When radio pranksters become the prankees

Fitzy and Wippa have been established in the Sydney radio market for over a decade now. They’ve got a loyal audience on Nova 96.9 breakfast, and as you’d imagine, are pretty confident in the job after all these years.

Usually the ones behind the mic, and usually the ones putting together the pranks (with newsreader Matt De Groot a common prank target), the pair were recently conducting job interviews for a new video producer when they got more than they bargained for.

‘Dave’ arrived for an interview and kicked-off straight away by pointing out how rich Fitzy and Wippa were, telling them they’re complacent and lazy, and telling Wippa he’s fat. He also suggested they might be too old to understand TikTok and need to dance more on the platform or some pole dancing content.

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