Silver lining for Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips as the ousted Melbourne KIIS FM hosts finish with their best ratings of the year

Melbourne KIIS FM stars Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips had a bittersweet send off this month when they left the network with their best ratings of 2023. But it seems the southern audience is loath to let their local stars go as Hawkins, 42, and Phillips, 41, landed in second place for Melbourne's final radio ratings of the year. Melbourne KIIS FM stars Jase Hawkins, 42, and Lauren Phillips, 41, had a bittersweet send off this month when they left the network with their best ratings of 2023 Hawkins and Phillips' newsreader Clint Stanaway said: 'The support and kind words we've received from Melbourne since our last show aired has been pretty overwhelming. The radio hosts recorded their last show on December 1 before Sydney juggernauts Kyle & Jackie O swoop in to steal their breakfast timeslot next year KIIS FM's The Kyle and Jackie O Show beat 2GB's Ben Fordham in Sydney, gaining a massive 16.7 per cent audience share, up 0.4 per cent from the last survey. But it seems the southern audience is loath to let their local stars go as Hawkins and Phillips landed in second place for Melbourne's final radio ratings of the year Hosted by Brendan 'Jonesy' Jones & Amanda Keller, the program rose 1.1 points with a 9.5 per cent share.