Tanya Hennessy to take over Hit Network’s weekend breakfast show
Weekend breakfast on Hit Network will be hosted by Tanya Hennessy in 2018.
The announcement:
The Hit Network is proud to announce that rising radio star and comedian Tanya Hennessy will host Weekend Breakfast in 2018.
Tanya will bring her hilarious and relatable content to the radio, each Saturday andSunday morning from 7am – 9am, with a regular rotation of guest co-hosts. The self-described talker not walker, has been a part of the Hit family for six years. Starting out in Griffith and more recently as co-host of the Ryan and Tanya show on Canberra’s hit104.7 weekday breakfast and Saturday breakfast on 2DayFM Sydney.
Tanya has become well-known for her YouTube videos and now has over 1.1m loyal fans on social media. Last year she was awarded the Video Junkee Breakthrough Award, the Commercial Radio Australia – Best Documentary Award and was nominated for Cosmo’s Woman Of The Year Award, cementing her as one of the most exciting broadcasters in the country right now.
Tanya said, “It’s been my dream to do a national radio show. I’m seriously pumped and grateful for the opportunity. The only thing I’m worried about is that the metro shows are filmed so I may have to put some effort into my appearance. Jokes! Expect a non-supportive bra, no make-up and a messy bun with pastry in it. But seriously I’m stoked!”
Head of Content for The Hit Network, Gemma Fordham said, “Tanya never shies away from having a laugh at herself and has a relatable and refreshing approach to life. We can’t wait for Australia to wake up with Tanya and kick-start each weekend the right way.”
Source: SCA
