YFM‘s staple youth-focused breakfast show, ‘Y Mornings‘ with DJ Ankletap, is coming to an end later this month.
When is the ‘Y Mornings’ breakfast show’s final broadcast?
Following a 12-year stint at the helm of the station’s most popular slot, DJ Ankletap, real name Bryce Clarke, will broadcast his last Y Mornings breakfast show on Friday, 24 March 2023.
Reflecting on his tenure, where he started as a trainee on YFM‘s graveyard slots in 2011, DJ Ankletap, adored by his listeners as ‘Malume’, which translates to ‘uncle’, revealed that part of his decision to exit the show was “to make way for a new generation of talent to take the reins.”
“I believe in Y and in the talent here. I will miss the Y Mornings listeners, but I know I am leaving them in good hands. I will always hold Y in my heart,” he said.
The station’s managing director Haseena Cassim described Clarke’s exit as the end of an era.
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“I have watched DJ Ankletap throughout his time with the station and find his ability to genuinely connect with the listener incredible. He had listeners at the edge of their seats in laugher, in tears and in awe as he shared his life experiences with them.
“Talent like this doesn’t come around often and Y is honoured to have been an integral part of his career and also his team. Y Mornings with DJ Ankletap and Kandis Kardash, along with assistant producer Josi Chave will be missed. We know that the new Breakfast show will deliver the best of our Y DNA,” Cassim said.
At this juncture, a replacement show has yet to be announced. However, from what we understand, YFM will debut a new breakfast show, along with a slot reshuffle at the start of April 2023.
Y Mornings co-host Kandis Kardash had this to say about the show’s ending:
“Starting each weekday with the Y Mornings listener has been the greatest honour and I will miss them. We have made amazing radio together and I look forward to hearing the new team on air.”
