Laura mcg0ldrick must have finished her radio show early as
She has been in india fronting the cricket build up
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Megan Papas to join Jono & Ben on The Hits.
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Yep, left a couple of weeks ago.
Interesting to see Megan back in breakfast, against her old colleagues.
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Congrats to Megan and I guess well done to NZME for giving Megan a role they took from her nearly 2 years ago.
Itāll be interesting and awkward when Megan walks past FVH and the ZM crew in the NZME office during that time.
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To be fair, ZM breakfast is now a completely different beast - for the better. Hayley was a great addition. Itāll be interesting to see how Jono, Ben and Megan go.
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Yeah absolutely, Hayley has definitely enhanced the show, a case of the fill-in ending up being better, unfortunately (for Megan). There seems to be a genuine friendship between FVH and the time spent together outside of the show.
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Iāve noticed Hayley is much more enthusiastic about āactively participatingā in the show compared to Megan, who would often resort to awkward laughter or look for a way out of the conversation.
Hayley also contributes much more personality wise and is genuinely enjoyable to listen to.
You donāt feel like theyāre trying to be funny to get you to listen. You want to listen.
Jono and Ben are strong personalities, so the approach that Megan takes to further the show up the ratings will be an interesting one - Maybe sheāll take the role of anchor and panel op too!
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I agree that ZM breakfast is better with Hayley in it. Previously, it felt like The Vaughan Show, ft. Fletch and Megan. Now it feels much like The Hayley and Vaughan Show, with Fletch.
One thing Iād say is, with hindsight, Fletch and Vaughan are much open to Hayley and her opinions on topics than they were with Megan.
While sometimes I think Megan tried to play devils advocate on somethings, when it when it wasnt needed. I think some of the awkward laughter came from the fact that it seemed like she was talking to a brick wall at times
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I hear she will also be reading the news on the show.
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I agree - although I think Hayley is a more willing participant, with those parody songs sheās written etc.
The difference was so stark - to an already very slick show, keep in mind - when she covered for Megan was remarkable.
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So much for it being sold 
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How have people who listen to magic found having gary mccormack on
In the morning
After his long tenure on more fmā¦he seems better suited to the msgic format
Matty McLean and PJ Harding will host a new drive show on The Hits in 2024.
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It will be PJās first radio show since quitting as co-host of KIIS Melbourne breakfast program in June 2021 and returning to NZ.
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They had three options to ensure the Jase and PJ brand could live on
Jase Reeves
Jase Tikao
Jase Hoyte
ā¦and of course Jase Hawkins
Media Insider alright, all the sleuthing he had to do was get the press release from his bosses 
Not a bad pairing to be fair but I just wonder who they are targeting with this show because I would see their direct competition being Bree and Clint or Sharon, Steph and Nixon, not JJ and Flynny.
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Do I get half a point lol
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With Matty McLean switching to radio and The Hits in 2024 as its drive host, does that mean itās back to Auckland (where The Hitsā drive show is originated) for PJ Harding?