| The Matt and Jo Show | |
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| Format | Radio show |
| Developed by | Fox FM |
| Starring | Matt Tilley (1997 -) Jo Stanley (2003 -) Troy Ellis (1997 -) Adam Richard (2003 -) Tracy Bartram (1997-2003) Chris Bennett (2003) Michala Banas (2009) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Paul Dowsley |
| Producer(s) | Kylie Brown Jerimiah Busniak (audio) Carlie Sullivan (online) |
| Location(s) | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox FM |
| Original airing | 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Tracy and Matt in the Morning |
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| Website | |
The Matt and Jo Show is a breakfast radio show broadcast on Fox FM in Melbourne, Australia. Matt Tilley and Jo Stanley are hosts. Troy Ellis is anchor. Adam Richard presents gossip reports. It is broadcast live 6-9am weekday mornings from Austereo's South Melbourne studios, and replayed on Saturday mornings from 6-8am.
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The show was founded late in 2003 after Tracy Bartram left Fox FM. Jo Stanley, who had been working at the Fox on 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, Jo joined the breakfast show, initially named Matt, Jo and Benno with the Fabulous Adam Richard.
Chris 'Benno' Bennett left a couple of months into the year and it was renamed The Matt & Jo Show with the Fabulous Adam Richard. Not very long later, the show introduced anchor Troy Ellis and it was renamed to simply The Matt and Jo Show. The show is known for holding the highest ratings for over a number of years.[1] News updates every 15 minutes are presented by Carlie Bonavia.
Matt and Jo Show is Currently the number 1 breakfast show in Melbourne, Australia, with more listeners than any other breakfast show. It has led the FM share in Melbourne for more than 30 surveys.
In 2009, whilst Stanley was away on maternity leave, her position was filled by Michala Banas (McLeod's Daughters, Neighbours). In 2011, while Matt was away or unwell, his position was filled by comedian Dave Thornton.
Gotcha 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 embarrassing or angering a person. The calls are then broadcast on air on 7.50 a.m., weekdays. This segment has produced 3 Gold selling CD's and made over $500,000 for Melbourne charities. Released through Michael Gudinski's Liberation record label, 'The Double Album' released in 2006, and 'Three's A Crowd' released in 2007, were both nominated for ARIA Awards.
The Dirt with The Fabulous Adam Richard is a segment where Adam Richard presents his updated daily gossip and news about celebrities. This segment happens daily at 7.30am and 8.30am after the news.
Fox To The Rescue is a segment that receives thousands of emails a year from the people of Melbourne wanting to do something kind for people in need. They are sometimes emails of tragedy or need and also emails of people wanting to say thanks to a friend or family member. The team then ring up these people and talk to them about their problems and help them by giving them something, such as a gift-voucher or money.
Nick's Footy Tips is a segment where the breakfast team is joined by the Collingwood Football Club's, Nick Maxwell who chats about the latest football controversies and submits his footy tipping for the week live on-air. The segment happens on Friday mornings.