Ash Pollard is DROPPED from her Hit Network radio show – with Maz Compton permanently replacing her
Former My Kitchen Rules star-turned-radio host Ash Pollard has been dropped from her Hit Network breakfast show Gawndy & Ash.
Southern Cross Austereo announced on Friday that Maz Compton, 41, who had been filling in for Ash while she was on maternity leave, will be her permanent replacement.
As of today, Maz will continue co-hosting alongside Daniel ‘Gawndy’ Gawned, with the show being renamed Gawndy & Maz.
New chapter: Former My Kitchen Rules star-turned-radio host Ash Pollard (pictured) has been dropped from her Hit Network radio show Gawndy & Ash
Ash, 35, will remain a part of the Hit Network family, filling in as a casual announcer for the network’s breakfast shows across the country.
As reported by Radio Today, Ash has decided to focus on her family after welcoming her first child, daughter Clementine, with partner Pete Ferne in September.
She said of working alongside Gawndy: ‘It’s not always you get partnered with someone that brings out the best in you on air. I will always appreciate Gawndy for allowing me to be me. Our chemistry was quite unique. We worked. I’ll miss that.’
Gawndy added that he was ‘lucky’ to work with such an ‘amazing’ co-host, and wished Ash and Pete ‘all the best with parenthood’.
New-look show: SCA announced on Friday that Maz Compton (R), who had been filling in for Ash while she was on maternity leave, will be her permanent replacement. As of today, Maz will continue co-hosting with Daniel Gawned (L), with the show being renamed Gawndy & Maz
Motherhood: Ash is now focusing on her family after welcoming her first child, daughter Clementine, with partner Pete Ferne in September. She will remain a part of the Hit Network family, filling in as a casual announcer for the network’s breakfast shows across the country
Maz returned to the Hit Network in September to fill in for Ash, five years after SCA unceremoniously dumped her from Sydney’s 2Day FM breakfast show.
At the time, a network spokesperson said SCA was ‘happy to welcome Maz back’.
In late 2015, Maz and her then co-host Dan Debuf were replaced by Rove McManus and Sam Frost on 2Day FM breakfast.
Making a comeback: Maz returned to the Hit Network in September to fill in for Ash, five years after SCA unceremoniously dumped her from Sydney’s 2Day FM breakfast show
A year later, Maz spoke publicly about the circumstances of her dismissal.
She explained she was on a flight when Dan texted her a link to a news article revealing they’d both been fired.
‘So I got off the plane and I turned on my phone and Dan had sent me a text and I think the text said “LOL” and it was a link to a newspaper article about how Rove McManus was taking over the Sydney breakfast show,’ Maz said.
Replaced: In late 2015, Maz and her then co-host Dan Debuf were replaced by Rove McManus and Sam Frost on2Day FM breakfast
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia about her dismissal at the time, Maz said: ‘Of course I was disappointed, but it wasn’t my decision.’
‘It had nothing to do with how awesome our radio show is and was about the direction the company is going in, and I can’t take that personally,’ she added.
It wasn’t long before Rove & Sam tanked in the ratings, and their show was replaced with another team after a year.
Boned: Speaking to Daily Mail Australia about her dismissal at the time, Maz said: ‘Of course I was disappointed, but it wasn’t my decision.’ Pictured on July 20, 2015, in Sydney