Kate Ritchie officially joins Fitzy & Wippa on Nova Sydney Breakfast

The speculation is over, with NOVA Entertainment today confirming that Kate Ritchie will return to Breakfast radio, joining Nova’s popular Sydney breakfast team Fitzy & Wippa from this Monday, 13 March.

Ritchie will co-host the show, which from Monday will be called Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie.

A talented broadcaster, actor and author, Ritchie has spent 10 years as an integral part of the Nova Network’s on-air line-up, the last eight years as co-host of the popular Drive show alongside Nova’s Tim Blackwell and Joel Creasey. No stranger to breakfast radio, Kate co-hosted Nova 96.9’s popular Sydney breakfast show alongside Merrick and Rosso for several years.

Ritchie says “I am so excited to be joining Fitzy and Wippa in the very competitive breakfast slot. I’m a huge fan of the show and I’ve been great mates with the boys for years. The past eight years on Drive has been an important part of my life but I’m thrilled to take on this new challenge by returning to breakfast radio in my hometown. I can’t wait to wake up Sydneysiders beside two of the industry’s much loved breakfast announcers.”

NOVA Entertainment CEO Peter Charlton says “Kate is a respected announcer and has spent over a decade with the Nova Network across two of our most successful shows. Her engaging personality, natural rapport and quick wit, has resonated with listeners and advertisers alike. Fitzy & Wippa are incredible talents with a unique approach to entertaining their loyal audience. Matching them with Kate has created a dream line-up and we can’t wait to see and hear what they get up to.”

Fitzy & Wippa added “We’ve been annoying Kate around the office for over ten years, now we get to do it every morning. We are excited for our audience to hear how funny Kate thinks we are. Nova listeners have always loved Kate and now she’ll be served up every weekday. Please enjoy your breakfast.”

Watch the announcement here.