Hughesy & Kate
| Other names | Hughesy, Kate & Dave |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | KIIS 101.1 Melbourne |
| Syndicates | KIIS 106.5 Sydney 97.3 FM Brisbane Mix 102.3 Adelaide 96 FM Perth |
| Starring | Dave Hughes Kate Langbroek Jack Laurence |
| Produced by | Sarah Griffith |
| Executive producer(s) | Sacha French |
| Original release | Invalid date range |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Opening theme | "Something Big" by Shawn Mendes |
| Website | Hughesy & Kate |
Hughesy & Kate is an Australian radio station drive show on the KIIS Network. The show is hosted by Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek with anchor Jack Laurence.
History
Nova 100
Hughesy, Kate and Dave first began on 3 December 2001 on Nova 100 as the inaugural breakfast show for the newly launched radio station. Dave O'Neil was formerly a presenter of the show from its inception in December 2001, when it was known as Hughesy, Kate & Dave, but in July 2006 he moved to the breakfast show on Vega 91.5 (now smoothfm 91.5). Tim Blackwell replaced O'Neil although his name was not credited in the show's title.
In 2009, Ed Kavalee, formerly of The Wrong Way Home drive show with Akmal Saleh and Cal Wilson, replaced Tim Blackwell as silent anchor. In August, news presenter Carrie Bickmore announced that she was leaving Nova 100 to focus on her role at The 7PM Project and spend time with her son. Bickmore finished at Nova 100 on 25 September 2009 with Lauren Brain replacing her.
In December 2011 Ed Kavalee resigned to focus on TV and film work, along with Jeff Tyler. Ian Cohen replaced Tyler and Daniel Gawned was announced as Kavalee's replacement for the beginning of 2012. In July 2012 Gawned was replaced by Dan Anstey, formerly of Dan & Leon, who was moved from Nova 100's sister station Nova 106.9 in Brisbane.[1]
On 10 September 2013, Hughes and Langbroek announced that will be leaving Nova 100 after 12 years with the final show on Friday 29 November. In October, it was announced that drive host Meshel Laurie and comedian Tommy Little would replace Hughes and Langbroek. The new breakfast show Meshel & Tommy started in early December.
Mick Molloy, Peter Helliar, Gretel Killeen, Livinia Nixon and Jane Hall all filled in for Kate Langbroek when she was away or on maternity leave.
KIIS Network
In November 2014, Australian Radio Network announced the show would relaunch on its KIIS Network of stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide in the drivetime slot, replacing Rosso on Drive on KIIS 106.5 and Mix 101.1, and local announcers on 97.3 FM and Mix 102.3.[2][3] The show commenced on 27 January 2015, anchored by former 90.9 Sea FM and 2DayFM announcer Matty Acton.[4][5]
Along with The Kyle & Jackie O Hour of Power, the show expanded to Perth via 96FM in June 2015, replacing Darren de Mello in the drive slot.[6]
In December 2016, Matty Acton left the show to join HIT 105 in Brisbane.[7] Jack Laurence will replace Acton as anchor of the show from 2017.
References
- ^ "Comings and Goings | AsiaRadioToday.com". www.asiaradiotoday.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ http://www.mix1011.com.au/entertainment/hughesy-and-kate-to-join-kiis-1011-in-2015
- ^ http://www.arn.com.au/assets/1579531/media-release---arn-s-mix-melbourne-rebrands-as-kiis-101-1-and-hughesy---kate-announced-as-national-drive.pdf
- ^ "HUGHESY & KATE TAKE THE WHEEL FOR NATIONAL DRIVE SHOW ON THE KIIS NETWORK FROM TODAY" (PDF). Australian Radio Network. 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Kiis 101.1 announces multitude of appointments". Radioinfo.com.au. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Hughesy and Kate now driving Perth Listeners Home". Australian Radio Network. 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Matty Acton Departs ARN, Back to SCA". www.radiotoday.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2016.