Ben, Liam and Belle to depart the NOVA Network

Nova’s networked Late Drive program hosted by Ben, Liam and Belle (Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson) will air for the last time on Friday December 12. The trio had only moved back to broadcast nationally from Ben and Liam’s hometown of Adelaide a month ago.

Ben, Liam and Belle were hosting breakfast on Nova 100 Melbourne before being replaced by Jase and Lauren, and shifted to Late Drive, after Kyle and Jackie O were announced to be taking over KIIS 101.1 breakfast. They’ve rated well and the move to Adelaide appeared to allow Ben and Liam to be closer to extended family with Ben having two young children.

NOVA said:

“Late Drive with Ben, Liam & Belle will be concluding at the end of 2025. 

Since joining Nova in 2020, Ben, Liam and Belle have made a significant impact both on air and beyond. A hugely talented team and valued members of the Nova family, they have delivered excellent results for Nova and developed a unique connection to their audience.

The final Late Drive show will be on Friday, December 12 and is set to be a celebration of Ben, Liam and Belle’s time on the Nova Network.”

That final program will air between 6-8pm. This looks the start of the end of year radio switching of seats. Since the long running Smallzy’s Surgery also wrapped up in August, Kent ‘Smallzy’ Small‘s networked show following after Late Drive, weeknights on the Nova Network are going to look very different in 2026.