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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Nova 96.9 Sydney |
| Syndicates | Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 106.9 Brisbane, Nova 91.9 Adelaide, Nova 93.7 Perth, Grant Broadcasters, Ace Radio, Red FM, Eagle FM and Snow FM. |
| Hosted by | Ryan Fitzgerald Michael Wipfli Sarah McGilvray |
| Recording studio | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
| Original release | 17 January 2011 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | Fitzy & Wippa |
| Podcast | iTunes |
Fitzy and Wippa is an Australian breakfast radio show on Nova 96.9 in Sydney, Australia. It is hosted by comedians Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald, Michael "Wippa" Wipfli with Sarah McGilvray.
The show airs from 6 am to 9 am on weekday mornings with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on iTunes as is the podcast for all other Nova FM Breakfast and Drive shows in Australia.
News, sport, weather and traffic updates are presented by Matt de Groot.
History
The show commenced broadcasting on 17 January 2011,[1] replacing Ryan, Monty and Wippa on the drive shift. Ryan Shelton left Nova to focus on his television career and Katie "Monty" Dimond moved to Sydney to join Merrick Watts and Scott Dooley at Nova 96.9 on the breakfast show.
In August 2011, it was announced that Fitzy & Wippa would move to Nova 96.9 breakfast and replacing Merrick Watts and Scott Dooley. Meshel, Tim and Marty (now Kate, Tim and Marty) took over the national drive show.[2]
Aside from the Nova network the show is also syndicated to 38 other FM stations including Ace Radio and Grant Broadcasters FM Network of stations along with Red FM, Eagle FM and Snow FM.[3] The time of day that Fitzy & Wippa is broadcast is different for each of these stations and they will shorten it to 1 hour or 2-hour long episodes featuring the best bits only.[4][5]
In January 2018, Sarah McGilvray joined the show after previously making regular appearances in her role as Nova 96.9 program director. In October 20i9, Executive Producer Tom Ivey, who also makes on-air contributions as part of the broader team was officially recognised in promotions. [6]
Television special
On 27 November 2015, Fitzy and Wippa hosted a one-off special Up Reasonably Late with Fitzy & Wippa on Network Ten.[7] It was watched by 114,000 viewers.[8]
References
- ^ "'Fitzy' and 'Wippa' to drive FM radio war". Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Fitzy & Wippa to Nova Sydney breakfast; Meshel, Tim & Marty to national drivetime". 26 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "48 regional stations to broadcast Kate, Tim & Marty in 2018". Radio Today. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "106.3 / 95.9 MIXX FM - Shows".
- ^ "All Stations | Hit Network".
- ^ "Nova launches new marketing campaign". 25 October 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (27 November 2015). "Airdate: Up Reasonably Late with Fitzy & Wippa". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (28 November 2015). "Friday 27 November 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.