Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Kass Naidoo on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

There are very few people that's done as much for women's sport in South Africa than Kass Naidoo. As a cricket commentator and founder of gsport4girls, Kass has been a pioneer and role model for the sporting world for decades, and is still going strong. She joined the Ryan O'Connor…

2 Jun 2023 2AM 12 min

The Mzanzi Youth Choir sing their way into American hearts

Adding to the list of South African talent wowing audiences around the world is the Mzanzi Youth Choir. The young South Africans got the golden buzzer at America's Got Talent and are through to the semi-final round in August. Ryan caught up with one of the choir members Thando Natiwane…

1 Jun 2023 5AM 5 min

The Mzanzi Youth Choir sing their way into American hearts

Adding to the list of South African talent wowing audiences around the world is the Mzanzi Youth Choir. The young South Africans got the golden buzzer at America's Got Talent and are through to the semi-final round in August. Ryan caught up with one of the choir members Thando Natiwane…

1 Jun 2023 2AM 5 min

SA dancing sensation Musa Motha

Musa Motha has danced his way into the hearts of everyone around the world. South Africa could not be prouder of this young man whose performance earned him a golden buzzer on Britain's Got Talent. He joined us from London for a chat on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show.

1 Jun 2023 2AM 8 min

Iain Banner with a massive motorsport announcement for CT

Iain Banner, the head of E-Movement and the man responsible for bringing Formula E to Cape Town, joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show for a chat. He had an exciting announcement that will leave Cape Town motorsport enthusiasts frothing at the mouth.

31 May 2023 3AM 6 min

Ryan chats to Irish star Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy has an illustrious career spanning more than 30 years in music and film. As an actor she can boast with a variety of roles in Outlander, Orphan Black and The Tudors. Now she gets to strut her stuff in the Karoo as Tannie Maria in M-Net's "Recipes…

30 May 2023 3AM 9 min

Delia Roodt cracks Ryan's R50 000 noise!

It finally happened! After nearly 4 weeks Ryan's R50 000 Noise was correctly identified as "adjusting the height of a Kirby vacuum cleaner by pushing the foot pedal". At 7am today Ryan took 3 guesses and said that one of them was correct. We invited the winner Delia Roodt to…

29 May 2023 4AM 1 min

"The Irish are like the new New Zealand of rugby..."

Coach John Dobson and Mark Keohane joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show for the last time before the historic URC finals between the DHL Stormers and Munster. Ryan and our two favourite voices of rugby gave their prediction and unpacked the Irish players' style of play.

26 May 2023 4AM 4 min

Larry Soffer reads a listener's mind and makes him cry

World-renowned mentalist Larry Soffer joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show this morning. We asked listeners to call in and get Larry to read their minds. One of our listeners had to pull over on the highway because Larry's predictions had him in tears.

26 May 2023 2AM 3 min

The URC's Charl Crous and David Jordan

Cape Town is gearing up for the finals of the URC this weekend between the DHL Stormers and Munster. Friend of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show Mark Keohane joined us this morning for a chat and brought URC CEO Charl Crous and tournament director David Jordan with him.

25 May 2023 4AM 7 min

Barry Hilton live on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Barry Hilton has always been one of South Africa's most loved comedians and remains a worldwide favourite in the hearts of comedy lovers. He popped in for a visit on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show to talk about his 40 year long career that's still going strong, seeing the funny…

24 May 2023 5AM 6 min

Vusi's journey to get shoes to children in need

Vusi Sindane is a software engineer, former corporate executive, and award-winning entrepreneur. Vusi is on a mission to donate shoes to 10 000 children in need. As he got involved in helping to uplift schools in Limpopo he saw firsthand how children from disadvantaged backgrounds are affected by this. He…

23 May 2023 2AM 6 min

Ryan's awkward run-in with Shaggy

Ryan remembers a time when he met Shaggy. Let's just say Ryan figured out how to annoy Mr Lover Lover.

22 May 2023 2AM 2 min

John Dobson's grateful for organisers and loyal fans

DHL Stormer's head coach John Dobson joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show again. Ryan welcomed SA Rugby Magazine's Mark Keohane for our regular chat with Dobbo who has a weekend off ahead of the URC finals against Munster. Dobson emphasised the inspiration he gets from the passion of Western Cape…

19 May 2023 4AM 8 min

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

Riaan Manser's getting ready for more adventures

He's known as the South African that has conquered the world's toughest oceans and most hostile environments. But now he's about to take his whole family on an adventure.

16 May 2023 2AM 15 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