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Mike Christian
Michael Christian is an Australian radio presenter.
Christian is best known for his work with Southern Cross Austereo. With Austereo, he worked for their Fox FM and 2Day FM stations. At 2Day FM, along with his co-host Mel Greig, he made a prank call to the hospital caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge that led to the suicide of one of the nurses in December 2012. In February 2025, after working with the network for over 20 years, Christian was made redundant by Southern Cross Austereo. As of December 2025, Christian is a radio announcer on KIIS 1065.
In February 2006, Christian started his radio career at Sea FM Central Coast, after completing a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio Broadcasting at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He later moved on to become a morning announcer at 92.9 Perth.
On 5 October 2009, Christian started a position as the afternoon's announcer at Austereo's Fox FM in Melbourne, Victoria before moving to mornings. He moved to Sydney's 2Day FM in December 2012 to host the Hot30 Countdown with Mel Greig, a nationally syndicated program.
On 4th December 2012, Christian and his 2Day FM radio co-host, Mel Greig, made a radio prank call to the hospital that was caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during her first pregnancy. The duo tricked the hospital into releasing private medical information on the Duchess by using "ridiculous comedy accents" to mimic Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales in an attempt to talk with the Duchess.
Two days later Jacintha Saldanha, one of the nurses who was tricked by the pair, was found dead in a suspected suicide.
Both Christian and Greig were seen on their Twitter accounts boasting about the prank a day earlier, calling it "the easiest prank call ever made." They were both suspended from broadcasting following the death. In an interview on the Nine Network's A Current Affair program, Christian said that "We are shattered, heartbroken and our deepest sympathy goes to the family, friends and all those people affected. Mel and myself are incredibly sorry for the situation and what's happened."
On 27 January 2013, 2Day FM's parent company announced on its Facebook page that the Hot 30 show responsible for the prank would not be returning.
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Mike Christian
Michael Christian is an Australian radio presenter.
Christian is best known for his work with Southern Cross Austereo. With Austereo, he worked for their Fox FM and 2Day FM stations. At 2Day FM, along with his co-host Mel Greig, he made a prank call to the hospital caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge that led to the suicide of one of the nurses in December 2012. In February 2025, after working with the network for over 20 years, Christian was made redundant by Southern Cross Austereo. As of December 2025, Christian is a radio announcer on KIIS 1065.
In February 2006, Christian started his radio career at Sea FM Central Coast, after completing a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio Broadcasting at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He later moved on to become a morning announcer at 92.9 Perth.
On 5 October 2009, Christian started a position as the afternoon's announcer at Austereo's Fox FM in Melbourne, Victoria before moving to mornings. He moved to Sydney's 2Day FM in December 2012 to host the Hot30 Countdown with Mel Greig, a nationally syndicated program.
On 4th December 2012, Christian and his 2Day FM radio co-host, Mel Greig, made a radio prank call to the hospital that was caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during her first pregnancy. The duo tricked the hospital into releasing private medical information on the Duchess by using "ridiculous comedy accents" to mimic Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales in an attempt to talk with the Duchess.
Two days later Jacintha Saldanha, one of the nurses who was tricked by the pair, was found dead in a suspected suicide.
Both Christian and Greig were seen on their Twitter accounts boasting about the prank a day earlier, calling it "the easiest prank call ever made." They were both suspended from broadcasting following the death. In an interview on the Nine Network's A Current Affair program, Christian said that "We are shattered, heartbroken and our deepest sympathy goes to the family, friends and all those people affected. Mel and myself are incredibly sorry for the situation and what's happened."
On 27 January 2013, 2Day FM's parent company announced on its Facebook page that the Hot 30 show responsible for the prank would not be returning.