Hinch dials up the smug as Elliott shrugs off radio slump

Axed 3AW radio host Derryn Hinch has fired a shot at his old employer after yesterday’s ratings revealed listeners had turned away from afternoon Drive show replacement Tom Elliott. After landing in Melbourne late last night from an assignment for new employer Channel Seven, Hinch responded to a Fairfax Media inquiry via email: "Loving my new job. In a way AW did me a favour by sacking me. No real interest or comment on the radio ratings. But, if you make your bed… ."