Nova 100’s Chrissie, Sam & Browny breakfast show has started its final week on air ever with a live Big Goodbye show from Melbourne’s Corner Hotel.
The iconic pub and live venue became an early opener today as close to 400 people lined up around the block in Richmond from 4.30am ahead of the doors opening at 5am.
Joining Chrissie Swan, Sam Pang and Jonathan Brown across the morning was the fourth member of the team – Deano (Dean Thomas).
Chrissie, Sam & Browny’s Big Goodbye outside started with The Early Show, with Deano, Jack Charles & Ash Gardner, live from 5.30am.
The special show even attracted interstate visitors. Not wanting to miss the celebration of seven years of breakfast success were Nova Entertainment’s chief executive Peter Charlton and chief operating officer Peter Colosimo.
Chrissie, Sam and Browny and Deano with Anne Edmonds
The Big Goodbye Show was jam-packed with memories, and the special guests included Chrissie, Sam and Browny regulars Anne Edmonds, Titus O’Reily, Dave O’Neil, Peter Hitchener and comedian Jay Pharoah.
Nova 100 breakfast show sponsor 7-Eleven provided coffee and goodies for Chrissie, Sam & Browny’s guests including Chrissie’s favourite orange and poppyseed muffins.
Chrissie, Sam & Browny will spend the rest of their time on air reflecting on some of their favourite moments since 2016 and next week will be joined by friends of the show including Celia Pacquola, Kitty Flanagan, Santo Cilauro, Matt Preston and Ross Noble.
The breakfast show’s very first guest Tom Gleisner will return for their last day on Friday 2 December.
The show ended at 9am and then the station ran extended highlights from across the past seven years, something that will continue across Nova 100 all week.
Nova Entertainment revealed earlier this year that hosting breakfast post CS&B will be Ben, Liam & Belle.
Above: Nova talent at The Big Goodbye show
Back row: Andrew Will (Melbourne commercial director), David McClung (program director), John McCool (commercial manager), Peter Charlton (CEO), Jack Charles (executive producer), Peter Colosimo (COO) and Jane Elliott (publicity director giving Browny’s book a subtle plug)
Front row: Chrissie, Deano, Sam, Browny and Ash Gardner (news journalist)
Top: Chrissie, Sam and Browny with Nine’s Peter Hitchener