Kate Ritchie to take a break from Nova breakfast show

“To those profiting from invading my privacy, a simple question – would you treat, say your sister, mother or daughter the same if they had similar challenges?”

The words above are part of an Instagram post that Kate Ritchie has shared along with her announcement that she is taking a break from radio to look after her health and mental health. Kate is part of the Sydney Nova 96.9 breakfast team of Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie. She acknowledged the positive support of the network and her listeners.

In another wonderful example of the radio industry supporting each other and responding with empathy, Jimmy Smith from 2Day FM’s The Jimmy and Nath show addressed the ‘journalism’ that had led to Kate’s announcement, in a way that speaks for all of us.

Fitzy and Wippa also made sure she knew she was loved:

 

Jen Seyderhelm is a writer, editor and podcaster for Radioinfo.

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