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The two Australian radio presenters who made the hoax call to the King Edward VII private hospital have been dropped from their show in the wake of the death of Jacintha Saldanha.
Mel Greig and Michael Christian, hosts of 2DayFM's 'Hot 30 Countdown' evening show, were the DJs who made the prank call to the hospital two days ago, where they pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
The station gained huge publicity from the stunt, while the pair described the incident as 'the easiest prank call ever made' shortly afterwards.
The prank call infuriated hospital bosses however, who threatened legal action.
Following the hoax, a radio station spokesperson apologised for any 'inconvenience' caused by the call.
A statement made by the station in the immediate aftermath of the hoax said: "2Day FM sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by the enquiry to Kate’s hospital.
"The radio segment was done with the best intentions and we wish Kate and her family all the best."
Today both Greig and Christian had deleted their accounts on Twitter.
Mr Christian's latest tweets had continued to boast about the call under the hashtag #royalprank, although due to the time difference these posts were made hours before the news of M
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Mike Christian
For the member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, see Mike Christian (politician). For the former Australian rules footballer and sports commentator, see Michael Christian (footballer).
Australian radio presenter
Mike Christian | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Christian |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Radio personality |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Michael Christian is an Australian radio presenter.[1]
Along with his co-host Mel Greig, he made a prank call to the hospital caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge that contributed to the suicide of one of the nurses.
Career
[edit]In February 2006, Christian started his radio career at Sea FM Central Coast, after completing a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio Broadcasting at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. He later moved on to become a morning announcer at 92.9 Perth.
On 5 October 2009, Christian started a position as the afternoons announcer at Austereo's Fox FM in Melbourne, Victoria[2] before moving to mornings. He moved to Sydney's 2Day FM in December 2012 to host the Hot30 Countdown with Mel Greig,[3] a nationally syndicated program.[4]
In 2015, Christian returned to 2Day FM as an announcer.
Royal prank
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