RADIO STAR AT HOME ON COAST AIRWAVES
A FAMILIAR voice will replace a popular Gold Coast radio host.
Danny Lakey will step up to the mic at 90.9 Sea FM, joining Bianca Dye and Ben Hannant as the replacement for Dan Anstey, who moved back to Brisbane with his family in June.
Danny’s return marks 10 years since he left the Glitter Strip, where he first fell in love with radio at 90.9 Sea FM.
“After volunteering on community radio, I joined 90.9 Sea FM, drove the ‘Sea Cruisers’ and covered the midnight to dawn shift,” the radio host said.
“I worked as a lifeguard at Wet‘n’ Wild and at Sea World – that’s kind of a rite of passage growing up on the Gold Coast – and Maccas Labrador, went to uni at Griffith, lived right in the heart of Surfers Paradise, and headed to the Parkwood Tavern on a Thursday night.
“Ten years away from this gorgeous place on earth is enough. I’m coming home and I’m excited.”
Until Friday, Danny was the co-host of Hit NSW Breakfast with Maz and Lakey, and before that hosted
The Danny Lakey Show on
Triple M national nights.
Last year, he courted controversy after he invited listeners to phone in to help create “the people’s sex doll”.
The segment involved callers and Danny discussing women's physical appearance and also a reference to slamming the doll “against the wall”.
In an on-air apology, the radio host said he “takes full responsibility for the comments that he put to air”. Triple M Network head Mike Fitzpatrick also issued a statement saying the “comments made on the show fell below the standards that we
expect of our shows”.
Sea FM content director Kim Czosnek said the return of Lakey was a “joyous” moment.
“We can officially now say that the hottest radio gig in the country is filled,” she said.
“It’s a joyous return for him, and for the station where he first tasted that love of radio that runs so deeply through his veins.”
Lakey will join Bianca and Ben on 90.9 Sea FM from Wednesday, August 17 and on the LISTNR app.