Matt De Groot to depart Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show

After 10 years with Nova 96.9’s Sydney breakfast show – and 11 years in total with the Nova Network – this morning News Presenter Matt De Groot announced that he will be leaving the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show at the end of the year.

Matt will be moving to London next year to support his wife Bronte Coy, who will be heading up news.com.au’s royal and entertainment coverage.

Having joined Fitzy & Wippa in 2013 as News Presenter, over his time with the show Matt has delivered approximately 39,000 traffic reports, 20,000 news bulletins, has read the news from the top of the Harbour Bridge, in an ice bath, in a fighter plane, in a helicopter, on the snow, on a cruise ship, and in the line for Harry Styles.

In announcing the news today, Matt said “I’m a little bit more nervous than I thought I would be right now. It has been the best 10 years with the best team, mostly, to be fair often traumatic!”

“After 10 years of telling people it’s busy on the M5 someone else will have the opportunity to do the best job in Sydney radio news next year.”

Listeners called into the show to thank Matt for his contribution to the show and their lives over the past 10 years.

Matt says “It’s been the most unique ‘news’ role in the industry, where on one hand you cover the main stories each day, and on the other your car is wrapped in gladwrap while you’re at your desk.”

“I will miss this team and the show that’s changed my life, but I’m so excited to support my wife in London and sleep in a little bit.”

Over the next few weeks the team will celebrate Matt’s time with the show before the search begins for the right person to join Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie when they return in January 2024.