Kate Langbroek decision makes way for Hughesy and Ed show
It’s been one of the most popular radio shows for close to two decades, however the Fox FM program hosted by Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek will not be airing next year.
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Broadcaster Kate Langbroek will keep living “la dolce vita” in Italy in 2020.
The radio star and co-host of Fox FM’s popular Hughesy And Kate show, alongside Dave Hughes, is extending her stay in Bologna.
Ed Kavalee, who has filled in for Langbroek in the second half of 2019, will join Hughes permanently in 2020.
Langbroek will phone in to the show occasionally.
Langbroek and husband Peter moved to Italy with their four children in late 2017.
She later revealed their son Lewis’s battle with leukaemia inspired the move.
“When he was six, and was in treatment for four years, (he) nearly died,” she told Ten’s The Project.
“For so long we couldn’t go anywhere, we couldn’t travel anywhere — I mean we went to the hospital, we went home.
“There seemed something really life-affirming about having an adventure together as a family.”
Head of the Hit Network, Gemma Fordham said: “I’m excited Ed Kavalee is a permanent addition to drive in 2020 as he and Hughesy have a history and chemistry that is a joy to listen to.
“We are all obsessed with Kate’s Italian adventure and are living vicariously through her. She will continue to keep us updated via the phone across the year.”