Producer Phil takes you behind the scenes of the Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show. This week he talks about how fun it is to be a producer who gets to annoy his team, feeling vindicated when they don’t believe his stories, overcoming censorship in the 2000s, and how Kurt Darren is the ultimate hitmaker of 2025.
Behind the Scenes of The Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show Ep. 6

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.
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