Jess Farchione

Triple M still on top, Hit and NEWFM up in Newcastle survey

24 November 2023 102.9 Triple M is still well ahead in Newcastle, but Hit 106.9 and 105.3 NEWFM have considerably closed the gap in the latest GfK survey of the area.

More Hit regional breakfast radio show shake ups

24 October 2023 After Maz Compton and Matty Baseley called it a day last Friday on their networked Hit 101.3 Gosford Breakfast show, more of the regional SCA Hit shows look like they are being dismantled or altered before 2024.

Hit 106.9’s Nick, Jess and Ducko’s “materniteam” shoot

21 September 2023 With Newcastle’s Hit 106.9's Jess Farchione not far off giving birth to her first child, she wanted a maternity photo shoot with partner Angus. Not wanting to miss out were her breakfast co-hosts Nick and Ducko.

New breakfast line-up for Hit106.9

20 December 2017 Nick, Jess & Simon to wake up Newcastle in 2018. Following the departure of Sophie Tiller from the Hit106.9 breakfast...