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Hamish & Andy (radio show)
Hamish & Andy was a radio show hosted by Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy, which ran from 2006 to 2013, and then again from 2015 to 2017. Originating on Fox FM, it was broadcast nationally on the Hit Network from 2007 to 2010 in the weekday drive time slot. The show was the highest-rated radio series in Australian history, consistently gaining up to 20% market share in the crucial Melbourne market, with around 2.7 million listeners and one million podcast downloads each week. The duo retired from the show at the end of 2017 before it returned in a weekly podcast-only format from 2018.
The Hamish & Andy radio team primarily consisted of:
The first iteration of the Hamish & Andy radio show was broadcast on weekdays in a two-hour drive time slot, beginning in 2006. In less than six months, Southern Cross Austereo decided to broadcast the show Australia-wide, becoming one of the country's first national drive shows.
In 2009, the show won Best Networked Program at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, as well as Best On-Air Team. By the end of the year, the show was syndicated being internationally, in a weekly highlights package for 18 stations across New Zealand, as well as Dubai through the Arabian Radio Network. CEO of the network, Steve Smith, stated "in my 20 years in radio Hamish & Andy are the most talented duo I've seen come out of Australia – their dominant ratings over the past two years plus their ability to make everyday life hilarious will certainly go down well here". In June 2010, the Hamish & Andy show started to broadcast on Sunday nights in the United Kingdom on Absolute Radio, with Dave Cameron, head of the show's network, hinting at future international syndications – "the U.K. broadcast is the next step towards getting their show known and loved globally".
In August 2010, the duo announced they would retire from daily broadcasting to focus on their television careers, producing one radio show per week instead. They began in Perth on 29 November 2010, where over 3,500 fans attended in 37 °C heat. On 3 December 2010, the duo broadcast their final daily programme from Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, where they were hosting a free farewell concert. Over 7,000 fans attended the event, which included a surprise appearance by Irish rock band U2. As of 2010, the show had attracted an average of 2.2 million listeners nationally.
From 2011 until the end of 2012, the show was broadcast every Friday.
It was announced on 23 November 2012 that Hamish & Andy would be restructured into two different shows in 2013 – the regular drive show from 4pm–6pm on Monday, and another, Business Brunch, from 9am–10am from Tuesday to Friday. The format of this new programme was pre-recorded, and the duo aimed to cover just one topic per show.
In October 2014 it was announced the duo would return to their weekly drive time slot on the Hit Network from 6 July 2015. They would also publish a podcast of each show, excluding the live broadcast's commercials and songs.
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Hamish & Andy (radio show)
Hamish & Andy was a radio show hosted by Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy, which ran from 2006 to 2013, and then again from 2015 to 2017. Originating on Fox FM, it was broadcast nationally on the Hit Network from 2007 to 2010 in the weekday drive time slot. The show was the highest-rated radio series in Australian history, consistently gaining up to 20% market share in the crucial Melbourne market, with around 2.7 million listeners and one million podcast downloads each week. The duo retired from the show at the end of 2017 before it returned in a weekly podcast-only format from 2018.
The Hamish & Andy radio team primarily consisted of:
The first iteration of the Hamish & Andy radio show was broadcast on weekdays in a two-hour drive time slot, beginning in 2006. In less than six months, Southern Cross Austereo decided to broadcast the show Australia-wide, becoming one of the country's first national drive shows.
In 2009, the show won Best Networked Program at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, as well as Best On-Air Team. By the end of the year, the show was syndicated being internationally, in a weekly highlights package for 18 stations across New Zealand, as well as Dubai through the Arabian Radio Network. CEO of the network, Steve Smith, stated "in my 20 years in radio Hamish & Andy are the most talented duo I've seen come out of Australia – their dominant ratings over the past two years plus their ability to make everyday life hilarious will certainly go down well here". In June 2010, the Hamish & Andy show started to broadcast on Sunday nights in the United Kingdom on Absolute Radio, with Dave Cameron, head of the show's network, hinting at future international syndications – "the U.K. broadcast is the next step towards getting their show known and loved globally".
In August 2010, the duo announced they would retire from daily broadcasting to focus on their television careers, producing one radio show per week instead. They began in Perth on 29 November 2010, where over 3,500 fans attended in 37 °C heat. On 3 December 2010, the duo broadcast their final daily programme from Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, where they were hosting a free farewell concert. Over 7,000 fans attended the event, which included a surprise appearance by Irish rock band U2. As of 2010, the show had attracted an average of 2.2 million listeners nationally.
From 2011 until the end of 2012, the show was broadcast every Friday.
It was announced on 23 November 2012 that Hamish & Andy would be restructured into two different shows in 2013 – the regular drive show from 4pm–6pm on Monday, and another, Business Brunch, from 9am–10am from Tuesday to Friday. The format of this new programme was pre-recorded, and the duo aimed to cover just one topic per show.
In October 2014 it was announced the duo would return to their weekly drive time slot on the Hit Network from 6 July 2015. They would also publish a podcast of each show, excluding the live broadcast's commercials and songs.