Sammy J leaving ABC Melbourne Breakfast
ABC Melbourne Breakfast presenter Sammy J has announced he will being leaving the station next month.
Sammy began hosting ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast weeks before the COVID pandemic hit in 2020, which he recalls as “an unexpected opportunity that became an unexpected joy.”
“But radio demands all of you and deserves nothing less, and after five years I’m ready to trade the 4:15am alarm for more regular hours,” he continues.
“I leave with pride, gratitude, and a litany of cash-for-comment scandals that will be revealed in due course.
ABC Radio Melbourne acting manager Shelley Hadfield said: “Sammy has asked the questions we never knew we wanted answered.
“He’s grilled the Prime Minister and the Premier, he broke the news to Melbourne of the Queen’s death, and he’s interviewed musicians, magicians, meatworkers and mathematicians.
“But it’s Sammy’s connection with the audience which has been a hallmark of his time at 774. You only had to see the listeners turn up at the crack of dawn for his outside broadcasts to understand what an impact he has had on people’s lives.”
Sammy will present his final Breakfast program on Friday, December 13.
Announcements about the 2025 line-up on ABC Radio Melbourne will be made in the coming week.
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