) cut a string of regional shows.
‘You asked, we listened: After thousands of messages, we’re bringing a new show back. And now we’re broadcasting from a caravan in the backyard,’ they wrote.
‘We’re starting one because we don’t have jobs,’ Taylor told listeners in the first episode.
‘We lost our gigs. I mean, we’re literally sitting in an effing caravan,’ Hayes said.
The actress confessed that the caravan was ‘freezing cold’ while her co-star admitted that he ‘could not feel his feet’ during the recording.
Popular Hobart radio hosts Dan Taylor and Christie Hayes have announced they will be returning to the airwaves, just days after their shock axing
On Monday, the actress and her co-host have revealed they will be launching a daily podcast, broadcasting from a caravan in New Norfolk, after Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) cut a string of regional shows. (Both pictured with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese)
The pair dominated the airwaves and were Hobart’s number one breakfast show with 21.2% audience share in last year’s survey.
‘Yes, we got made redundant. Yes, it hurt and it ripped our hearts out. But still, at the end of the day, what really matters is your family and your friends,’ Hayes said.
‘We have air in our lungs, now we’ve got a mic. We’re going to keep this going … and I’m excited about where we’re going to go.’
Dan said it was the third time in his radio career he was made redundant.
‘You can do everything in your power to be the best there is and you can still lose,’ he said.
The pair were told the devastating news on June 17, before sharing it with listeners not long after.
In a social media post, Hayes said she and her co-stars were ‘devastated and confused’ by the news.
‘#1 Breakfast Show, years of laughter as best friends, many national headlines, and the privilege of using our microphone to advocate for autism, IVF and fertility, women’s safety, going head-to-head with the Prime Minister plus so much more,’ she wrote on Instagram.
‘We lost our gigs. I mean, we’re literally sitting in an effing caravan,’ Hayes said
‘We truly cared, we are so thankful to our incredible spouses and our producer Matt, and we are devastated (and confused!) that Dan & Christie is coming to an end.
‘We love our audience and hope you’ll follow us into whatever comes next.
‘To every friend of our show who laughed with us, cried with us, trusted us, confided in us and loved us, we love you right back. Thanks for listening.’
Upon learning the news, fans were quick to take to social media to express their disappointment.
‘I’m incredibly devastated. You and @danthetoolmantaylor are the best. Truly feeling for you both today. We will be watching from the sidelines now but radio won’t be the same,’ one fan commented.
A second said it was a ‘terrible decision’, adding: ‘Losing great local talent. Someone snap these two up!’
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