Smile FM Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Cape Town wakes up to the Ryan O' Connor Breakfast Show every weekday morning 6am - 9am with a chance to crack Ryan's R 50 000 Noise! Sucess Lekabe on traffic, Ricky Shroeder on sports, Merentia van der Vent on News and Producer Phil De Lange.
Daily English South Africa Comedy Interviews Narrated by Success Lekabe, Ricky Schroeder
643 Episodes
380 – 400

Leleti Khumalo reflects on 30 years of SARAFINA!

The Cannes Film Festival (16 to 27 May), announced the selection of SARAFINA! for the 2023 Official Selection – Cannes Classics. SARAFINA! has been selected to be part of the festival for the second time in the film's history. This selection is unprecedented for a South African film as SARAFINA!…
18 May 2023 2AM 8 min

"I just want to take my girls shopping..."

Lazelle is a mom of two girls. She gets by, but as a parent has been struggling to buy her kids some new clothes. Lazelle hasn’t had the chance to just take her daughters Jessica and Isabella shopping. This really tugged at our heart strings and Ryan wants her to…
17 May 2023 3AM 11 min

Marc Lottering on The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Marc Lottering visited the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show. It's always a laugh a minute when Marc is around. Marc said he tends to turn down gigs when there are only men in the audience, because they have their defences up all the time.
12 May 2023 7AM 4 min

John Dobson tells us what we want to hear about Steven Kitshoff

Stormers coach John Dobson joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show ahead of their URC semi final clash against Connacht tomorrow. One big talking point was that of captain Steven Kitshoff and his imminent departure to Ulster. In a Smile FM exclusive - Dobbo hinted that Kitsie will return to the…
12 May 2023 4AM 4 min

"It's important for us to remember him..."

In 2017 South African medic Gerco van der Venter was kidnapped and sold to an Al-Qaeda group in Mali. His family last heard from him in January via a video recording it received from Gift of the Givers. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show got an update from his wife Shereen…
11 May 2023 2AM 6 min

Lloyiso flying the SA flag high

South African international singing is elated with the release of his new EP 'Seasons'. He couldn't be happier to be in Cape Town and popped into the Smile FM studios for a chat with the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show.
9 May 2023 11PM 8 min

Dan Nicholl live from Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris

The much-anticipated 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards was held on Monday evening, with the Argentinian mens football captain Lionel Messi crowned as the World Sportsman of the Year, surpassing last year's winner Max Verstappen and other noteworthy contenders. Dan Nicholl was there and spoke to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show…
9 May 2023 4AM 4 min

Lloyiso on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

South African international sensation Lloyiso joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show. Lloyiso couldn't be happier to be in Cape Town to add to the excitement of his debut EP Seasons. He also spoke about what it was like to perform at a Beckham wedding.
9 May 2023 2AM 8 min

Ryan flips the Noot vir Noot tables on Emo Adams

For those lucky enough to have gotten tickets to our Mother's Day event this Saturday, there's a lot to look forward to. Emo Adams and Marc Lottering will provide the entertainment for the breakfast and lunch guests. Emo joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show and Ryan decided to put him…
8 May 2023 5AM 1 min

The traditions and hazards of being a church bell ringer

The U.K. is facing a shortage of people to ring the country's 38 000 church bells for the King's Coronation this weekend. The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show caught up with St George's Cathedral bell ringer (campanologist) Mark Ogilvie to find out what it takes.
5 May 2023 5AM 6 min

John Dobson and Mark Keohane chat Stormers vs Bulls

It's the big north vs south derby as the Stormers host the Bulls at DHL Stadium this Saturday. Ryan invited Stormers coach John Dobson and Mark Keohane from SA Rugby Magazine for a chat ahead of the quarterfinals of the United Rugby Championship.
5 May 2023 3AM 15 min

The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show goes live

Surprise! You've been waiting patiently for the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show's launch on Monday the 8th of May, but the team decided to sneak in early to wake Cape Town up. It was amazing to be welcomed by the Smile Family who were ecstatic to hear the new team on…
4 May 2023 7AM 2 min

The worst second hand sales you've seen

Smile Breakfast was curious about the worst 2nd hand items our listeners have seen for sale. False teeth is something that seemed to come up a lot. But we also heard about "vrot Birkenstocks", a used toilet, a dirty gas braai, and even a coffin.
30 Mar 2023 5AM 2 min

Experts advise to not buy this item

Lindy gave thrift shoppers a run for their money with her Stat Chat this morning. Apparently there's an item that you should shy away from buying second hand.
30 Mar 2023 4AM 1 min

South Africa is a hotbed for cyber crime

Smile Breakfast caught up with cyber security expert Grant Hughes who brought us up to speed with the latest scams and how we can avoid being victims.
29 Mar 2023 6AM 5 min

He duped a scammer

Smile Breakfast had a conversation about scams. While South Africa seems to be a hotbed for cyber crime, sometimes the scammers get scammed too. That's exactly what one of our listeners did.
29 Mar 2023 6AM 2 min

A.I. leaving Africa behind

Bobby caught up with Nick Bradshaw who is the found of AI Expo Africa. In the conversation we hear Nick's thoughts on Africa falling behind in the world of artificial intelligence.
28 Mar 2023 7AM 1 min
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