Triple M Breakfast with Roo, Ditts & Loz (Mark Ricciuto, Chris Dittmar and Laura O’Callaghan) celebrates 3,000 shows on Thursday May 14. The show has been No 1 in Adelaide for 24 out of the past 25 surveys.
Roo & Ditts first teamed up on drive program The Rush Hour in 2011, before making the move to breakfast in June 2014. A regular contributor to the show, Loz made them a trio permanently in 2021. By 2023 Triple M Breakfast with Roo, Ditts & Loz had overtaken all their competitors.
Some highlights across their 3,000 shows include:
- Raising almost $1 million since 2020 for local charities, with Triple M Adelaide’s Hike for Hope – Roo, Ditts & Loz broadcast live as they walk 30km across Adelaide.
- Listener events like the Legends Lunches (see below) where listeners get the chance to hang out with the likes of Crows star Tex Walker, Olympian Kyle Chalmers, former football icons Tony Modra and Gavin Wanganeen and cricket legend Darren ‘Boof’ Lehmann.
- Covering the finals runs for the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide with broadcasts and events.
- A world record breaking feat with Roo becoming the World Yabby Peeling Champion, successfully stripping the shells and claws off 34 yabbies in three minutes!
On the milestone Roo said:
“If you told me back in 2011 when Ditts and I started on The Rush Hour that we’d still be here 3,000 shows later, I probably would’ve laughed. We’ve had a lot of fun, broken a few world records, and shared some huge moments with the people of Adelaide. Reaching 3,000 shows is a proud milestone, but honestly, it’s the connection with our listeners and the way they’ve stuck with us that makes it special.”
Ditts said:
“The best part of this job isn’t the milestones; it’s the people we talk to every day and the stories we hear from right across Adelaide. Whether we’re out on a Hike for Hope or just chatting to a caller on the way to work, it’s that connection to the community that keeps me coming back. It’s been an absolute blast, and I feel pretty lucky to have been part of Adelaide’s morning routine for this long.”
And Loz added:
“Joining Roo and Ditts felt like jumping onto a moving freight train, but in the best way possible. To be part of this 3,000-show milestone is a huge honour. These guys had already built something iconic, and I’m just glad they let me in the studio to cause some chaos with them. Achieving those Number 1 results together has been the icing on the cake, and I’m so grateful to the Adelaide listeners for embracing me as part of the family.”
Mel Andersen, Triple M Adelaide Content Director said:
“Roo, Ditts & Loz are the heartbeat of Adelaide breakfast radio. To reach 3,000 shows while maintaining such a dominant, consecutive run at Number 1 is a rare feat in this industry. Their ‘Adelaide-first’ mentality, combined with their incredible charity work like Hike for Hope, is why they remain the undisputed royalty of the airwaves. I couldn’t be prouder of the chemistry, energy, and local passion they bring to the studio every single morning.”
Triple M Breakfast with Roo, Ditts & Loz can be heard weekdays from 6am – 9am on 104.7 Triple M Adelaide or anytime on the LiSTNR app.