Brisbane radio host Laurel Edwards has set the record straight about her shock exit from her popular 4BC breakfast show amid a decline in ratings.

The station announced on Friday afternoon that it was axing longtime trio Laurel, Gary Clare and Mark Hine from the coveted breakfast timeslot to go in a ‘new direction’.

Laurel, 57, then took to Instagram later in the day to break her silence on the news, but insisted there was no ‘kicking and screaming’ involved in the trio’s exit.

She shares a series of images showing Laurel and her two ‘work husbands’ hamming it up for the camera during their time on air as she paid tribute to their show.

Laurel also confirmed their final 4BC breakfast show will air on Friday September 27 as she admitted their exit was ‘bittersweet’.

‘Hi folks, bittersweet day,’ Laurel began the post. ‘Sad because the Laurel, Gary and Mark Breakfast Show will finish up on 4BC in two weeks.’

Laurel, who has been a familiar voice on Brisbane airwaves for three decades, added that the departure was amicable.

Brisbane radio host Laurel Edwards has set the record straight about her shock exit from her popular 4BC breakfast show amid a decline in ratings 

The station announced on Friday it was axing Laurel, Gary Clare and Mark Hine from the coveted breakfast timeslot, but Laurel has now insisted their exit was ‘amicable’

‘It was no unceremonious ambush. There was no kicking or screaming, frog-marching or dramatic walkouts,’ she said.

Continuing her farewell, Laurel said she was ‘extremely proud’ of what the trio had achieved across various stations during their 30 years on-air together.

‘I will miss spending every weekday with two amazing work husbands Gary and Mark and genuinely laughing each morning,’ she wrote.

‘Extremely proud of what we have achieved as one of the longest running, successful teams in Australian radio and still having fun.’

Signing off, Laurel joked that she would be looking for a new hobby to fill the void, aside from pestering her husband of 28 years Troy Cassar-Daley.

‘After 32 years of 4am alarms, I’m truly excited about switching off for a while and annoying the s**t out of Troy until I find a hobby.’ 

The post was met with a flurry of well-wishes from fans and media colleagues alike amid her big career change.

Laurel, 57, took to Instagram on Friday to break her silence on the news, but insisted there was no ‘kicking and screaming’ involved in the trio’s exit 

Fellow radio personality Amanda Keller chimed in with: ‘You are amazing! Whatever you choose to do – all or nothing or anything in between – I’ll be there!!!! xxx.’

While Amanda’s WSFM 101.7 co-host Brendan Jones also added his best wishes, recalling a ‘big night’ he spent with Laurel. 

‘On you Laurel! I always remember when I first started at ARN and we had one of those “boot camps” consultants used to love so much, at dinner the night before they said “Now not a big night tonight, we’ve paid this consultant a lot of money, we’re going to get an early start,“ he wrote.

‘As were staggering back to the hotel at 4 in the morning from the pub you look at me and said “Well it’s early and at least we’re up!” Legend!!’

The trio – household names in the Sunshine State – were unveiled to much fanfare in 2022 as the station switched to a classic hits format on the early morning show.

Signing off, Laurel said that she would now be looking for a hobby to fill the void, aside from pestering husband of 28 years Troy Cassar-Daley 

They claimed an impressive 11.8 per cent audience share – and third place – on debut in the Queensland capital’s fiercely contested breakfast radio contest.

But the decision to steer the station away from traditional talkback in favour of ‘light entertainment’ – in stark contrast to its successful sister outlets 2GB in Sydney, 3AW in Melbourne and Perth’s 6PR – has alienated listeners and ultimately proved a disaster.

Ratings have been in STARK decline, with their show finishing a humiliating last place in the latest survey, with an alarming 4.3 per cent audience share. 

Greg Byrnes, Head of Content for Nine Radio, said on Friday afternoon that the network had ‘decided to take a new approach to breakfast’.