May 10, 2026 • 5 mins
Christian is excited to welcome Pete, a former key member of the Kyle and Jackie O show, to The Christian O'Connell Show! With a mix of humour and heart, Pete talks about his new role and the energy he's bringing to the team.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
iHeart podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
You can hear more Gold one I four point three
podcast playlist and listen live on the free iHeart app.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Got anything good? Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell show podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Now, this is genuinely, very very exciting. I'm sure most
of you were. It's been a little interesting in breakfast
radio here in Sydney. The entire world is talking about
what's happened the last couple months to fallout with the
explosion of the Carl and Jackie Oh Show. It's been
huge and I'm aware right now that a lot of
(00:49):
people are flicking around and a lot of people who
love that show, number one rating show for two decades
right here in Sydney. So I'm very very excited to
announce out of all of that one guy who's been
a very very big part of that show and that
entire show. What if you think of the Connor Jackie
Oh Show. Very big, hard working team to put that together,
and one of them was a guy called Intern Pete,
(01:10):
a very familiar voice on that show, an outstanding human,
very talented producer, and I'm genuinely really excited to welcome
him now.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
I saw him last week.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
He was homeless just by the bin, singing and doing
some tap dancing and see if anyone wanted to do
an impromptu light detective test, and I offered him a
job on the spot. Welcome to the bright Side of
the Dial.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
That was a journey, good one.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
We're seeing you there. Welcome.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Do you'll find there's a lot of that in this show.
In turn, Pete joins the bright side of the Dial.
Welcome to us.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Thank you so much, guys, absolute honor to be here
this morning. I'm completely overwhelmed, but I'm so so excited.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
To be here. So how does it feel today?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
You announced this morning just after eight o'clock saying that
you're leaving and goodbye to the audience that you've been
a big part of for many many years.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
How many years were you with Conjana?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I was there twelve and a half years, so since
we launched kids.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Basically, Oh wow, you've been have been through a lot
with everybody.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Yeah, long time, long time there and yeah, big evolving
changes there, which is which is great for them now
because I'm here, which is very exciting as well.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It's sort of frame it's great for them. Do you
mean the court cases? No, well, empty oh, it's got
a job on Breakfast Read. It's all good for Pete. Okay,
who knew he'd be the last person standing, right, the
new king of Sydney.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
That's right, that's right.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
And you get the golden microphone, don't you that you
using at the moment, I will go and get you
as well.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Actually, grab your little hands on that of you That
Game of Thrones, they're all stripping stuff and selling the
merch the.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Copper out of the walls.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Do you have to go on the birthday will because
that is totally we don't want the cock. You can
keep that, Yeah, you know where's cash? Clock can stay
right there. But like, honestly, yeah, betraying a rheo Christin.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Oh my god, I'm just so pumped, Like.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
I really this has been the most exhilarated I've been
for like the you know, the last couple of months
has just been crazy.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Yeah, it must have been actually very hard on you.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
It's a big part of your life that you've been
through such an enormous show like that and a crazy
couple of months. But I've been a fan of your
work for a couple of years and we'll be talking
for for a while.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Up, Pete, and you're.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Going to be a great addition on and off to
what we do, and so building this new show here
in Sydney.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It's going to be so great.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
When can I start?
Speaker 4 (03:19):
I think we've got an official date in a couple
of weeks, but I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Have you, said a couple of weeks. I was told
next Monday.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I'll do what I'm told.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Obviously, I don't know what kind of luxury used to
do on Carl and Jackie O's show. It is not
that way here, mate, not when you're fourth in the ratings.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
No, that's okay. There's a lot of hard work to do.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Your hours are twenty four hours a day.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
That's okay.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
You can find me on all platforms, all platforms to
be fair.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
So, and also, how do you feel you feel excited?
Is it mixtra stuff? It's a lot for all of
you now, the teammates as well.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
One hundred percent.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
So I said goodbye to them this morning and said,
I look, I'll be back next week to probably say goodbye.
But yeah, a mixture of feelings, like obviously it's like
a change. Twelve and a half years is such a
long time. But also there's an energy right now. I'm
over one.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
I didn't even sleep last night.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I was just so excited about this, so I was
worried that I was going to be a bobbling mess.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
I read one headline and all it said is intern
Pete breaks down on air. That was the only headline.
I went, he's losing the story that he is announcing
he's coming to the bright solid the christianlure was just
going to read that he's had some devastating news and
he's gone to work for the fourth most popular show
has broken down. There was nothing that's smooth for him
or Nova.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
No, no, no, no.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
That This is how bad it's gotten from me this
morning already, and I've only just got a technology.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
I didn't realize. I completely said your name wrong and
everything Christian I called.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
You, I've taken you in man, No I.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Worked out?
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Or you're the crazy weather guy with bo Ryan.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
What did you get just last night, man?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Or something outside. I've got to go and check the audience.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Whelmed.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
People listening to kiss the ones that left anyway would
have thought he's going to work for christ he's found God,
that he's seen the light.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
I'm well, we've really landed a good him.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Well, you got a good one.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You're a bonent fit, you're fit, You're fit right in.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
I regularly get the time wrong somehow, just my being
opposite a giant clot Pete, you deserve a great opportunity.
I'm so excited about you joining the show. Seriously, welcome
to the bright side of the Dame. Mate, We're gonna
have a lot of fun.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Ott wait, guys, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
And the name's Christian con I'm going to run rite down, mate,
just wrote it down. Christian O'Connell show on Podcast
iHeart podcasts.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
You can hear more Gold one I four point three
podcast playlist and listen live on the free iHeart app.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Got anything good? Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell show podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Now, this is genuinely, very very exciting. I'm sure most
of you were. It's been a little interesting in breakfast
radio here in Sydney. The entire world is talking about
what's happened the last couple months to fallout with the
explosion of the Carl and Jackie Oh Show. It's been
huge and I'm aware right now that a lot of
(00:49):
people are flicking around and a lot of people who
love that show, number one rating show for two decades
right here in Sydney. So I'm very very excited to
announce out of all of that one guy who's been
a very very big part of that show and that
entire show. What if you think of the Connor Jackie
Oh Show. Very big, hard working team to put that together,
and one of them was a guy called Intern Pete,
(01:10):
a very familiar voice on that show, an outstanding human,
very talented producer, and I'm genuinely really excited to welcome
him now.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
I saw him last week.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
He was homeless just by the bin, singing and doing
some tap dancing and see if anyone wanted to do
an impromptu light detective test, and I offered him a
job on the spot. Welcome to the bright Side of
the Dial.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
That was a journey, good one.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
We're seeing you there. Welcome.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Do you'll find there's a lot of that in this show.
In turn, Pete joins the bright side of the Dial.
Welcome to us.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Thank you so much, guys, absolute honor to be here
this morning. I'm completely overwhelmed, but I'm so so excited.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
To be here. So how does it feel today?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
You announced this morning just after eight o'clock saying that
you're leaving and goodbye to the audience that you've been
a big part of for many many years.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
How many years were you with Conjana?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I was there twelve and a half years, so since
we launched kids.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Basically, Oh wow, you've been have been through a lot
with everybody.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Yeah, long time, long time there and yeah, big evolving
changes there, which is which is great for them now
because I'm here, which is very exciting as well.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It's sort of frame it's great for them. Do you
mean the court cases? No, well, empty oh, it's got
a job on Breakfast Read. It's all good for Pete. Okay,
who knew he'd be the last person standing, right, the
new king of Sydney.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
That's right, that's right.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
And you get the golden microphone, don't you that you
using at the moment, I will go and get you
as well.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Actually, grab your little hands on that of you That
Game of Thrones, they're all stripping stuff and selling the
merch the.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Copper out of the walls.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Do you have to go on the birthday will because
that is totally we don't want the cock. You can
keep that, Yeah, you know where's cash? Clock can stay
right there. But like, honestly, yeah, betraying a rheo Christin.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Oh my god, I'm just so pumped, Like.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
I really this has been the most exhilarated I've been
for like the you know, the last couple of months
has just been crazy.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Yeah, it must have been actually very hard on you.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
It's a big part of your life that you've been
through such an enormous show like that and a crazy
couple of months. But I've been a fan of your
work for a couple of years and we'll be talking
for for a while.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Up, Pete, and you're.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Going to be a great addition on and off to
what we do, and so building this new show here
in Sydney.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It's going to be so great.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
When can I start?
Speaker 4 (03:19):
I think we've got an official date in a couple
of weeks, but I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Have you, said a couple of weeks. I was told
next Monday.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I'll do what I'm told.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Obviously, I don't know what kind of luxury used to
do on Carl and Jackie O's show. It is not
that way here, mate, not when you're fourth in the ratings.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
No, that's okay. There's a lot of hard work to do.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Your hours are twenty four hours a day.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
That's okay.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
You can find me on all platforms, all platforms to
be fair.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
So, and also, how do you feel you feel excited?
Is it mixtra stuff? It's a lot for all of
you now, the teammates as well.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
One hundred percent.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
So I said goodbye to them this morning and said,
I look, I'll be back next week to probably say goodbye.
But yeah, a mixture of feelings, like obviously it's like
a change. Twelve and a half years is such a
long time. But also there's an energy right now. I'm
over one.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
I didn't even sleep last night.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I was just so excited about this, so I was
worried that I was going to be a bobbling mess.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
I read one headline and all it said is intern
Pete breaks down on air. That was the only headline.
I went, he's losing the story that he is announcing
he's coming to the bright solid the christianlure was just
going to read that he's had some devastating news and
he's gone to work for the fourth most popular show
has broken down. There was nothing that's smooth for him
or Nova.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
No, no, no, no.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
That This is how bad it's gotten from me this
morning already, and I've only just got a technology.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
I didn't realize. I completely said your name wrong and
everything Christian I called.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
You, I've taken you in man, No I.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Worked out?
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Or you're the crazy weather guy with bo Ryan.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
What did you get just last night, man?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Or something outside. I've got to go and check the audience.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Whelmed.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
People listening to kiss the ones that left anyway would
have thought he's going to work for christ he's found God,
that he's seen the light.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
I'm well, we've really landed a good him.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Well, you got a good one.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You're a bonent fit, you're fit, You're fit right in.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
I regularly get the time wrong somehow, just my being
opposite a giant clot Pete, you deserve a great opportunity.
I'm so excited about you joining the show. Seriously, welcome
to the bright side of the Dame. Mate, We're gonna
have a lot of fun.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Ott wait, guys, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
And the name's Christian con I'm going to run rite down, mate,
just wrote it down. Christian O'Connell show on Podcast
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