How Fitzy & Wippa finally got their win after 15 years

Tim Burrowes

March 22, 2026 12:19

Nova Entertainment’s new drive time trio of Ryan Fitzgerald, Michael Wipfli and Kate Ritchie achieved on their first outing what eluded them at breakfast for 15 years – a number one show.

Analysis of the first set of radio ratings for 2026 across the five capital cities reveals that the biggest average networked audience in the key slots of breakfast and drive goes to Nova’s Fitzy, Wippa & Kate show. Across the five cities, they averaged 157,000.

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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.