Kyle Sandilands has revealed Beau Ryan asked him a very surprising question before accepting his new hosting job with Triple M.
Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed on Wednesday that NRL star turned TV presenter Beau, 39, will be the new host of Triple M’s breakfast program in Sydney next year.
The station officially confirmed the news on Thursday morning, with Beau replacing sacked star Mark Geyer on the show along with Natarsha Belling and Aaron Woods.
Just moments before the announcement, Kyle, 53, revealed on KIIS FM that he was given a heads up about the news because Beau had actually asked his permission.
Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio host shared that Beau – who he is close friends with – asked if he’d mind him signing up with rival network Triple M.
‘Beau came to me a couple of weeks ago and he asked me permission, can he take the job at Triple M because he didn’t want to fall foul of us,’ Kyle shared.
Kyle Sandilands has revealed Beau Ryan asked him a very surprising question before accepting his new hosting job with Triple M
His co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson then said Beau hadn’t asked for her blessing, to which Kyle responded with: ‘I gave permission on behalf of both of us.’
Kyle said Beau was concerned about stepping on their toes on the airwaves, particularly given he has previously filled in for Kyle on KIIS FM and featured as a guest while hosting Top Gear.
‘He was on the back foot and I thought ”what’s he done”, I thought he’d got himself in a bit of a pickle, I thought he was in trouble,’ Kyle explained of his conversation with Beau.
‘But he asked [for permission] and said ”I don’t wanna, you know, I come in and talk about Top Gear,” and I said ”we really don’t care if you go over there”.’
Though known for his TV hosting roles, Beau has little experience on radio and will be making his breakfast radio hosting debut on his brand new Triple M breakfast show.
The program – titled Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Tarsh & Woodsy – will see Beau joined on the airwaves by veteran news presenter Natarsha and former Wests Tigers captain Aaron.
Beau is familiar to TV viewers from his stint on Nine’s now defunct Footy Show and recent hosting gigs on Ten’s Amazing Race, Gladiators Australia and Top Gear.
Meanwhile, Natarsha, 54, is no stranger to the Triple M audience, having previously delivered the morning news on Mick & MG in the Morning’s breakfast show.
Kyle, 53, revealed on KIIS FM that he was given a heads up about the news because Beau (pictured) had actually asked his permission, not wanting to step on his friend’s toes
She is also a familiar face on TV screens, having worked for Network 10 as a presenter and news reporter, working for the channel before being sacked in a brutal round of budget cuts in August 2020.
Since retiring from the NRL in September, Aaron, 33, has also branched out into becoming a pundit and presenter, most recently appearing on Triple M Sydney’s The Rush Hour.
He is following in the footsteps of many of his sporting stars – including his former Wests Tigers teammate Beau – as he looks set to carve out a new career for himself as an Aussie media personality.
The new Triple M trio will also be joined on the breakfast show by the existing anchor Cat Lynch, while Laura Bouche has newly been appointed as the program’s content director.
Beau said of his new role: ‘I’m so keen to start on Triple M Breakfast in 2025 with the fabulous Tarsh Belling and my good mate Aaron Woods.
‘I grew up with Triple M; it was always on for every car trip and then, during my playing days, it got me through the long commute to training at the Wests Tigers and Cronulla Sharks, so now to be a part of the new Breakfast team is a wonderful full circle moment.
‘I can’t wait to greet Sydneysiders with the new team in the new year. It’s a close-knit network with passionate listeners. Let’s f***en go!’
Aaron gushed of reuniting with his NRL teammate Beau on-air: ‘To work with my ex-teammate Beau Ryan will be awesome.
Beau will be joining the new Triple M breakfast show along with veteran presenter Natarsha Belling and his former West Tigers teammate Aaron Woods (all pictured)
‘We know he’s a lunatic and God only knows what he will be coming up with on-air. And then there’s Natarsha Belling, what a legend!’
And Natarsha added: ‘I can’t wait to wake up with Sydney and share all the day’s news, sport and crazy stories. Strap yourselves in Sydney – we are live and local and anything can happen!’
The huge line-up change on radio’s most important timeslot comes during a turbulent period at Triple M’s Sydney studios, which has included the sudden departure of Mark Geyer.
Mark was told on November 20 he would not be returning next year to Mick & MG in the Morning, which ran from 6am to 9am, and he finished up immediately.
The 56-year-old, who had been with Triple M since 2009, hosted the show alongside Melbourne comedian Mick Molloy, with Cat Lynch and Natarsha Belling as their offsiders.
Triple M had already announced Mark would be returning to Melbourne to host the local breakfast show with Nick Riewoldt, Titus O’Reily and Rosie Walton, after two years in Sydney.
Radio insiders then confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that Beau would be billed as the star of the new Sydney program.
Beau, who played for the West Tigers and Cronulla, will inherit an audience which Mark and Mick had increased 0.5 points to a 5.1 per cent share of listeners in the latest ratings survey.
The line-up change on radio’s most important timeslot comes during a turbulent period at Triple M Sydney, which has included the sudden departure of sacks star Mark Geyer (pictured)
Melbourne presenters appear to be the biggest winners as Triple M continues to overhaul its programming around Australia.
The Marty Sheargold Show, which is currently heard nationally from 3 to 4pm, will be broadcast for an additional two hours in NSW and Queensland next year.
The extended hours have meant the axing of Sydney and Brisbane’s Rush Hour programs which aired from 4pm to 6pm.
Marty’s show will not run in Melbourne in the drive slot it has been allocated in Sydney and Brisbane.
In NSW, The Rush Hour was hosted by Gus Worland, who revealed in October he was quitting radio, with Jude Bolton and Aaron Woods.
In Queensland, The Rush Hour was presented by Leisel Jones, Liam Flanagan and Ben Dobbin.
Melbourne’s The Rush Hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless will from next year be broadcast from 4 to 6pm in the Victorian capital as well as Adelaide, Hobart and Perth.
Adelaide’s The Rush Hour with Bernie Vince, Greg Blewett and Andrew Jarman, and Perth’s The Rush Hour with Andrew Embley and Katie Lamb will be cut from their respective schedules.
Dead Set Legends – the Saturday 10am to 12pm sports program hosted in Sydney by Richard Freedman, Candice Warner and Brendan Annakin – last aired in October and its future is yet to be confirmed.
Beau is familiar to TV viewers from his stint on Nine’s now defunct Footy Show and recent hosting gigs on Ten’s Amazing Race, Gladiators Australia and Top Gear
Brendan, who was also Triple M’s morning presenter in Sydney and had worked at the network for 12 years, was made redundant a fortnight ago.
The network’s Sydney content director Rex Morris’ position has also recently been made redundant.
Melbourne-based Dave Cameron, the chief content officer for Southern Cross Austereo – Triple M’s parent company – was spotted in the Sydney offices at the time of Geyer’s sacking.
Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Tarsh & Woodsy kicks off on January 20, 2025, from 6-9am weekdays on 104.9 Triple M Sydney and LiSTNR.
