| Show Name: | The Pick Up |
| Format: | Lifestyle |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | KIIS 101.1 Melbourne |
| Syndicates: | KIIS 106.5 Sydney KIIS 101.1 Melbourne KIIS 97.3 Brisbane Mix 102.3 Adelaide |
| Presenter: | Brittany Hockley Laura Byrne Mitch Churi |
| First Aired: | September 2011 |
| Audio Format: | Stereo |
| Website: | The Pick Up |
The Pick Up is an Australian drive radio show with Brittany Hockley, Laura Byrne and Mitch Churi. It is broadcast on the KIIS Network from 3pm to 4pm on weekdays. Daily podcasts were available for download from the show's website.
In August 2011, Australian Radio Network signed Chrissie Swan and Yumi Stynes to host a national drive show across the Mix Network aimed at women, primarily mothers in the 25 to 44 age demographic picking up children from school.[1]
In April 2012, writer and comedian Wendy Harmer joined the show as a regular on Thursdays to discuss issues pertaining to women and families.[2]
In August 2012, Yumi Stynes was appointed breakfast presenter with Mix 106.5 in Sydney and was replaced by Jane Hall.[3]
In December 2014, Chrissie Swan left the show due to her contract not being renewed.[4]
In January 2015, Katie 'Monty' Dimond and Zoe Marshall were announced as the new hosts of the 3PM Pick-Up.[5] In December 2015, Australian Radio Network announced that Meshel Laurie and Katie 'Monty' Dimond would host the show from January 2016.[6]
In January 2017, Australian Radio Network announced that Rebecca Judd and Yumi Stynes would host the show alongside Katie 'Monty' Dimond. Meshel Laurie has left the show to focus on Matt & Meshel and other media commitments.[7]
In November 2020, Australian Radio Network announced that Kate Langbroek would host the show and join Monty Dimond and Yumi Stynes from 27 January 2021, replacing Rebecca Judd who decided to take a break from media at the time.[8]
In October 2022, Australian Radio Network announced that the show would be cancelled and that Kate Langbroek, Monty Dimond and Yumi Stynes would leave the KIIS Network.[9]
In January 2023, Australian Radio Network announced the show would be rebranded to The Pick Up and would receive 3 new hosts: Brittany Hockley, Laura Byrne and Mitch Churi.[10]
On 19 March 2024, Robert Irwin and Julia Morris, hosts of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, appeared on the show,[11] ahead of host Brittany Hockley appearing on the tenth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as a contestant.[12]