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By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Friday, 20th November 2020 at 3:36pm
Jodie Oddy has stepped down from her MIX 102.3 breakfast show and out of the station altogether.
Australian Radio Network chief content officer Duncan Campbell said that Oddy has been a wonderful voice for the station and Adelaide audiences.
“Jodie is an exceptional broadcaster who has played a key role in the success of the Mix 102.3 Breakfast show over the past 13 years. She is leaving on a high and can be proud of the difference she has made to the lives of so many Adelaide families and we wish Jodie all the best for her next chapter,” he said.
Oddy’s co-host, Mark ‘Soda’ Sodastrom, is being groomed for new plans on the breakfast show in 2021, but no replacements for Oddy have been set.
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