The Matt and Jo Show
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The Matt and Jo Show is a breakfast radio show broadcast on Fox FM in Melbourne, Australia. Matt Tilley, Jo Stanley, Troy Ellis and Adam Richard host the show.
[edit] History and overviewThe show was founded late in 2003 when Tracy Bartram left Fox FM to pursue another career. Jo Stanley, who had been working at the Fox for the show Jodie and Jo, then moved on to Triple M to host a show called The Shebang. Once Tracy Bartram officially left Fox FM for good. Fox FM invited Jo to host the breakfast show, Matt, Jo and Benno with the Fabulous Adam Richard. However, Chris 'Benno' Bennett left a couple of months into the year due to other commitments, the show was renamed as The Matt & Jo Show with the Fabulous Adam Richard. Not very long later, the show introduced the anchor, Troy Ellis and was renamed to just simply The Matt and Jo Show. The show is known for holding the highest ratings for over a number of years [1]. News updates throughout the show are presented by Susannah Wilson. [edit] SegmentsGotcha Calls are a series of prank calls done by Matt Tilley. Each week Matt receives emails from listeners of the show who set up a friend or a colleague for a Gotcha Call. Gotcha calls involve Matt Tilley projecting a strange voice and cornering the victim in a tough situation in the call, often involving embarrasssing or angering a person. The calls are then broadcast on air on 7.55 a.m., weekdays.
Ask Aunty Jo is a segment where Jo Stanley poses as an aunty and answers question from children that their parents do not want to answer. Each week Jo visits a different primary school and answers the questions of the curious children. This segment is usually broadcast when Gotcha Calls are not broadcast.
Matt and Jo's Man Plan is a segment where the team help women find a sexual partner in the same processes as a dating service.
You Cupid Idiot is a segment where the breakfast team help people to find their true love that are too scared to confront them themselves. The segment begins with a listener writing to the team about their crush and the breakfast team help them hunt down their crush. The segment is then broadcast on air with the two confronting each other via telephone.
Fox To The Rescue is a segmemnt where the team gets sent an email of a tragedy that has happened o somebody's life, such as a close relative's death or a fire. The team then ring up these people and tak to them about their problems and help them by giving them something, such as a gift-voucher or money.
The Fabulous Adam Richard's Celebrity Gossip is a segment where Adam Richard presents his updated daily gossip and news about celebrities. This segment happens at every hour starting from 6.30 a.m. on the show after the news.
Is It Illegal? is a segment where the team answers the question, Is it illegal? to a listener is not sure if they've done anything illegal. Each week the team is ent an email and the emailer would be confronted by the team, live on radio. This segment usually happens after 8.30 a.m.
Brodie's Footy Tips is a segment where the breakfast team is joined by the Collingwood Football Club's, Brodie Holland who chats about the latest football controversies and submits his footy tipping for the week live on-air. The segment happens on Fridays at a random time. [edit] External links[edit] References |
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