Josiah Shala, the panel operator for Nova Entertainment’s Sydney breakfast show with Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli has landed his first on air-gig at Southern Cross Austereo’s Hit96.9.
Shala worked as a producer at DMG Radio – now Nova Entertainment – for eight years before becoming a panel operator at Fitzgerald and Wipfli’s show five years ago.

Shala (R) with Dua Lipa
He will be joined y at Southern Cross Austereo by Elly Chaney – a former panel operator from Perth – on Goulburn Valley’s Hit network breakfast show.
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“I’m incredibly grateful to SCA for the opportunity and can’t wait to get stuck in,” Shala said.
Chaney joked: “I’m really excited to work with Josiah, but there’s no way I’m letting him near the desk.”
The duo will be heard from 6am-9am on The Goulburn Valley’s Hit96.9 from June 21.