6PR Breakfast with Millsy and Karl

Today is the first peak hour day of the Smart Freeway project which is now officially open on Kwinana northbound. The heavily congested Freeway between Farrington Road and The Narrows Bridge has become the most high-tech stretch of road in the country.

We checked in with John Venables from Main Roads who says there are encouraging signs and the Freeway is performing better than usual

 

 

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We spoke to our listeners as to whether the new Smart Freeway has cut commuter time?

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Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news.

On Monday, Peter told us that a Covid-19 outbreak has caused chaos for TV production in Melbourne with “The Masked Singer” and “Hot Seat” suspending filming , Magda is under attack for doing TV commercials to promote safety during lock-down and sad news as Ernie Sigley’s son reveals his Dad no longer recognises him.

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London's Tower Bridge was stuck open on Saturday due to mechanical failure causing absolute chaos.  We asked the question, where have you been stuck?

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If 2020 wasn't bad enough the world now faces the arrival of an asteroid on the day before the US Presidential vote, no less.

According to NASA the object known as 2018VP1 is projected to come close to Earth on November 2nd. 

We spoke to Brad Tucker, Astrophysicist at ANU about the chances of the approximately 2 metre rock hitting Earth. 

 

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Bob Tarlau gives a detailed account of the news of the day in the United States of America every weekday morning.

On Monday, Bob told us that the California Governor will call on Australia to send firefighters to help fight California’s massive fires, two storms are threatening to become hurricanes and President Donald Trump has a big week. 

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Enda Brady is 6PR Breakfast’s UK Correspondent bringing us the news from the day in the UK.

On Monday, Enda told us that the UK Chief Medical Officer has given sobering news saying that there will not be a safe vaccine in the UK until winter 2021 or 2022 and a police officer suffers a horrific bite.

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Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news.

On Friday, Peter told the boys how composer Andrew Lloyd Webber got his hands on a COVID-19 vaccine, more details on Tim Gossage's departure from Channel 10 and why Lindy Chamberlain will be on the Project this weekend. 

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Each Friday Steve and Baz speak with Inspector Geoff DeSanges, who has been in the force for decades, in the 6PR Breakfast Police Report.

This week Inspector DeSanges told us how an off-duty officer helped track down a stolen vehicle. The car belonged to an UberEats driver who was on his way to deliver the officer his food.

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Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. 

On Friday, Haggers told the boys Jake Waterman has hurt his hand at training yesterday and faces surgery. Haggers says he won’t play this weekend or perhaps for the next few weeks.

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