Ben Fordham has come out on top in the latest Sydney radio ratings.
The 2GB breakfast host holds a 15.5 per cent share of the overall Sydney market, more than two per cent ahead of his nearest rivals, ABC Sydney.
Meanwhile 2Day FM’s Morning Crew, hosted by Erin Molan, Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes and Ed Kavalee, dropped 0.6 per cent since the last survey.
Winners and losers: 2GB’s Ben Fordham (left) has come out on top in the latest Sydney radio ratings. Meanwhile, 2Day FM’s Morning Crew, hosted by Erin Molan (right), Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes and Ed Kavalee, has suffered a ratings backslide
2Day FM now holds a very slim 3.8 percent of the Sydney breakfast ratings audience.
Meanwhile, KIIS 106.5’s The Kyle and Jackie O Show grew its listenership by 1.1 per cent to obtain a 10.9 per cent share.
Across all stations and timeslots, 2GB leads with 13.4 per cent of the market, ahead of ABC Sydney (10.4 per cent) and Smooth FM (9.3 per cent).
Shocker: Meanwhile her rivals at KIISFM, The Kyle and Jackie O Show, saw their piece of the pie increase by 1.1 percent to give them a 10.9 percent share
Meanwhile, the radio wars took to a very different venue this week when Nova host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli crashed Ray Hadley’s honeymoon.
Wippa, 41, surprised 2GB star Ray and his new wife Sophie Baird at the breakfast buffet at their resort on Hayman Island, in the Whitsundays in Queensland.
Wippa has also been holidaying there with his wife Lisa and their children, as well as Hamish and Zoë Foster Blake.
Fancy seeing you here! Nova FM radio host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli (left) crashed Ray Hadley’s (right) honeymoon with new wife Sophie Baird on Hayman Island this week
In a video posted on Instagram, Wippa walks up to the talkback host at the buffet.
‘Oh, good day Ray. How are you, mate? [I’m] here on behalf of the Ben Fordham program,’ Wippa said.
‘He’s got me on assignment here to make sure the honeymoon is going okay… sorry Soph to interrupt. How is it going?’
Awkward run-in: Wippa, 41, surprised Ray at the breakfast buffet at their resort on Hayman Island, in the Whitsundays in Queensland. Ray is pictured with his new wife Sophie Baird
Ray, 66, smirked but had a hilarious reply to Wippa.
‘It was going really f**king good until you turned up,’ he said dryly.
Wippa then teased Ray further, saying they should go and enjoy some island activities together.
‘What’s the plan for today, mate? Should we go scuba diving, snorkeling or fishing?’ he asked.
Ray stumped any plans and simply replied: ‘No.’
The plan to crash the honeymoon was arranged by 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham.
Holiday mode: Wippa has also been holidaying on Hayman Island with his wife Lisa (left) and their children, as well as Hamish and Zoë Foster Blake (right)
Cheeky: The plan to crash the honeymoon was arranged by 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham
Ben told The Daily Telegraph he couldn’t resist ‘stirring Ray up’ with Wippa’s help.
‘Ray has been known to describe Wippa as a “pest” even though deep down, I know he likes him,’ he said.
‘Ray and Sophie are so lucky to have Wippa sharing this special week with them. When Ray needs sunscreen rubbed in, I wonder if he turns to Sophie or Wippa?’
Wippa and his Nova co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald have been pranking Ray for years.
Pranksters: Wippa and his Nova co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald (second from left) have been pranking Ray for years. In February last year, they pranked him with the help of Human Nature
Remember this? They once surprised the shock jock with a billboard of him ‘endorsing’ their Nova 96.9 show
In February last year, they pranked him with the help of Human Nature.
Fitzy called in to Ray’s show and said he had a surprise for him: a special rendition of Ginuwine’s hit single Pony performed by the boy band.
Ray eventually got involved and began dancing to the tune.
They also once surprised the shock jock with a billboard of him ‘endorsing’ their Nova 96.9 show.
Ray married his partner Sophie Baird last month in an intimate ceremony at Saddles, a gourmet restaurant in Mount White, NSW.
Among the 118 guests were Ray’s first wife Anne Marie and his three children Daniel, Laura and Sarah as well as Sophie’s children Nick and Jessie, from her first marriage.
Newlyweds: Ray married his partner Sophie Baird last month in an intimate ceremony at Saddles, a gourmet restaurant in Mount White, NSW