Melbourne has a new breakfast radio duo.

Fifi Box and Dave Thornton have been announced as Fox FM’s new breakfast radio team, starting January 2014.

They will be taking over from Jo Stanley and Matt Tilley, who announced last month that their Matt and Jo Show would not be returning to Fox FM – a part of the nationwide Austereo network – in 2014.

New mum Fifi Box has been hosting Austereo’s drive timeslot with Jules Lund from Monday to Thursday (with Hamish and Andy taking over on Fridays.)

And, Dave Thornton? Well, he’s one of the family. He hosted out Mamamia Today radio show alongside Em Rusciano. Since Mamamia Today ended, Dave’s acted as a fill-in presenter for Matt Tilley on multiple occasions.

He’s also written for us a bunch of times, because he is a hilarious and all-round top bloke. We couldn’t be more pleased for him.

Fifi and Dave have big shoes to fill: the Matt and Jo Show has aired on Fox FM for ten years, and has topped Melbourne’s breakfast radio ratings for the past six.

Box and Thornton told Fairfax media they were both excited about the opportunity – and looking forward to working together.

Box said, “We’re friends anyway so for us to socialise is very common … We’ll just kick that up a gear. We’re very committed to making it a powerful, strong show for Melbourne.”

“We’re going to have lots of guests coming through, it’s really a matter of putting the building blocks together and that’s what’s probably the most exciting thing about the next few months before we get the show to air.”

There has never been more turmoil in breakfast radio in the two dominant markets of Sydney and Melbourne. In addition to the Matt and Jo Show, Nova’s Kate Langbroek and Dave Hughes are calling it quits after 12 years and, just last week, Sydney’s hugely successful Kyle and Jackie O announced that they would not be returning to 2Day FM (Austereo’s Sydney station) in 2014.

Nova have since announced that the fabulous Meshel Laurie and Tommy Little will replace Hughesy and Kate, but 2Day FM are yet to say who will take over from Kyle and Jackie O.

The breakfast shift is the most high profile and lucrative shift of the day for any radio network and it’s the most prestigious slot for any host.

We wish Fifi and Dave all the best.

So, Fifi and Dave in your mornings. What do you think, Melbourne?