▁working ▁as ▁Whit ta ' s ▁panel ▁operator ▁and ▁on - air ▁partner . ▁ ▁Th es inger ' s ▁radio ▁career ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁unexpected ly ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁cons cript ed ▁following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁National ▁Service , ▁providing ▁Kennedy ▁with ▁the ▁opportunity ▁of ▁being ▁Whit ta ' s ▁new ▁on - air ▁partner . ▁ ▁Whit ta ▁and ▁Kennedy ▁would ▁form ▁one ▁of ▁radio ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁partners hips , ▁with ▁their ▁chem istry ▁and ▁unique ▁hum our ▁capt iv ating ▁Melbourne ▁radio ▁listen ers . ▁ ▁Kennedy ▁attributed ▁their ▁chem istry ▁to ▁sharing ▁a ▁similar ▁sense ▁of ▁hum our ▁and ▁their ▁mut ual ▁dis like ▁of ▁orth odox ▁radio ▁presentation ▁methods . ▁ ▁Although ▁Whit ta ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁book ▁full ▁of ▁j okes , ▁g ags ▁and ▁hum orous ▁an ec d otes , ▁Kennedy ▁claimed ▁he ▁stopped ▁using ▁it ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁announ cers ▁working ▁together , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁hum our ▁becoming ▁more ▁impro vised . ▁ ▁Whit ta ▁and ▁Kennedy ▁were ▁famous ▁for ▁par ody ing ▁the ▁advert is ements ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁read ▁during ▁their ▁program , ▁which ▁Kennedy ▁ins isted ▁they ▁did ▁to ▁" l iven ▁up " ▁the ▁ad s . ▁ ▁But ▁while ▁most ▁spons ors ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁business es ▁and ▁products ▁being ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁pair ' s ▁hum our , ▁Ken nd y ▁claimed ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁had ▁compla ined ▁about ▁their ▁style