Ben, Liam & Belle (radio show)

Ben, Liam & Belle

Genre	Comedy
Running time	120 minutes
Country of origin	Australia
Language	English
Home station	Mix 102.3
Hosted by	Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson
Starring	Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson
Executive producer	Molly Rose
Original release	6 January 2020 – 24 October 2025
No. of series	1 (Nova FM), 1 (Nova 100), 1 (Nova 919), 3 (triple j),
Audio format	Stereo
Website
Podcast

Ben, Liam & Belle was an Australian radio show on KIIS Network. It was hosted by comedians Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson.

The show aired from 6am to 9am on weekdays with music and daily topic discussions and special guests.

History

Fresh 92.7

Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton commenced their radio career at Adelaide community radio station, Fresh 92.7 where they hosted breakfast. ^[1]

Triple J

In late 2016, Harvey and Stapleton were confirmed to take over from Matt Okine and Alex Dyson as co-hosts of the nationwide Triple J Breakfast show in January 2017. ^[2]

In October 2019, it was announced that Ben and Liam will leave Triple J after three years at the station to return to Adelaide. ^[3]

Nova FM

In January 2020, Nova Entertainment announced that Stapleton and Harvey will join Nova 91.9 to host breakfast. The show commenced broadcasting on 6 January 2020 on Nova 91.9 ^[4]

In December 2021, Ben and Liam hosted Summer Breakfast across the Nova Network.

In January 2023, the show moved to Nova 100 in Melbourne with producer Belle Jackson joining them and the show was renamed Ben, Liam & Belle. ^[5]

In February 2024, Nova Entertainment announced that Jase & Lauren will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing Ben, Liam & Belle who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network. ^{[6] [7]} Their first late drive show aired on 11 March 2024.

In October 2024, Ben McDowell was named as Executive Producer of the show. ^[8]

In May 2025, it was announced that Ben, Liam & Belle would return to Adelaide to host the show. Executive Producer Ben McDowell elected to depart the show and not join the team in Adelaide. ^[9] In July 2025, Molly Rose was appointed as Executive Producer.

In September 2025, Nova Entertainment announced that Ben, Liam and Belle would end their radio program and leave the network at the end of the year. ^[10] Originally slated to end on Friday, 12 December, it was later announced that Ben, Liam, and Belle would be departing with immediate effect, with their final show airing on Friday, 24 October. ^[11]

References

1. Bucklow, Andrew (22 November 2016). "Meet the new hosts of the Triple J brekky show". news.com.au.
2. Joshi, Kruti (2 February 2017). "Triple j's Ben & Liam: From local radio to national breakfast show". Media Week.
3. "Triple J's Ben and Liam headed home for commercial gig". 7NEWS. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Ben and Liam's Nova 91.9 breakfast show to kick off on Monday, 6 January". Mumbrella . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
5. Nova Adelaide’s Ben & Liam take over Melbourne breakfast; add Belle Jackson as co-host Mumbrella 28 October 2022
6. McNamara, Lauren (8 February 2024). "Jase and Lauren announce new home after KIIS dumping". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
7. Mediaweek (8 February 2024). "Jase & Lauren jump ship to Nova, taking Ben, Liam & Belle's brekkie slot". Mediaweek. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
8. "Ben McDowell". RadioInfo Australia. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
9. Seyderhelm, Jennifer (18 May 2025). "Ben, Liam and Belle heading back to Adelaide - RadioInfo Australia". RadioInfo Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
10. Kelly, Vivienne (17 September 2025). "Nova axes Ben, Liam & Belle show, re-signs Jodie & Haysey for Adelaide breakfast". Mumbrella. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
11. "'Ben, Liam & Belle' to depart Nova Entertainment". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2025.