Pete & Myf
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Pete & Myf was a Melbourne breakfast show on Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...

. It was broadcast weekdays from 6am - 9am with "Pete & Myf Re-gifted" being aired on a Saturday. Hosts of the show are Peter Helliar
Peter Helliar
Peter Jason Matthew Helliar is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. Most famous for his work on television as Rove McManus' sidekick on The Loft Live from 1997 to 1998 and on Rove from 1999 and 2009...

 and Myf Warhurst
Myf Warhurst
Myfanwy "Myf" Warhurst is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at Triple J and on ABC Television's music-themed quiz show Spicks and Specks. Before her career as a radio announcer and TV personality, she was editor-in-chief of Melbourne street press...

 with Mike Fitzpatrick
Mike Fitzpatrick (broadcaster)
Michael Fitzpatrick is an Australian radio personality and programmer.He is currently Head of Content at Triple M Melbourne...

 being anchor of the show in 2009. Richard Marsland
Richard Marsland
Richard Kemble Marsland was an Australian comedy writer, actor, comedian and radio personality.-Radio:...

 was the former host of the show, until his apparent suicide on December 6, 2008.

A podcast of the show is available daily and features the best call-in topics, guests and segments of the days show. "Brown Paper Bag" podcasts are updated occasionally featuring exclusive unedited interviews. The show first aired on January 21 (1 week after start of ratings due to Myf's commitments to the Spicks and Spectacular), Richard Marsland joined the show on January 28 doing the paneling and anchoring for the show, despite Myf originally being contracted to panel the show. The final show for 2008 was broadcast on 5 December, it was a "Where Are They Now" show revisiting the best bits of 2008. The show returned in 2009 on January 12, with a remembrance show of recently deceased host Richard Marsland
Richard Marsland
Richard Kemble Marsland was an Australian comedy writer, actor, comedian and radio personality.-Radio:...

.

Pete and Myf was axed on July 2, 2009, with the final show aired on July 31.

Reaction

After spending millions on advertising the show, there was a mixed response from Triple M listeners. Many were not happy after rumours of Peter Helliar's
Peter Helliar
Peter Jason Matthew Helliar is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. Most famous for his work on television as Rove McManus' sidekick on The Loft Live from 1997 to 1998 and on Rove from 1999 and 2009...

 million dollar contract being linked to the cancellation of the popular Get This
Get This
Get This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...

. The show has the same reaction on iTunes being rated 3/5 by users with many noting Get This.

Segments

The only daily segments on the show are "Myf's Rock News" and Pete's "Shoutouts / Shoutdowns", and "Myf's Very Ordinary Album" aired weekly, and "Myf's Diary" being aired occasionally.

Podcast

Like all Austereo breakfast shows, podcasts are available of the breakfast show. Pete & Myf Podcasts normally last for 30–40 minutes with occasional Brown Paper Bag podcasts being uploaded. The podcast is normally uploaded by 12pm on the day the show.

Ratings

The show started 2008 with a 6.3% audience share.. In the survey released March 7, 2009, ratings were at 5.4% They steadily declined until the show was cancelled.

Controversy

After Marsland's death on December 6, 2008, Austereo released a statement saying "We thought so highly of Richard that we were expanding his role." Friends of Marsland were furious with the statement. They claimed that Marsland would become a "guest presenter" and his wage for next year was being substantially cut to make way for a "super-producer" to be hired.

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