The Hit Network has confirmed that Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little will continue on with the network for the next four years as hosts of the national Drive show, Carrie & Tommy.
The pair have carved out a loyal audience of listeners since they started the show together in 2017, with the show reaching 1.875 million listeners per week in GfK Metro Survey #7 2022. Heard across 50 stations around Australia and on the LiSTNR app, Bickmore and Little will keep listeners laughing on the drive home in 2023.
Carrie Bickmore said: “This show is such an incredible joy for me and being able to bring that joy to our listeners for another four years is extremely exciting. We already have so many thrilling adventures locked in for 2023 but in true Carrie & Tommy style, I am sure none of those will go as planned!”
Tommy Little said: “We’re here for a good time and a long time. Carrie is my best mate so another four years of riding her coat tails is a dream come true.”
SCA chief content officer, Dave Cameron, said: “SCA is delighted that Carrie and Tommy have committed to another four years of their leading national Drive program. Keeping them in the Hit Network family for the long-term was key for SCA and we know our listeners will be the thrilled with the news. Carrie and Tommy are both filled with humour and heart, which is what makes the show so distinctive.”
SCA content director of national shows, Sonder Novak-Booth, said: “Carrie and Tommy are something special – their chemistry and relationship, not only with each other, but with their listeners, makes them an unbridled joy on the airwaves, and to know we have the privilege of delivering this Drive show on the Hit Network for the next four years is wonderful.”
Listeners can tune into Carrie & Tommy 3pm-6pm weekdays nationally on the Hit Network or via the LiSTNR app.