Fitzy and Wippa
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Nova 96.9 Sydney |
| Host(s) |
Ryan Fitzgerald Michael Wipfli |
| Air dates | since 17 January 2011 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | Official |
| Podcast | iTunes |
Fitzy and Wippa is an Australian breakfast radio show on Nova 96.9 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is hosted by comedian Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald and Michael "Wippa" Wipfli and airs 6am - 9am weekdays.
Daily podcasts are available for download and minicasts are also available and they can also be downloaded from the show's website.
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 Dimond (Monty) 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 are now presenting the national drive show.[2]
At 6pm on weekdays a one hour recap of Fitzy & Wippa is aired across the Nova Network.
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". Retrieved 29 May 2012.