Sam Mac, the man who makes a living off prank calls, had to convince his boss that his resignation was not a joke.
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The 92.9FM breakfast announcer today shared with listeners and his co-hosts Lisa Fernandez and Basil Zempilas that he will be leaving Perth to further develop his radio and television career in Sydney.
"When Sam first told me, I thought it was a Gotcha Call and started looking for the microphone," 92.9FM general manager Linda Wayman said.
Mac has been with the radio station for three years and has been commuting between Perth, Melbourne and Sydney throughout the year to juggle his radio commitments with regular appearances on The 7PM Project.
"The past three years have been such a great learning curve. It has been an incredible experience and my mornings just won't be the same without the latest hits from Ke$ha," he said.
"I really have taken so much away from 92.9, mainly free stationery. If you would like to purchase any of it, please contact me @mrsammac on Twitter."
Mac told WAtoday.com.au that while nothing has been confirmed his newly appointed manager is looking into suitable television and radio opportunities.
Originally from Adelaide, Mac started his radio career hosting the Hot 30 Countdown in Sydney before replacing Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli in Perth to host the popular breakfast show with friend Em Rusciano.
Since being in Perth, Mac has become well known for creating parodies of the hits usually played between his talk breaks.
His most popular have been social media hits including songs by his alter ego the 29-year-old then 30-year-old [Justin] Bieber and other take offs of tracks by Bruno Mars and Gotye.
His web series Lights, Camera, Maction launched earlier this year and involves the comedian conducting interviews with fellow media personalities in his living room usually via Skype.
Past guests include Andy Lee, Dave Hughes, Shaun Micallef and Bondi Vet star Dr Chris Brown.
Mac's replacement will be announced in the coming weeks and will join Fernandez and Zempilas on air next year.
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