After more than two decades on the Vancouver airwaves, radio personality Nat Hunter has announced her departure from The Nat & Drew Show. Hunter, who has co-hosted the morning program alongside Drew Savage since the early 2000s, shared the news during an emotional on-air segment on Monday, May 25.
Hunter’s decision to leave the Move 103.5 morning show is driven by a desire to return to Ontario to be closer to her family. During the broadcast, Hunter described the choice as a “super hard decision” that she had been considering for some time. “I don’t know if you guys know this, but Canada is a incredibly big country,” Hunter said in a video posted to the station’s social media. “I’ve been going back and forth a lot lately. It is very hard to get back to family a lot. So it is the right time.”
The transition marks the end of a long-running partnership that began on Z95.3, followed by a move to QMFM in 2014, and eventually the station’s rebrand to Move in 2020. Before establishing herself in Vancouver over 20 years ago, Hunter’s career included roles as a VJ at Country Music Television and a weather anchor in Kingston, Ontario.
The impact of Hunter’s departure is being felt by listeners and colleagues alike. Erin Davis, the show’s third host, noted the sacrifices Hunter made to maintain her career in British Columbia while her family remained far away. On social media, hundreds of listeners responded to the announcement, with many expressing their appreciation for the show’s long-standing presence in their daily routines.
“The tagline for the show for the last couple of years has been, ‘Real Friends, Real Fun,’” said Savage to the audience. “And we are real friends, and we are going to have some real fun over the course of the next couple of weeks.” Savage indicated that the show plans to feature familiar voices in the coming weeks to celebrate the final stretch of the current lineup.
Hunter’s final day on-air is slated for Friday, June 5. While she has confirmed that she has accepted a new professional role—teasing only that it may involve “spices and mixes for dips at reasonable prices”—further details are expected to be shared in the coming days.
As the station prepares for this transition, the departure of a veteran host who has been a fixture of the morning commute for over two decades represents a significant change for the program’s loyal listener base. While the show is expected to continue, the shift in chemistry and the loss of a long-term on-air partnership may prompt changes in the program’s dynamic as it moves forward under a new configuration.
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