Sarah Harris to join Ricki-Lee and Tim for Nova Breakfast

Nova has confirmed that veteran journalist Sarah Harris will join Ricki-Lee & Tim when the duo take over the Sydney Breakfast shift next week, completing the on-air lineup as the resident newsreader.

The announcement was made on air during the team’s Drive show, and teased across several song breaks.

Ricki-Lee opened the segment by telling listeners, “Tomorrow is our last day as a threesome,” prompting speculation about changes to the show’s format and personnel.

Tim followed with, “There’s something we have to tell everyone,” before the trio joked about rumours of a new addition. Joel leaned into the moment, quipping, “Who are they? I’ll scratch their eyes out,” before the team confirmed Harris’s move to Breakfast.

Nova said Harris will officially join the show when it launches on Monday, February 9, alongside Ricki-Lee and Tim Blackwell, marking a significant expansion of the program and a strategic play for the highly competitive Breakfast slot.

The broadcaster also confirmed that current newsreader Michelle Stephenson will remain with the Drive program, maintaining continuity for the afternoon audience.

Harris brings more than 25 years of experience across the Seven, Nine and Ten networks, with recent roles including co-hosting Studio 10 and The Project.

Nova Network Group Programming Director Brendan Taylor said her appointment reinforced the network’s commitment to live, local Breakfast radio in Sydney.

Ricki-Lee & Tim on Nova 96.9 Sydney will air weekdays from 6am to 9am, with the show also broadcast nationally in the evenings across the Nova Network.

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