A star radio duo whose show was savagely dumped has opened up about their shock exit – and their upcoming on-air return.<\/p>\n
Veteran broadcasters Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton\u2019s Nova gig came to an end last year after the pair in September were told their show was being axed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harvey and Stapleton are now gearing up for their new Adelaide-based KIIS FM show, set to debut on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the stars returning to the airwaves, the pair have since revealed what they were told by Nova before \u2018Late Drive with Ben, Liam and Belle\u2019 was dumped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were informed that we weren\u2019t getting another contract with Nova,\u201d Stapleton told news.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s how radio works sometimes\u201d.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster said working in radio was \u201cthe best gig ever\u201d, but that he knew it wasn\u2019t the “safest job in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there was probably a good month or a bit where we were just sort of like, \u2018oh well, that\u2019s all she wrote,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the pair\u2019s off-air break, Harvey said, \u201cI think it does make you more grateful that you get to do the job that we do\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty unbelievable that our job is to come in five days a week and talk to each other like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
It comes after Nova in September last year announced Ben, Liam and cohost Belle Jackson’s show would be concluding.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince joining Nova in 2020, Ben, Liam and Belle have made a significant impact both on air and beyond,\u201d a statement said, the publication previously reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA hugely talented team and valued members of the Nova family, they have delivered excellent results for Nova and developed a unique connection to their audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The radio stars were reportedly still under contract with Nova, despite having been absent from the airwaves for months.<\/p>\n
In its announcement of the duo\u2019s new show, KIIS FM alluded to Harvey and Stapleton having still been under contract by their former employer until now.<\/p>\n
\u201cBack in Adelaide. Back in Breakfast. Ben and Liam are coming home,\u201d KIIS FM said in a statement posted on their website.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter making headlines around the country, the duo have been legally restricted from starting earlier due to existing contractual obligations.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, the lawyers are involved. yes, there are clear rules around what they can and can\u2019t do. For now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGet ready for big laughs, great moments, unexpected turns, and plenty of local flavour.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen and Liam are known for saying what everyone\u2019s thinking, getting Adelaide talking, and making mornings feel lighter and a whole lot more fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
The broadcasters\u2019 new show will air weekdays from 6\u201310am on KIIS 1023.<\/p>\n
SkyNews.com.au has contacted Nova for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A star radio duo whose show was savagely dumped has opened up about their shock exit – and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[188195,156,102009,188196,157,111,139,40727,69,4965],"class_list":{"0":"post-355984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ben-harvey","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-kiis","11":"tag-liam-stapleton","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nova","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-radio"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}