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In happier times: Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson.

Radio ratings: Kyle and Jackie departure leaves a big hole for KIIS

The first full survey without the controversial double act is bad news for station owners ARN. But over on Gold, they have reason to smile.

  • Karl Quinn

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Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson when they signed their $200 million deal with ARN in 2023.

Radio ratings: ABC still struggling, but does anyone miss Kyle and Jackie O?

Some green shoots for ABC 774, but the bigger problem remains, while KIIS listeners say “Kyle and Jackie who?”

  • Karl Quinn
Kyle and Jackie O’s final ratings survey drew mixed results.

KIIS breakfast goes backwards in Sydney, gains in Melbourne amid Kyle & Jackie O blow-up

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson received $100 million contracts in 2023 on the hopes that their show would become a national success, beginning in Melbourne.

  • Calum Jaspan
A little over two years ago Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O got everything they wanted out of their bosses at ARN.

It’s lawyers at 20 paces as Jackie ‘O’ fires $82m salvo at ARN

The “Kyle and Jackie O Show” stars are now both suing the company for more than $80 million, way more cash than it has on its balance sheet.

  • Elizabeth Knight

The winners and losers in brutal battle for Sydney radio supremacy

The Sydney radio market, where kings and queens are crowned – or decapitated – with astonishing speed, is undergoing a seismic shift.

  • Bevan Shields
A little over two years ago Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O got everything they wanted out of their bosses at ARN.

Kyle and Jackie O lose listeners in final ratings survey

The year’s first radio ratings survey covered a period while the duo were mostly still on air together. But Jackie “O” Henderson’s exit after their blow-up appears to have damaged the show’s total audience.

  • Calum Jaspan
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Kylie and Jackie O

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Jackie O breaks her silence.

Jackie O lawyers up, declares she didn’t quit, after show iced

The KIIS FM host has declared her lawyers are addressing the situation and said she was deeply saddened by the “possibility” of the show ending.

  • Calum Jaspan and Michael Lallo
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson’s poor launch into Melbourne is not hurting ARN’s bottom line, its CEO says.

‘Kyle will definitely sue’: Sandilands and ARN face ugly legal stoush

Sources said Sandilands is preparing to sue his employer if the company sacks the controversial broadcaster.

  • Michael Lallo
Jackie Henderson, photographed for Good Weekend in October 2024.

Why Jackie O decided it was time for a change, and what comes next

The end came suddenly. But for those watching closely, there were signs Jackie O may have had enough of her professional pairing with Kyle Sandilands.

  • Karl Quinn and Michael Lallo