Editing Merrick and Rosso (section)

==Radio program==
Merrick and Rosso first came to prominence on radio [[Triple J]] performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program in 1998. They became full-time presenters for that segment for the next two years; regulars on their show included [[Myf Warhurst]] and [[Peter Helliar]]. 

In 2001, they moved to newly launched commercial [[radio]] station [[Nova 96.9]] for the breakfast radio shift (6am to 9am). They remained in this time slot from the station's launch until the show's end. [[Sami Lukis]] at one time served as a co-host until she moved to Brisbane at the end of 2007. In 2008, actress [[Kate Ritchie]] began to co-host the show. 

In 2009, previous co-host Lukis started co-hosting a breakfast program on [[Triple M]] in Sydney, directly competing with Merrick and Rosso. On 10 November 2009, Ross announced his impending departure from the Merrick, Rosso & Kate breakfast show. Ritchie also announced her departure from the show, while Watts planned to continue on radio. Ross's departure ended an 11-year radio partnership with Watts.<ref>{{cite news | date = 10 November 2009 | title = Breakfast radio shake-up as Merrick, Rosso split | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,26329246-5013560,00.html | work = [[news.com.au]] | accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref> Merrick and Rosso's final radio show as a duo on Nova 969 took place on 4 December 2009. Tributes were paid to them by comedians including [[Peter Helliar]] and [[Judith Lucy]], as well as celebrities such as [[Tom Williams (presenter)|Tom Williams]] and [[Ray Hadley]]. Snippets of the duo's favourite prank calls were played, as well as an audio montage of highlights from the past nine years.