Triple M breakfast was thrown into chaos last week when Marty Sheargold took an unexpected absence from the airwaves.
Marty’s co-host Troy Ellis shed light on the situation on Friday, revealing Sheargold was taking a breather on personal leave.
Triple M’s parent company Southern Cross Austereo also released a statement on Saturday, saying Sheargold was prioritising his family.
‘Marty is taking personal leave to spend some more time with family. He will be back on air again soon,’ they said.
Melbourne-based Sheargold’s loyal producer Loren Barry was in Sydney on Saturday night as one of the hosts of the ACRA Awards.
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Triple M breakfast was thrown into a whirlwind of speculation last week when Marty Sheargold took an unexpected absence from the airwaves
![Mystery Surrounding Marty Sheargold's Disappearance from Triple M Breakfast Show 4 Marty's co-host Troy Ellis shed light on the situation on Friday, revealing Sheargold was taking a breather on personal leave](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/15/22/76593099-12633737-image-a-12_1697407138868.jpg)
Marty’s co-host Troy Ellis shed light on the situation on Friday, revealing Sheargold was taking a breather on personal leave
She said Sheargold would be back, assuring the show’s listeners that ‘everything is fine’.
‘He is just taking some time, he is just spending some time with his family, but we are all good,’ Barry said.
‘Everything is fine. We will be back.’
![Mystery Surrounding Marty Sheargold's Disappearance from Triple M Breakfast Show 6 'Marty is taking personal leave to spend some more time with family. He will be back on air again soon,' the statement obtained by The Herald Sun read](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/15/22/76593155-12633737-image-a-13_1697407192692.jpg)
‘Marty is taking personal leave to spend some more time with family. He will be back on air again soon,’ the statement obtained by The Herald Sun read
She also shone a light on the gruelling life behind the microphone, stating, ‘Working in breakfast radio you just get really tired. It is a very tiring job.’
The Marty Sheargold Show rated 5.8 in the most recent radio survey, placing it in eighth spot in the Melbourne breakfast radio market.
Chatter about his sudden disappearance from the Triple M dominated radio industry talks.
He was spotted at the AFL Grand Final in late September and was on air the week after, but was missing in recent days.
![Mystery Surrounding Marty Sheargold's Disappearance from Triple M Breakfast Show 8 Marty, far right, is pictured with Tim Blackwell and Kate Ritchie at the ACRAS in 2016](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/15/23/76593105-12633737-image-a-2_1697408419613.jpg)
Marty, far right, is pictured with Tim Blackwell and Kate Ritchie at the ACRAS in 2016