Kyle & Jackie O

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Kyle & Jackie O Show
Other names The Kyle & Jackie O Show
Genre Comedy
Running time 3 hours
Country Australia Australia
Languages English
Home station 2Day FM
Hosts Kyle Sandilands
Jackie O
Recording studio Sydney
Website Official site
Podcast Kyle and Jackie O Podcasts

The Kyle & Jackie O Show is a top-rated, often controversial, Australian breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2Day FM.

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[edit] Background

The show has attracted criticism from other Australia media and music personalities, including David Marr, Jason Whalley from the band Frenzal Rhomb and comedian Wil Anderson[citation needed]. The criticism generally focuses on the poor taste of practical jokes the hosts play on members of the public and the extremities of "dares" which they force their on-air news anchor into doing. This has led to Kyle & Jackie O being referred commonly to as Vile and Jackie Ho or Vile and Tacky Ho by Wil Anderson.

[edit] Controversy and on-air stunts

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In July, 2006, it emerged that some of the callers to their show were actually fictitious. The duo claimed to be unaware of this.[1]

On July 29, 2009, a segment aired in which a 14-year-old girl was strapped to a lie detector while her mother, Sandilands, and Jackie O all asked probing questions about her past experiences with sex and drugs. The segment ended soon after the child admitted to being raped at the age of 12.[2] Sandliands garnered particular criticism for asking "Right ... is that the only experience you've had?".[3]

The segment was widely criticised by health professionals, media commentators, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the public, and reported internationally.[4][5] A group of 15 high-profile psychologists, academics, and child advocates wrote to The Age suggesting the show had been the venue for child abuse and a gross violation of human rights.[6] [7]

As a result of the stunt and the ensuing backlash, advertisers American Express, Optus, Qantas and Channel 10 pulled their advertising from the 2Day FM morning show.[8]

Austereo suspended the show indefinitely on 2 August 2009.[9] [10]

On 13 August 2009, Austereo chairman Peter Harvie and chief executive Michael Anderson said Jackie O and Sandilands will be back on air on 18 August 2009. [11][12] The station will implement new structures and systems in relation to the use of time delay, pre-recording and procedures dealing with interviews, to avoid a repetition of the occurrence on 29 July 2009.[13] The show resumed broadcasting on 17 August 2009.

It was reported on 17 August 2009 that 2DayFM and Sandilands broke a promise to provide a disabled child's family with $150,000 in donations that had been part of an on-air appeal.[14]

On 9 September 2009, Sandilands was suspended after on-air comments suggesting Australian TV host and comedian Magda Szubanski would lose more weight in a concentration camp. “You put her in a concentration camp and you watch the weight fall off … like she could be skinny”.[15] Sandilands and his fellow host Jackie "O" Henderson were debating who should be the next face of weight-loss company Jenny Craig. Szubanski had recently lost 25kg using the Jenny Craig program during a well-documented public weight battle.

In a statement Szubanski, whose father was a Polish resistance fighter during World War II, told ninemsn news “I couldn’t give two hoots about what Kyle says about me, but to trivialise what happened to people in concentration camps is abhorrent.” [16] Jewish groups have also criticised Sandilands and once again called for his sacking.[17]

Whilst Sandilands is on suspension, Andrew G, Danni Minogue and Brian McFadden have taken up hosting duties with Jackie O, under the name Breakfast With The Stars.

[edit] Audience and ratings

For the radio ratings period of June-August 2009, Kyle & Jackie O finished 1st in Sydney and 2Day FM was the number one FM station in Sydney. During this ratings period the on-air lie detector stunt was aired.[18]

During the radio ratings period of 28 June-5 September 2009, Kyle & Jackie O finished 1st in the FM Breakfast slot [19] but the show went from a 12 per cent share of Sydney breakfast listeners to just 9.8 per cent, a drop of approximately 18 per cent in total listening audience.[20]

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O team members

  • Sarah McGilvray
  • Paola Cracknell - Paola is rumored to be short listed for a new docu-soap series called The East by production company Fremantle Media
  • Simon Grevally
  • Michael 'Batty' Batty aka Ticketman or 'The Kid'
  • Geoff Field
  • Derek Bargwanna - DB's Diary/2dayFM Content Director (former Kyle and Jackie O executive producer)

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O former team members

  • Georgie Clarke
  • Damian Botha
  • Yvette Maurice
  • Melissa Frame
  • Lisa Hynde
  • David 'Konsky' Konsky - former image producer of the kyle and jackie o show (still with 2dayFM)
  • Kacey 'DJ KCB' Baker - former image producer of the kyle and jackie o show (still with 2dayFM)
  • Mamajugs - Kyle and Jackie O Drive show staff
  • Ryan Wellington - Kyle and Jackie O Drive show staff
  • Paul Dowsley - Kyle and Jackie O Drive show staff
  • Wes - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Doug Steele - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Emma - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Simon - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Craig - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Heidi - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown
  • Harlee Mcleod - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30 Countdown (currently with Nova969)
  • Jason 'Labrat' Hawkins - Former fill-in host of the Kyle and Jackie O Show, former stunt guy on the hot30 countdown and 2dayFM announcer
  • Karina 'Shorty Brown' Brown
  • Chrissie Maus - Integration for the kyle and jackie o show

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O regular guests

  • Wendell Sailor
  • Tim Bailey
  • Richard Reid
  • Georgina Walker - Celebrity Psychic To The Stars
  • Sarah Jelly - web producer
  • Mark Del Villar - Audio producer
  • Darren Lyons - Mr Paparazzi
  • John Edward - Crossing Over

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O guest co-hosts

  • Sophie Monk
  • George Houvardas aka Carbo from Packed To The Rafters

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O current segments/competitions

  • $1000 Pop Quiz
  • Second $1000 Pop Quiz
  • ABC
  • Birthday Wheel aka Power Pick
  • Right or Wrong
  • Superkid Challenge
  • No Talent
  • First Calls
  • Last Calls

[edit] Kyle and Jackie O past segments/competitions

  • Love Me Do
  • Nickelback Mountain
  • Money Or The Glovebox
  • 5 in 10 seconds
  • Do You Know Who I Am
  • Rolls of Cash
  • I can't tell
  • Know Your Tunes
  • Ticket Man
  • Connect Four
  • Dead or alive
  • Yes/No Game
  • Celebrity Bounty Hunter
  • Transform Your Prize
  • What's In Sophie's Mouth
  • What's In Jackie's Mouth
  • V.I.P Challenge
  • War Of the Roses
  • Turn On Your Streets
  • Home Or Away
  • Beat The Bing
  • Should I Stay.. Or Go?

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1714788.htm
  2. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/29/2640057.htm?section=entertainment
  3. ^ http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25854325-5007146,00.html
  4. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/rudd-slams-kyle-and-jackie-o-over-radio-rape-stunt/story-e6frewz0-1225756560376 Rudd slams Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O over radio rape stunt
  5. ^ "Reaction to radio rape furore". BBC News. 2009-08-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/also_in_the_news/8183577.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
  6. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/rudd-slams-kyle-and-jackie-o-over-radio-rape-stunt/story-e6frewz0-1225756560376 Rudd slams Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O over radio rape stunt
  7. ^ Georgina Robinson and Peter Gregory (August 3, 2009). "Kyle and Jackie O show off the air". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv-radio/articles/2009/08/02/1249152508643.html. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  8. ^ Holly Byrnes and Ben Butler (2009-08-05). "Screws turn on disgraced shock jock, Kyle Sandilands". The Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25884016-2902,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
  9. ^ Kyle, Jackie O suspended indefinitely, Kyle "unable to work" - AAP, 2 August 2009
  10. ^ NEWS.com.au, Kyle and Jackie O suspended indefinitely, Kyle 'unable to work', http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25871523-5013560,00.html
  11. ^ http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2009/08/13/2655102.htm ABC Online (13 August 2009) "Kyle, Jackie O back on air next week"
  12. ^ http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25926223-5000117,00.html "Foul radio hurts us all" - Andrew Bolt - Heraldsun.com (14 August 2009)
  13. ^ Kyle Sandilands wears tighter radio leash under management changes for 2DayFM with Jackie O - Sydney Confidential (The Daily Telegraph), 17 August 2009
  14. ^ Sandilands 'short-changed disabled boy' - ninemsn, 17 August 2009
  15. ^ "Kyle Sandilands says 'put Magda in a concentration camp'" - Heraldsun.com (8 September 2009)
  16. ^ "Put Magda 'in concentration camp', says Kyle" - NineMSN.com (8 September 2009)
  17. ^ "Kyle Sandilands insults Magda Szubanski, Holocaust survivors" - Heraldsun.com (8 September 2009)
  18. ^ Austereo Maintains Consistent Leadership - Austereo Corporate Website, 11 August 2009
  19. ^ Austereo’s Today Network Maintains Consistent Results - Austereo Press Release, 15 September 2009
  20. ^ Kyle's ratings crash 18 per cent - smh.com.au - Entertainment, 15 September 2009

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