Fax machines, padel hype, and getting a new nickname from your kids.

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12 January 2026

Welcome to a brand new year. Your familiar friends on the radio are good to go for 2026 and get to work and school with a laugh and a smile every week day morning. Ryan just recovered from being called ‘bro’ by his daughter, only to be hit with a new nickname. We also remembered fax machines and get hyped for a game of padel!

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.