"The day we became a family"

“The day we became a family”

Published on

18 July 2025

Today is a very special day for Jilly and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is almost 4 and is one of our amazing 5 Word Weather reporters. 3 years ago on this day Jilly officially welcomed Elizabeth into her home and they became a family. Have a listen to their touching story here.

“Its my baby girls gotcha day – the day she came home and we became a family.”

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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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