{"id":2241,"date":"2026-01-31T09:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:11:31","slug":"nova-unveils-new-sydney-breakfast-and-national-drive-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/nova-unveils-new-sydney-breakfast-and-national-drive-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova unveils new Sydney Breakfast and National Drive Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NOVA Entertainment today announced brand new line-ups for their Sydney Breakfast and national Drive shows on the Nova FM Network, launching Monday, February 9.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nova 96.9\u2019s new Sydney breakfast show will be Ricki-Lee & Tim,<\/strong> hosted by chart-topping recording artist and television presenter Ricki-Lee and award-winning radio broadcaster, Tim Blackwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A consistent number one show in their current Drive timeslot, Ricki-Lee and Tim are set to build on the incredible legacy of Nova FM Sydney breakfast shows, delivering a live show from Sydney, for Sydney, every weekday from 6am to 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exciting new Nova Network project for hugely talented Drive co-host and comedian Joel Creasey will also be revealed on-air today on the Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel Drive show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also launching on February 9 is Nova\u2019s new national Drive show, Fitzy, Wippa & Kate.<\/strong> Hosted by three of Australia\u2019s most loved personalities, Ryan \u2018Fitzy\u2019 Fitzgerald, Michael \u2018Wippa\u2019 Wipfli and Kate Ritchie, the show will be broadcast live from 4pm to 6pm every weekday across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following on from record audience results in 2025 for their current Sydney Breakfast show, all three presenters have hosted Nova\u2019s national Drive show during their extensive careers, captivating audiences Australia-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the Drive show each weekday, Ricki-Lee & Tim will also be on-air from 6pm for an hour-long national show, underscoring Nova\u2019s commitment to delivering premium content across the entire day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On her new role on Nova 96.9\u2019s Sydney Breakfast show, Ricki-Lee<\/strong> said, “I’ve had so much fun working with Tim and Joel over the past few years and I am constantly blown away by how much people love our show all around the country. Stepping into Sydney Breakfast is a huge honour, and I can\u2019t wait to wake up with Sydney and start every day making the people of this beautiful city smile – and to do it alongside one of my best friends makes it even sweeter. Tim and I are so ready for this. I can\u2019t wait!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Blackwell<\/strong> added, \u201cIt\u2019s been a dream of mine to host Sydney Breakfast my entire career. The fact I get to create a new show, in Sydney, for Sydney, with my best mate and wake up with the greatest city in the world every morning is a privilege that I don\u2019t take for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nova Network\u2019s Group Programming Director, Brendan Taylor<\/strong> said, \u201cRicki-Lee, Tim & Joel have been a consistent number one show in their timeslot, and now is the right moment for a new sound for Sydney. Ricki-Lee and Tim are perfectly positioned to bring something exciting to Sydney Breakfast. They\u2019re two of the best in the business and will continue to build on the incredible legacy of previous Nova Sydney breakfast line-ups, while delivering an exciting new show for Sydneysiders that\u2019s live and local, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the new Drive show, Taylor added, \u201cFitzy, Wippa and Kate are a powerhouse combination and their chemistry, humour and heart resonate deeply with audiences. They\u2019ve delivered excellent results together and this move to Drive allows us to share their magic with all of Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On joining Nova 96.9\u2019s new Drive show, Kate Ritchie<\/strong> said, \u201cI\u2019ve absolutely loved my time with the boys on Sydney Breakfast and I\u2019m thrilled we now get to share our show with all of Australia. My morning alarm is ready and waiting to be set for packing school lunch and doing drop-off again with the beauty of entertaining our loyal listeners on their drive home. It\u2019ll be an exciting evolution for all of us\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Michael \u2018Wippa\u2019 Wipfli,<\/strong> \u201cFourteen, fifteen, who knows how many years we\u2019ve been doing breakfast? I was roughly aged twelve, Fitzy\u2019s voice hadn\u2019t even dropped when we started and Kate is still the rose between two very rough thorns, But the time has come to share the love with the rest of the country. So this odd throuple is packing up the family and moving to a national Drive show. Come with us, it will be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan \u2018Fitzy\u2019 Fitzgerald<\/strong> said, \u201cI\u2019m so proud of what we\u2019ve achieved with our audience in Sydney over the past 15 years, but equally excited to open up to our national family. It gives us an opportunity to travel around to see everyone and more importantly, claim all interstate trips as \u2018work events\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOVA Entertainment CEO, Peter Charlton<\/strong> said, \u201cA key ingredient of NOVA\u2019s success has been consistency, so we\u2019ve made these changes with consideration and a long-term view. This evolution is all about continuing to give our incredible talent the perfect platforms to deliver great content, market-leading audiences and trusted environments for our advertising partners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NOVA Entertainment today announced brand new line-ups for their Sydney Breakfast and national Drive shows on the Nova FM Network, launching Monday, February 9. Nova 96.9\u2019s new Sydney breakfast show will be Ricki-Lee & Tim, hosted by chart-topping recording artist and television presenter Ricki-Lee and award-winning radio broadcaster, Tim Blackwell. A consistent number one show … Continue reading “Nova unveils new Sydney Breakfast and National Drive Shows”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2243,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions\/2243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}