{"id":2532,"date":"2026-05-11T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:04:01","slug":"intern-pete-graduates-to-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/intern-pete-graduates-to-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Intern Pete\u2019 Graduates to GOLD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ARN has announced that Pete Deppeler will join The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/em><\/strong>, Australia\u2019s first national commercial breakfast radio program on ARN\u2019s GOLD Network across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known and loved by Australian audiences as \u201cIntern Pete\u201d, Deppeler joins the show after more than a decade as a key part of KIIS Breakfast. He has built a loyal following for his quick wit, relatable humour and unmistakable on-air style, and is best known for his high-energy, unpredictable segments that have made him a distinctive figure in breakfast radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across his career, Deppeler has been a familiar presence on major red carpets and press junkets, interviewing some of the world\u2019s biggest names including Will Smith, Angelina Jolie and Dolly Parton, as well as members of the Royal Family. Other highlights include high-adrenaline segments such as skydiving and swimming with sharks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian O\u2019Connell said: \u201cPete is one of the most genuinely loved voices in Australian breakfast radio, and he\u2019s chosen this as his next chapter. He\u2019s an extraordinary talent who\u2019s ready to evolve, and I couldn\u2019t be prouder that he\u2019s chosen the Bright Side of the Dial to do it on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deppeler will join Christian\u2019s team in an on-air role as roving reporter and senior producer, at a pivotal time for The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/em> as it continues its national growth and builds audience momentum in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve admired Christian\u2019s work for years, going right back to his broadcasting days in the UK,\u201d Peter Deppeler said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to join this incredible show with Christian and the team right across Australia. I love radio and everything this medium offers. I want to thank ARN, the incredibly talented KIIS team and everyone who\u2019s supported me over the years. And now \u2013 onto GOLD. Let\u2019s go!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deppeler\u2019s final day on KIIS Breakfast will be on Friday May 22, before making his on-air debut with The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/em> on Monday May 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can listen to The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/em> from 6-9am weekdays on GOLD101.7 in Sydney, GOLD104.3 in Melbourne, GOLD DAB+ in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane and via the free iHeart app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ARN has announced that Pete Deppeler will join The Christian O\u2019Connell Show, Australia\u2019s first national commercial breakfast radio program on ARN\u2019s GOLD Network across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Known and loved by Australian audiences as \u201cIntern Pete\u201d, Deppeler joins the show after more than a decade as a key part of KIIS Breakfast. He … Continue reading “\u2018Intern Pete\u2019 Graduates to GOLD”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}