{"id":612588,"date":"2026-04-17T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612588\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:00:14","slug":"georgie-tunny-set-to-join-kiis-fm-breakfast-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612588\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgie Tunny set to join KIIS FM breakfast show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A popular TV presenter has been drafted by KIIS FM to help fill the massive void left by Kyle and Jackie O.<\/p>\n<p>Georgie Tunny, best known as a regular co-host of The Project, will join the replacement KIIS FM breakfast show for a week-long guest stint.<\/p>\n<p>From Monday, Tunny will be heard alongside Mike E, Brooklyn Ross and Pete Deppeler (Intern Pete) who have been filling in on the Sydney\/Melbourne breakfast show since mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>Tunny is already part of the ARN stable. She currently co-hosts the Two Good Sports podcast and serves as a key face for the iHeart Women\u2019s Sports Network.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-big-kyle-and-jackie-o-property-moves-as-spat-continues\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Kyle, Jackie next moves exposed as show axed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is this a sign of things to come?<\/p>\n<p>While Tunny is only joining the KIIS FM breakfast show for a week, industry insiders are speculating ARN bosses could be auditioning her for a full-time role in the future.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected that once the <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/radio\/if-there-was-a-reasonable-figure-kyle-sandilands-open-to-settlement-with-arn\/news-story\/252b7cddce41372cf72cce96627b48a1\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"252b7cddce41372cf72cce96627b48a1\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">legal drama<\/a> with Kyle and Jackie O is over, ARN will assemble a new breakfast show for both KIIS FM Melbourne and KIIS FM Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Other names in the mix<\/p>\n<p>Since Kyle and Jackie O were both terminated by ARN, several big name personalities have been floated as possible breakfast replacements.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the list is Sophie Monk who has reportedly been approached by ARN on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>However a source <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity-life\/celebrity-photos\/no-interest-sophie-monk-doesnt-want-to-be-the-new-jackie-o-henderson-yet\/news-story\/2bb2070c0234286a7c3330266ae3fe31\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"2bb2070c0234286a7c3330266ae3fe31\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told news.com.au recently<\/a> that the Love Island host \u201chas shut them down and has no interest\u201d in the high profile gig.<\/p>\n<p>Other names that have been floated include Karl Stefanovic, Carrie Bickmore, and podcasters Toni Lodge and Ryan Jon.<\/p>\n<p>Georgie Tunny can be heard from 7-9am on KIIS 1065 and KIIS 1011, or via the iHeart app, from Monday April 20 \u2013 Friday April 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular TV presenter has been drafted by KIIS FM to help fill the massive void left 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