Michael “Wippa” Wipfli
Michael “Wippa” Wipfli is an Australian radio and television presenter who currently hosts the NOVA breakfast show Fitzy & Wippa with Ryan Fitzgerald.
Wippa started his career as a builder but knew he wanted to do something in entertainment. So after completing a short radio course he sent his demo to radio stations all over the country and ended up with a gig in Port Augusta. He then returned to Melbourne to work as the panel op and stunt guy for Hamish & Andy.
Wippa eventually got his first headlining gig as host of the breakfast radio show, Em, Wippa & Ollie with Em Rusciano. After four years in Perth Wippa joined NOVA to host their drive show Ryan, Monty & Wippa before moving to breakfast with Ryan Fitzgerald.
In this episode, Michael “Wippa” Wipfli talks about how a ‘magic box’ got him his first job in radio, why he was sacked as Hamish & Andy’s panel operator, the lengths he goes to for his ideas and the worst celebrity interview he’s ever done.
Listen to the full interview with Wippa here…
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Additional bits and pieces
This is Guy Grossi, the bloke Wippa often gets confused for (don’t worry, I hadn’t heard of him either)…
Fitzy and Wippa pitching ‘The Mup’ to the investors on Shark Tank (this footage really shows the perils of designing the Mup with a ‘peel back lid’ instead of the ‘tear back flap’…also note the mascot…thanks NOVA)
Fitzy & Wippa’s ACRA award-winning parody song ‘Cookie Jars’ featuring a highly coerced Lupe Fiasco…
Here’s irrefutable evidence Jeremy Renner did NOT want to be on our show (or more specifically, standing next to me)…
Wippa’s appearance on Millionaire Hot Seat where he didn’t know what a pecan was…
What ‘Sexual Healing’ is supposed to sound like when Wippa’s not butchering it…