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 News Narrated by Success Lekabe, Ricky Schroeder
677 Episodes
420 – 440

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

Loadshedding trims, accidental mullets, and other grooming fails

We asked our listeners if they had ever had any fails when it comes to grooming. We heard about how loadshedding humbled Aiden at the barber, how an ambitious trim led to vanishing eyebrows, and how a request for a fringe managed to become a fluffy mullet.
28 Mar 2023 6AM 3 min

A grooming incident gives a new nickname

Bobby had a confession that he may have been part of a small percentage of adults that have sustained an injury whilst grooming themselves. But the way he manage to get the injury got himself a new nickname on Smile Breakfast.
28 Mar 2023 5AM 1 min

Happy 100th birthday Elizabeth Raby!

At Smile FM we celebrated our 10th birthday on the 25th of March. We share our birthday with someone who has a lot of wisdom - Mrs Elizabeth Mona Raby. She turned 100 over the weekend.
27 Mar 2023 4AM 3 min

Robin and Jorine's honeymoon

Last month one of our listeners proposed to his partner live on Smile Breakfast. We then convinced Robin and Jorine to get married the next week on Valentine's Day. We pulled off a wedding in a week and were surprised when Blessing from Love For Africa gifted them with a…
24 Mar 2023 2AM 4 min

Bobby Brown's custom alarm

Smile Breakfast made their very own alarms for you to download and use on your phone. Here is Bobby's idea of what should get you out of bed.
23 Mar 2023 7AM 1 min
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