Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little announced on October 21, 2026, that their national Hit Network drive show is ending. The radio duo will step down from their afternoon program on December 11 after nearly ten years on air, prompting industry speculation over their 2027 network moves.
The announcement arrived live on air on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, catching listeners across Australia off guard. Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little confirmed that their nearly decade-long run hosting the Hit Network’s national drive slot will conclude at the end of the year.
Emotional On-Air Departure After Ten Years on Air
Broadcasting across every capital city from 3pm to 6pm every weekday, the pair built a loyal afternoon audience through a mix of personal candor and comedy since joining Southern Cross Austereo in January 2017 after moving across from the Nova network. An emotional Bickmore reflected on the milestone during the broadcast, noting that she has loved every minute of doing the program.
After nearly 10 years of doing this amazing show, the Carrie and Tommy show is coming to an end.
Carrie Bickmore, former Channel 10 personality
Bickmore added that working alongside her co-host had been a rare privilege. It’s not every day you get to come and have a laugh and call it your job with your best mate and the funniest guy in the country, and that’s what we’ve got to do for the last decade
, she told listeners.
It’s certainly not how I wanted it to end. I loved this job and I would have kept doing it for a long time. But I don’t always get my way.
Tommy Little
Little expressed feeling very grateful and very lucky to have had the opportunity, emphasizing that they shared literally the best team in radio throughout their tenure.
Corporate Recognition and Fan Reaction to the Hit Network Exit
Following the broadcast, Matthew O’Reilly, the head of broadcast content for Southern Cross Austereo—which owns the Hit Network and broadcasts the show on 2Day FM in Sydney and Fox in Melbourne—distributed an internal memo to staff detailing the network’s gratitude for the team’s impressive run. O’Reilly thanked Carrie, Tommy, and everyone who worked on the program, pouring their energy, creativity, and passion into making it what it is today.
Fans expressed their distress on Instagram and other platforms with remarks such as what, absolutely not happening, refusing to allow it, and questioning if the announcement was just a joke. In the most recent ratings survey, the pair attracted roughly 125,000 listeners on average across the five capital cities, making the program the third most-popular network show on Australian radio, trailing only Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa in national drive and Christian O’Connell’s ARN Gold breakfast slot for Melbourne and Sydney.
Bickmore May Move to KIIS FM Drive Show
At the same time, persistent industry rumors place Bickmore in talks with rival network ARN, with reports suggesting she has been courted over recent months to move to KIIS FM to helm that station’s drive show in 2027. Should this expected transition occur, she might step into the KIIS National Drive spot opened up by Will McMahon and Woody Whitelaw (Will & Woody), who likewise stated their intention to leave KIIS by the close of 2026. Whether Little was part of that discussion remains unclear, and ARN has not yet confirmed whether Bickmore will take over the role as executive decisions loom ahead of the upcoming network upfronts.
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