Nathan Buckley lands plum new media gig

Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has come out on top after a surprise shake-up in breakfast radio.

Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is joining SEN breakfast after a shake-up of the line-up.

Buckley, who is Fox Footy’s big recruit this season, will appear on Mondays with Garry Lyon for “Breakfast with Garry & Bucks” and on “Whateley on Tuesdays” with Gerard Whateley.

Lyon and Tim Watson have made the decision to reduce the number of days on SEN Breakfast and will broadcast from Tuesdays to Thursdays.

“I’m looking forward to working with the team here to produce content that educates and entertains,’’ Buckley said.

Buckley will join SEN breakfast after a shake-up. Picture: Getty

“Garry and Gerard, who are two of the most established and effective broadcasters of their time.

“I’m passionate about sport and what constitutes high performance so to provide perspective and context to the weekend’s events and unearth the stories of the combatants as we do is something I hope to achieve for the listeners benefit.”

On the SEN Breakfast line-up change, Lyon said: “If Tim was not to be available, and I had the choice to sit down on a Monday morning and dissect a massive weekend of football with anyone, then Nathan Buckley would be at the top of every list,’’ he said.

Garry Lyon will work with Buckley. Picture: Michael Klein

Bucks will join Gerard Whateley for ‘Whateley on Tuesdays’.

“He has proven in the past to be one of the smartest and most articulate and incisive analysts in football media.

“With the added benefit of 10 years of coaching behind him, to get his first thoughts on the biggest issues from the weekend of football will be compulsory listening, and we can’t wait to get started.”

Watson said: “Garry and l have decided we can only tolerate each other two days a week — but after a long negotiation he has agreed to try three — I look forward to reuniting with him and hope this new arrangement sees us still together until October”.

Lyon and Buckley will start on February 28.

Kane & Kingy, Kane Cornes and David King, will be heard on Fridays from February 4.

King will also join Whateley for the Monday Means Test each week.