Austereo breakfast host Matt Tilley hospitalised after road smash

Tim Burrowes

January 31, 2011 11:35

Austereo’s Melbourne market leading radio station Fox FM is temporarily without breakfast host Matt Tilley after he was involved in a collision with a car while riding his bike over the weekend.

The accident happened in St Kilda, leaving him with two fractured vertebrae, renal contusion and a fractured rib.

He has since been released from The Alfred Hospital.

In a statement, the radio company said: “Austereo management has urged Matt to take as long as he needs to get back on his feet.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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anon 31 Jan 11

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Queenslander 1 Feb 11

Best wishes to Matt for a speedy recovery.

Now let’s rearrange the headline to suit the recent developments re. Austereo:

“Austereo network hospitalised after road smash purchase by manic regional car driver”

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Marty 1 Feb 11

You’ve gotta love radio jocks – doing live crosses from the Alfred A+E… they mix it up. And this guy, from all I’ve read, is pretty quick. All the best Matt. You’re a funny bugger.

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