Triple M’s Adelaide Breakfast team of Mark Ricciuto, Chris Dittmar and Laura O’Callaghan – aka Roo, Ditts & Loz – are preparing for a monumental milestone, with the show celebrating 3,000 shows tomorrow (Thursday, May 14)
Roo & Ditts first teamed up on The Rush Hour in 2011, before making the move to Breakfast in June 2014.
In 2021, Loz’s natural chemistry with the pair as a regular contributor led to her joining the team permanently, further strengthening an already successful show and helping propel them to an extraordinary run of ratings success.
In their first full ratings survey period together (Survey 1, 2022), Triple M Breakfast with Roo, Ditts & Loz took the #1 FM breakfast show title.
Building on that momentum, Roo, Ditts & Loz have gone on to secure an impressive 29 #1 results.
They have also been the overall (including AM) #1 breakfast show in Adelaide for 24 out of the past 25 Surveys, a consecutive winning streak that is rare in today’s radio ratings.
SCA says the trio’s success is built on a consistent Adelaide-first approach, underpinned by a genuine connection to the community and their listeners.
Highlight 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 where listeners get the chance to hang out with the likes of Crows star Tex Walker, Olympic legend Kyle Chalmers, former footy starsTony Modra and Gavin Wanganeen plus cricket great Darren ‘Boof’ Lehmann.
• Covering finals runs for both the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide with events including the AFL Grand Final Eviction Bus full of Triple M listeners to Melbourne, kicking people off along the way with the last fans standing getting to the 2017 AFL Grand Final between the Crows and Richmond.
• A world record breaking feat with Mark ‘Roo’ Ricciuto becoming the World Yabby Peeling Champion, successfully stripping the shells and claws off 34 yabbies in three minutes.
On reaching 3,000 shows, Mark ‘Roo’ Ricciuto 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.”
Chris ‘Ditts’ Dittmar 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.”
Laura ‘Loz’ O’Callaghan said “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.
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