Phillips joins co-host Jase Hawkins from Monday, August 9.
ARN also flagged there will be further announcements coming “very soon” on who else will be joining the program.
ARN said Phillips is “one of Australia’s most loved presenters”, and together with Hawkins she will create Melbourne’s “freshest” Breakfast show.
“A genuine and relatable Melbourne girl to her core, Lauren will bring her local knowledge, humour and upbeat warmth to listeners each morning, starting conversations about all the things that matter to Melburnians – from what’s hot and fun around town, to the latest in footy and more,” ARN publicity said.
KIIS FM Melbourne s Jase Hawkins breaks down as he farewells co-host Polly PJ Harding
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Melbourne’s KIIS 101.1 is giving listeners the chance to predict Jase Hawkin’s incoming co-host through an on-air game of Guess Who.
Kicking off on the station this morning, ‘Co-Host Who?’ will operate in a similar fashion to the classic board game, with listeners ringing into the station to ask questions and try and guess who Polly ‘PJ’ Harding’s replacement will be.
“Rather than just saying the name and bring them into the studio, I’d rather do the commercial radio thing and try drag this out as much as I can,” Hawkins said of the competition.
“To have a bit of fun and announce PJ’s replacement, over the next couple of days I want to play ‘Co-host Who?’