Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

A scary experience and dilemma for any parent

Ryan shared a story about his friend who went through a scary experience that developed into a dilemma - what do you do as a parent when your child's innocence is being threatened? An incident on a public beach involving his friend's daughter and a stranger taking photos of her…

12 Dec 2023 2AM 5 min

Blitzboks legend Seabelo Senatla

What a wonderful morning having DHL Stormers speedster and former Blitzboks Olympian medalist Seabelo Senatla in studio talking all things Cape Town Sevens.

7 Dec 2023 3AM 10 min

Warren Vernon-Driscoll, aka Freddie Mercury

Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic returns to Cape Town this weekend. Do to high demand the internationally acclaimed tribute show to one of the most electric bands in history is on at Grand Arena again. Warren Vernon-Driscoll, who plays the role of Freddie Mercury, joined Ryan in studio to chat…

6 Dec 2023 4AM 8 min

CapeBPO joins Ryan for a MASSIVE announcement for 10 000 Jobs for Cape Town

We embarked on a plan to help get Cape Town 10 000 jobs for Cape Town before Christmas. The last update we had saw us delivering 50% of our target. CapeBPO is one of our partners in this ambitious project - Clayton Williams and Shaheed Hendricks joined Ryan for a…

5 Dec 2023 6AM 5 min

Jules from GoodLuck chats to Ryan

There is nothing quite like a Cape Town Summer concert in December so we thought we'd be the first to kick them off with GoodLuck live in studio! Get Lucky Summer recently announced the return of GoodLuck’s annual Summer residency and concert series this much-needed holiday season. Jules joined Ryan…

1 Dec 2023 5AM 6 min

Brave city staff saved a family from a burning house

At a time when we see so much negativity on the front pages it's great when stories of local heroes come around. After a fire broke out at a double-storey residence in Heideveld, eight officials sprang into action as first responders, quickly evacuating the family from their home. Among those…

30 Nov 2023 6AM 10 min

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children's Bernadine Bachar

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children has a vision to create a safe and secure society and a human rights culture where women and children are empowered to exercise their full rights. We caught up with the organisation's director Bernadine Bachar to reflect on the 16 Days of…

29 Nov 2023 5AM 6 min

Kids told us why they're proud of their parents

The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show is Cape Town's favourite destination for families travelling to school in the mornings. We love all our youngsters and the parents that drive them to school who are part of the show every morning. We gave parents the opportunity to tell us why they're proud…

29 Nov 2023 4AM 7 min

Coach Harold "Potz" Johnson hopes to get his team to Sweden

Tramway FC is a dynamic community-based soccer club situated in Southfield, Cape Town, competing in the CTTFA district. Coach Harold "Potz" Johnson started a girls soccer team with the club because his daughter wanted to play soccer. Seven years later they now have three girls teams and one ladies team,…

28 Nov 2023 6AM 8 min

Ard Matthews on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Renowned South African singer and songwriter Ard Matthews popped in to talk about his upcoming performance at Cape Open Air in Muizenberg and his new single "Tell Everyone." The song, featuring collaborations with Ross Learmonth and Jude Kenrick serves as a poignant call to action against ocean pollution and is…

27 Nov 2023 6AM 7 min

Grandpa driving you to school was always an adventure

Do you remember the days when granny or grandpa would give you a lift to school? Ryan remembers the days when getting in the car with his grandfather was quite the speedy adventure.

23 Nov 2023 3AM 4 min

Happy anniversary, Ryan and Karen!

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs O'Connor on their 20th wedding anniversary! We really hope he wasn't serious about the Wacky Wednesday though!

22 Nov 2023 5AM 2 min

Marc Lottering and his new show

Marc Lottering has a brand new show at the Baxter and we couldn't be more excited. The much loved comedian visited the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show to tell us about "So I Wrote That Musical".

21 Nov 2023 5AM 7 min

Ladysmith Black Mambazo live on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

The five time Grammy Award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who have existed for over six decades, perform on Friday the 17th and Saturday the18th of November 2023 at The Artscape Theatre in the Cape Town. The legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo began their SA Legacy Tour in May at The Joburg…

17 Nov 2023 3AM 11 min

Lloyd Harris joins Ryan for a chat

Tennis star and South Africa's number 1 Lloyd Harris is in the country for a few weeks. He's resting up to get ready for the next season and joined Ryan for a chat this morning. He's had a few ups and downs in 2023 but all eyes on the year…

15 Nov 2023 4AM 12 min

Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira isn't slowing down

What does life after rugby look like? We caught up with Springbok legend and 2019 World Cup winner Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira to find out. He told us about his experiencing attending this year's world cup in France, his foundation, and also his latest business venture renewable energy.

14 Nov 2023 1AM 7 min

Stacey called us to set the record straight about her ex

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover. Malcolm's ex Stacey…

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

Brent 'the neighbour' aka Mr Steal Your Girl

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover. Apparently Malcolm wasn't…

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

"My neighbour stole my girlfriend..."

A conversation about what makes a good or bad neighbour got Malcolm to call us and tell us how he came home to find his girlfriend had left him for the guy next door. What's worse is that she had moved in with her not-so-newly acquired lover

10 Nov 2023 7AM 4 min

Dan Nicholl - travelling the world, charity, and Christmas jumpers

When he's not rubbing shoulders with some of the world's most loved athletes, cycling across Europe, or doing great work to give back, he takes some time to talk to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show. It's always a treat to have Dan Nicholl around. He's in Cape Town for a…

3 Nov 2023 5AM 13 min