Mick Molloy leaving Triple M to pursue other 'creative' challenges - Sydney Morning Herald

Radio broadcaster Mick Molloy is leaving Triple M after 11 years with the station.

At the end of Molloy’s drive show on Wednesday, he quipped “there was something I was going to do and, for the life of me, it’s slipped my mind”.

Mick Molloy has announced he is leaving Triple M after 11 years.

“Oh that’s right, yes, sorry - announce that the show’s not coming back next year,” he said.

The broadcaster, who was at the helm of the much-loved Martin Molloy program along with Tony Martin between 1995 and 1998, returned to Triple M in 2011 after he was approached by group director Michael Fitzpatrick.

He joined Eddie McGuire and Luke Darcy on The Hot Breakfast, and moved to the drive program in late 2017.

On air on Wednesday, Molloy said he was sad to leave the station - his “spiritual home” - but the time felt right to pursue other challenges.

On Twitter, he said the time was right to “explore some exciting new creative opportunities that are presenting themselves for the years ahead”.

Molloy’s drive co-host Jane Kennedy quit the Triple M drive program in January this year.

“We won’t be coming back next year, which is sad for me because I love this show and I love this team,” Molloy said on air on Wednesday.

“But you know what? I’ve been here 11 years, it’s been as long as I have been anywhere in my long and storied career, so it just feels ... like the right time.”

Molloy said his leaving was “just the end of one part of the journey and a start of another”, and he was proud of everything he and the team at Triple M had achieved.

“The most important people I want to thank … are the listeners,” he said.

“You people out there who allow me to do what I love most on a day-to-day basis ... it’s been an absolute privilege and a pleasure.”

Molloy said his drive program would continue through to the end of its scheduled programming for the year.

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