Who would have thought we have so many authors listening to us?

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We have the most interesting listeners in the world and one of them popped in for a chat. Hugo Lombard works in health & safety in the construction industry, is a qualified a pilot, and now an author.

“Stay grounded. Fly for the right reasons.”

Anyone interested in getting a copy of Hugo’s book can email him directly on myppljourney@gmail.com

We have a bunch of authors in the Smile family

We asked listeners what they would call their book if they wrote one. We were so pleasantly surprised to hear about some more listeners who had actually written their own books.

Never judge a book by its cover

“It was my mom looking out for me one last time saying ‘I’ve got your back’.”

During a conversation about books that our listeners had written, one listeners called in to share a heartwarming story that was a real full-circle moment. Dylan happened to keep some books from his late mom, three of which turned out to be extremely valuable that helped his family in a financially challenging time

Phil de Lange
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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