Wil & Lehmo

Infobox Radio Show
show_name = Wil & Lehmo

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format = Comedy (drive time)
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runtime = 120 minutes
creator = Wil Anderson
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starring = Wil Anderson
Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann
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opentheme = "Blue Orchid" - The White Stripes
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country = flagicon|Australia Australia
language = English
home_station = Triple M Sydney
syndicates = Triple M Melbourne
Triple M Brisbane
Triple M Adelaide
first_aired = April 2, 2007
last_aired = present
website = [http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/willehmo/index.html Official Sydney Site]
podcast = [http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/willehmo/podcasts "Wil & Lehmo"]

Wil & Lehmo is an afternoon drive time radio program broadcasted nationally on Triple M . It is hosted by Wil Anderson and Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann. It began broadcasting on 2 April, 2007. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/one-for-the-road/2007/03/31/1174761807016.html - One for the Road] (via Sydney Morning Herald)] [ [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21475192-7642,00.html Drive-time fast track] (via The Courier Mail)]

The timeslot for this show was previously held by The Shebang who had moved to the breakfast slot on Triple M Sydney. [ [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20880739-7484,00.html Will radio pick up Anderson] - smh.com.au] Liz Ellis was the first guest on their first show.

The sponsor for the show is Holden.

egments

*Liz Ellis is part of a weekly segment called "Liz's World of Balls" discussing sport. Andrew Gaze has filled in for Ellis over several weeks due to her sporting commitments.
*Justin Hamilton is in a weekly segment called "Hammo Time", where they discuss minor trivial matters.
*"Highway to Helliar" Pete Helliar comes in to talk to Wil and Lehmo
*"World Record Wednesday" to celebrate a record from the Guinness World Record Book.
*"The Caruso Quiz" is a segment that involves the opening scene from being played, in which Lieutenant Horatio Caine played by David Caruso, sums up the crime that has occurred with a single one liner. Callers are then asked to guess what David Caruso said, with the callers' lines often being better than the actual line.
*"Can Lehmos Mum Guess Who the Celebrity is?" Australias 7th most popular Game Show, Lehmo's Mum, Jenny Lehmann tries to Guess who the Celebrity Guest in the studio is, previous participants include Rove McManus, Grant Denyer, The Rock, Nikki Webster, Missy Higgins and Angry Anderson
*"Black Thunderbelly" Parody of the Australian Crime Drama Underbelly, based around Michael Dickson a fictional character who works in the back of a Triple M Black Thunder, and works his way up through the ranks
*"I'm Not Whinger But..." Listeners Call Up and are asked to state trivial matters than annoy them and start the sentence with the phrase "Im Not a Whinger But..."
*"The Golden Caruso" Named after David Caruso it is awarded every friday to the person or thing that has given Wil and Lehmo the Most Entertainment for the past week
*"Sam Mac's Gladiators Review" Panelist Sam Mac gives a weekly wrap of the weekends episode of Gladiators, much to the dissaproval of Wil and Lehmo
*"Life For Dummies" a set of rules is created for everyday situations, such as Rules For a First Date
*"Radio Eye-Spy" inspired by Confidential pages in various newspapers, listeners ring the show after spotting a celebrity

Controversy

On the 29th of April the pair were forced to issue an apology after they had asked their listeners to phone in and play the Last Post on any instrument other than a bugle the previous day, as part of an attempt at humour. They claimed they didn't intentionally offend the Australian Military, but simply didn't understand the significance of the bugle call.

Ratings

In the radio ratings for Sydney drive time listeners in April 2007, Wil & Lehmo came seventh with 6.8 per cent share [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/08/1178390305149.html Dance star stumbles in the ratings] , "(via smh.com.au) 9 May 2007"] .

Awards

Wil Anderson was nominated for "Best Radio Newcomer" in the 2008 ACRA awards. As the awards are for work on commercial radio, Wil's five years of work on community radio station Triple J do not count. Making him a newcomber to Commercial Radio [ [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24067744-5006002,00.html Newcomer award baffles Wil] "via www.news.com.au 24 July 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/willehmo/index.html Official Wil & Lehmo page @ Triple M]