Ricki-Lee Coulter dropped from Nova breakfast
DMG’s Nova network has revealed shakeups for its Sydney breakfast and national drivetime lineups in 2011.
Ricki-Lee Coulter is leaving the Sydney breakfast show, being replaced by national drive presenter Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond.
The national drive show will now be a double act, with the network pairing Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli with Nova Adelaide breakfast host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, a former Big Brother contestant.
The Nova 969 breakfast announcement:
DMG Radio Australia today announced Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond will join Merrick Watts and Scott Dooley on Nova 969’s Sydney breakfast show in 2011.
Monty has been part of Nova’s national Drive show for the past two years, establishing a great relationship with listeners for being fun, relatable and unashamedly spontaneous.
Monty said, “I’m so excited to be teaming up with Mez and Dools. It’s every radio nerds dream to do a breakfast show in Sydney, especially with two guys that I have so much respect for and are so much fun. Considering I was doing breakfast radio in Albury only three years ago, I’m going to have to pinch myself every morning to believe this is really happening.”
Nova 969 General Manager David Borean said, “We thank Ricki-Lee for her passionate contribution to breakfast and Nova 969 this year, and we are keen to explore further opportunities for her across the Nova network. We think she is a great talent.
“2011 presents new opportunities for the breakfast team and the station. Monty has a great relationship with Merrick and Dools, having regularly popped up on breakfast across the year. The chemistry and connection between them is obvious. It just made sense,” said Borean.
Monty will continue to be heard in Drive for the remainder of 2010 and Merrick, Dools and Monty will be heard weekdays 6am to 9am on Nova 969 in 2011.
The Nova drivetime announcement:
dmg Radio Australia today announced Fitzy & Wippa as Nova’s new national Drive team in 2011.
Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald has been a part of Nova Adelaide’s Breakfast team since the station launched in 2004. The sports fanatic and lovable larrikin regularly appears on Nova’s national Drive show and Network Ten’s Before The Game and The 7PM Project. Nova recognised Fitzy’s potential while still in the Big Brother house and signed the popular contestant as soon as he was voted out.
Fitzy said, “Now the restraining order has been lifted I’m hanging to get close to Wippa again, especially in Drive. As a bonus, instead of waking up at 4am, I can now get home then!’
Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli has been heard on Nova’s national Drive show for the past two years. Never afraid to ‘have a go’ despite his lack of ability, Wippa has pulled a plane, been suspended from a hot air balloon, caused Bruce Willis to stop an interview (don’t ask about Demi) and is currently exercising his survival skills in the Northern Territory.
Wippa said, “Great radio teams are a combination of beauty and brains, I am not sure which one I am, could be both!”
dmg Radio Australia CEO Cathy O’Connor said, “Fitzy’s appearances on Nova’s Drive show have shown the chemistry between Fitzy and Wippa. They’re a great reflection of the Nova brand – they’re real, they’re funny and they’re mates. With a bunch of half baked ideas that Nova management will keep a close eye on, Fitzy and Wippa will be a great team for the Drive home in 2011.
Ryan, Monty and Wippa will continue for the remainder of 2010 and Fitzy & Wippa will be heard weekdays in Drive on the Nova Network in 2011.
Ricki-Lee was awesome. Disappointed.
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ha ha!
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Fitzy and Wippa have the potential to take over drive in 2011. What a strong duo!!
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Just bring back Rosso… make merrick rosso and Dools… please
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Ricki-Lee was not awesome. All she ever said was “That’s awesome!”
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Ricki-Lee should stick to singing. She added zip to the morning show.
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i thought ricki-lee was bad, but monty is unbearable
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Just wondering if there was any news on the Adelaide Breakfast show now … Jules is leaving too … so will be interesting.
The Adelaide Bfast market has had so many changes this year but havent seen any reports on mumbo (that I can recall, doesn’t mean there hasnt been any)
Yes, I know most of you don’t care, but I do and so do a lot of National clients who still spend good money there.
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Nova Adelaide Breakfast Update
Nova 919 today announced Rod and the Flack as the new breakfast team for 2011.
Rod and the Flack, who teamed up in 2005, said, “We couldn’t be more pumped to take on the challenge of Breakfast at Nova in Adelaide. As appealing as the counter-offer to work in the Chilean mines was, the Nova 919 gig was marginally more attractive.”
Nova 919 General Manager Sean O’Brien said, “Rod and the Flack are great blokes who are mad about their footy. We’re excited about the energy and passion they’ll bring to Adelaide and to Nova 919.”
Claire Murphy will continue to have an integral role in the breakfast show.
Fitzy, Claire and Jules will continue on air until 3 December 2010 and Fitzy will be heard in Drive in 2011.
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Glad Ricki Lee is gone. She is not radio material. Monty is ok. Glay Ryan Shelton decided to quit. Career in TV? I dont think so. has anyone told him HE IS NOT FUNNY!!!?
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Good call Nova in getting rid of Ricki-Lee – heaps annoying! Don’t particularly think Monty is a good fit either.
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When Monty filled in a few weeks back with Merrick and Dool, I thought she was great, and I’m glad she got the gig.
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Bloody brilliant…at least nova have the balls to make these sort of changes – heres to hoping new competition in Drive and Bfast will even the score against boring old austereo.
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I can’t believe that people who read this blog actually listen to commercial radio! Oh yeah I forgot – you all work on bogan accounts…
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Fitzy on Nova National Drive show – great news for listeners around this big wide brown (now wet) land!! Nova – now, just please boost your signal a bit here on the Goldy so we too can tune in properly for a larf!! On ya Fitzy!!!!
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Why do these commercial sites always ruin good radio with a 3rd Wheel??
– Paul Murray and the She-Bang anyone?!
(incidentally how funny was the ‘Paul Murray ruined the she-bang facebook page)
Ricki-Lee commentating on anything was as interesting to listen to as her music was?
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This is simply wolf eats wolf. In terms of brains I disagree tha Monty will bring more brains to the team. She laughs hysterically so often that it’s irritating. Neither has the marriage of brain and beauty or either for that matter. And why only young girls? There are super intelligent and funny cougars out there who’d shot the ratings through the roof better than any 24-28-year-old in fact. So, get them on board! Mix and match. Age and brains and beauty. Get out of the closed-minded imperative of having to have a ‘young’ team. Seriously.
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Can’t believe it took so long to get rid of Ricky Lee.
Tranny Lee as we called him.
He was awful……….well she sounded like a man.
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Why can’t Nova get some talent that is in the demographic? All these old people are out of touch with us!
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Ricki lee not funny. Never was. Never will be. Cringeworthy radio. Let that divorce go, who cares abt yr boyfriend, no other topics.
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What Nova really needs to do to lift their ratings – stop the TPG and AMI ads that are on every ad break more than 100 times a day – especially in the mornings. And those ads that you make the radio presenters “bring into casual conversation” is horrible – I wonder why Sydney Nova’s ratings have been slipping…!
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what the fuck ever1 in the world
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im drunk on a tuesday! lol
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