Where’s Jackie O in all this?

Joe says:

09:30am | 04/08/09

Sack her too. Shame on Optus and Qantas for advertising on this gutter program. What will it take for advertisers to use their clout for the betterment of society?

Eric says:

09:43am | 04/08/09

The reason is simply sexism.

Kyle is a man, and men are bad, m’kay?

roflcopter says:

09:46am | 04/08/09

Sandilands habitually opens his hole and says stuff no one should say on air.

She is JUST as responsible as Sandilands for this last one, but like ya mentioned, he asked that last question which just dumped the scales of decency over the edge.

Jolanda Challita says:

09:56am | 04/08/09

No doubt Jackie is hiding pretending she is innocent.  IT is disgrace the way these people behave and act.  What a terrible influence they are on our children.  Asking a CHILD under the age of consent about her sexual activity on radio is a disgrace.  The mother, Jackie and Kyle should have their heads examined as something clearly is missing from there.

Philliz says:

09:59am | 04/08/09

Sanderlands and O’Neill have almost single handedly contributed to the way so many young kids think that if they become outspoken. cheeky, loudmouthed, unlike-able, idiots, they can get on radio/TV and earn big money. The reality of course is quite the opposite. They just become outspoken etc etc etc idiots and probably end up on the dole and miserable.

Lexi says:

10:00am | 04/08/09

So will Dairy Farmers drop Jackie O as their brand ambassador?  I think she’s just as bad as Kyle. Their show has always been nasty, tacky, mean and in poor taste.  There’s no low they won’t stoop to for ratings.  Pathetic.

Apparently a quarter of their listerners are 10-17 yoa.  What parent would allow their child to listen to such drivel?

Ellie says:

10:01am | 04/08/09

Although I am loath to come to the defence of anyone on this program… the other difference in the presenter’s reaction to this mess is that Jackie O apologised.  While it certainly doesn’t excuse any of her on-air antics, it must count for something - especially when juxtaposed with her offsiders absolute arrogance.

julz says:

10:05am | 04/08/09

i dont think any of this was their fault.. i think its the mothers fault, but in saying that i dont understand why kyle is the only one copping it when clearly its they kyle and jackie o show not the kyle show..

Lee, Sydney says:

10:07am | 04/08/09

I have to agree, they should both go.  The producers and directors of the show also have alot to answer for, do they not screen what is scheduled?

Peter Kelly says:

10:09am | 04/08/09

Why is everyone so quick to blame the radio station and it’s DJ’s, when the truth is that people today are so debased that Kyle and Jackie-O’s “disgusting” behaviour and content are one of the best rating radio show in the entire county? Clearly people crave what they deliver.

Dan says:

10:13am | 04/08/09

For anyone who thinks that this is the first BS stunt that this pair have pulled, I suggest you watch these two videos from ABC’s Media Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6c-a9zab7I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEXLZit03q8

This pair (and their producers) are pimples on the backside of society and its about time they got their comeuppance.  Apologies are not enough - its time they were taken off-air.

Michael says:

10:15am | 04/08/09

How about the line managers at austereo, you know the other people in the planning meeting, was no adult present to stop this disaster. Kyle is now the nominated escape goat.

That stunt involving the refugee was also pulled by the SAFM breakfast show, and guess what, they have the same Network Content Manager, funny that!

Anne D says:

10:16am | 04/08/09

“I’m alright Jack-ie” Given she is no doubt very strong in the team’s creative meetings - there has been published comment that she is a driver in these meetings - she is just as culpable. There’s even an added layer of slyness to this which Kyle has avoided (not the sharpest tool in the shed…) by painting herself as the apologist. Time to step up J.O.! You’ve enjoyed basking in the glory of success and ratings now it’s time to cop it sweet and deal with the depths of your poor choice.

browny says:

10:19am | 04/08/09

would jackie think it so funny if it were her relative ?????

wayne says:

10:19am | 04/08/09

Has everybody forgotten that it was the girls mother that put her into such a ridiculous position in the first place if you want to play the blame game then she should be the first one on the list! I think she was despicable putting her daughter in that position knowing about the rape beforehand… And come on we all tune in each morning to see what will they do today! proven by their number 1 rating!! Yes they are bending the morality line and quite often…But we still tune in again! I say bring em both back on air and get over it yeah it backfired… Im sure howard stern had a few of those on his show and he is still regarded as Americas best ever shock jock!! So I say rock on Kyle & Jacki-O do what you do best create something for everyone to talk about when they get to work in the morning….

Victoria says:

10:27am | 04/08/09

It was obvious to me from listening to the segment that Jackie O’s role was/is as Kyle’s enabler. She makes the comments that allow his off-colour remarks to be made instantaneuously tolerable. That’s just as bad in my book. In fact, it shows a greater degree of smarts than Kyle, and so she should have known exactly what they were setting that young girl up for before the segment went to air and in the planning stages.
  Actually, they are obviously both smart cookies who have become too clever-by-half with their continued ratings success. They also seem to not be in possession of a thing called a conscience.
  As a mother of a 15 and a 13 year old, I would never allow my children to listen to that program in the mornings, as their moral and ethical gatekeeper. I certainly would never allow my child, below the Age of Consent, to be ritually humiliated by Kyle and Jackie O in that way for a couple of Pink tickets.
  What were they all thinking?

Poiter says:

10:36am | 04/08/09

Lay off Jackie! She’s pretty so that makes it alright.

Jonathan says:

10:50am | 04/08/09

Hi Wayne,
Please don’t speak for me or the other educated members of Australian society.  We don’t tune in to see what these redneck morons will do next.  I find the very concept of “shock jock” repulsive: your lauding of Howard Stern as some sort of deity to be bowed down to I also find repulsive.
You, along with many others, have missed the point entirely:  this was a sordid stunt that breaks all sorts of moral and ethical boundaries, and it was enabled and endorsed by the management of Austereo, enacted by Kyle, Jackie and the mother, and fully supported by you , the listener.  Pointing the finger of blame at any one of the guilty parties alone is pointless.  You should all hang your heads in shame that these pranks were allowed to get to this point unchecked.
Shame, Wayne, shame, for your complicity in this degrading stunt.  You and all 2day FM listeners should hang your head.

Tim says:

10:57am | 04/08/09

She’s a female. So she couldn’t have possibly been at fault.
Don’t you know the rules of a modern day media witch hunt by now?

Jacqueline Pascarl says:

10:59am | 04/08/09

Tory, you’re quite correct in questioning Jackie O’s apparent teflon attributes as this whole distasteful fiasco unravels.  In the Audio, she cackles at the thought that the programme would be questioning an underage, 14 year old child about whether or not she was a virgin.  Just basic human sensitivities and commen female to female empathy would justifiably query the abhorrent and humiliating and downright voyueristic nature of this line of chat on national radio - when did probing an child on their sexuality become broadcasting sport on breakfast FM?

jc says:

11:10am | 04/08/09

it was all probably staged anyone and kyle is making money obviously off this press and promoting the radio station and australian idol. i didn’t even know what station he worked for until now or that australian idol was still screening.
he makes his money off bad press. and he’s got the most he’s ever had..

so let’s all do our party to cater to his demographic audience.

ask kurt cobain said.
“i’d rather be hated for who i’am than loved for whom i’m not”

Greg P says:

11:12am | 04/08/09

Can I hear from the Civil Liberies crusaders now who will defend all this a freedom of speech etc etc and there is no case for censorship etc etc and it is all just a matter of opinion as to the taste etc etc.

It saddens me to think that 11% of Sydney’s radio listeneres think that this type of drivel is the best thing since sliced bread.

Edie says:

11:13am | 04/08/09

But where the hell is the mother of the daughter? Why is she not coping anything? I mean after all.. she knew from the start what had happened to her daughter and still went ahead with the questions… As for Kyle… every one is just using this skit as an excuse to really get him off air…

RT says:

11:20am | 04/08/09

Yeah, let’s all gang up and hypothetically throw stones at Jackie.  We’ll all feel smug and superior while we do so. Who will be our victim tomorrow? I’m not a Christian but those words ‘let he is without sin…’ are wise words that we should perhaps remember.

Danny says:

11:23am | 04/08/09

A pair of dangerous idiots.

Susan says:

11:25am | 04/08/09

What goes around comes around, what you put out there you get back whether good or bad, it was only a matter of time this monster would fall, funny his only so called talent (his mouth) landed him out of job, well done Kyle, you did yourself proud. You must feel like a real hero now.
As for taking him finally off air, that is the best thing for society, finally, kids don’t have to believe it is cool to be a loser like Kyle.

Belle says:

11:25am | 04/08/09

i agree Edie , this has blown way out of proportion and WHere is the Mother?

Jeefunk says:

11:35am | 04/08/09

Jackie O is cute? I’m obviously not drinking enough vodka.

brooke says:

11:46am | 04/08/09

I firmly believe that Jackie O is as big a loser as Kyle Sandilands. I dont think the reason is sexist as a previous blogger stated, women, especcially the bad looking ones, tend to cop it worse then men in these types of situations. I think this is mainly to do with Kyles stupid remarks at the end of the segment “is this your only experience”. If he kept his fat mouth shut, i doubt there would have been a backlash as big and as overated as this. Jackie O is just as responsible for putting a 14 year old child on the air just as much as her counterpart. She didnt listen when she said she was “scared” and didnt want to go ahead. She pursued with dollar signs in her eyes. Shame on Jackie. If Kyles going to be sacked and loose his career, so to should jackie. Its fortunate for her however, she has blonde hair and the intellegance of a fish - good looks which will pull her out of her self made hole. Kyle doesnt have that on his side.

Peter says:

11:48am | 04/08/09

It’s obvious JACKIE O is a willing participant in degrading people, even if she pretends to play good cop.

G says:

11:52am | 04/08/09

Shes attractive enough in a thin, bottle blonde, cookie cutter sort of way. But shes a female and will only have a few more years before her looks fail her and her career dies the natural death of every once-was perky blonde in the MSM. She dont have the brains to cut it and cruises to a large extent on her looks so we cut her slack. Should we?  Probably not but what the hell, shes only a sheila.

That said, sack her and destroy her career along with Kyles. She deserves it. Shes used up all her publicity points.

Tim Lewis says:

11:57am | 04/08/09

I wish Vile and Tacky Ho would just disappear off the radio.  There is so much better talent that can take there place.

blue tongue says:

12:02pm | 04/08/09

No wayne, we don’t all tune in every morning. I personally don’t know anyone who does, nor can I imagine why anyone would want to. I’d rather listen to a chain saw than the painful noise of commercial radio.

Although it’s right to ask where Jackie is in all of this, it will go no where because she has a long history of demonstrating how fundamentally incapable she is of taking responsibility for her actions.

JS says:

12:18pm | 04/08/09

Tory, I am glad that you raised the question. Jackie is just as responsible. She should be sacked from Austerio, not to mention all of her other public appearances.

James says:

12:20pm | 04/08/09

Well,

Almost everyone is commenting that he’ll be back, because Austero wants it blah blah blah. People if you are outraged with him and Jackie O, then stop listening to the show, boycott it and he will eventually be taken off, have you got desire to do that or just want others to act for you?

Jonathan says:

12:25pm | 04/08/09

The mother is being dealt with by DOCS and the police. 
Austereo is being dealt with by the media and the public because of a voluntary code of conduct that they are clearly not responsible enough to either contribute to or adhere to.  Hence the public backlash.

Sometimes righteous indignation is truly justified.

John Fenn says:

12:51pm | 04/08/09

We will see what happens in the next few days.

As a happy coincidence our families mobiles are up for renewal and we are planning a family holiday to America, should the Vile & Tacky Ho show be brought back in any way, the Optus mobile services will be going elsewhere and those Qantas fares that I’m planning to purchase will go elsewhere as well.

I’ll never use any business that associates with a bunch of child exploiters’.

I refuse to enable these sleaze merchants

Kelly says:

12:55pm | 04/08/09

They will always will be Vile and Tacky Ho to me!

Ann says:

12:56pm | 04/08/09

I haven’t listened to the Kyle and Jackie O show for about three years. I can’t believe that people are so surprised by this appalling stunt. Really it’s nothing new to the show. Jackie often talks about her being sexually active since aged 15 and Kyle talks about gang bangs and his fetish for Asian women. Come on Sydney lets get rid of this filth. Put Hamish and Andy on instead at least theyre educated and funny.

earthgirl says:

12:57pm | 04/08/09

The lot of them should be ashamed. The mother, kyle, jackie o , producers, the whole lot of them. The fact that the girl in the centre of this is underage is why so many people are outraged. Who was advocating for her? Who was protecting her privacy and her rights? Nobody really cared - if any of them had one fibre of moral value then somebody would have suggested that maybe questioning a teeenager live on air about their sexual history for the purposes of entertainment.  Questioning an adult - entirely different scenario.
What I would like is whoever came up with the idea and the execution of the segment to show their faces and justify the decisions that led to this. Kyle, Jackie O, the mother, the producers - the cast of asshats. Take responsibilty for your decisions and your actions.

Andrew says:

01:06pm | 04/08/09

They are both guilty. Unfortunately Kyle has a track record of being a nob and Jackie in her silence has just sat in Kyle’s slip stream.  Both should find alternative employment, perhaps as speed humps outside of 2DayFM.

tom says:

01:12pm | 04/08/09

Supporters of Kyle and Jackie o seem to want to blame the mother for the whole disaster. She no doubt should be held responsible, however if a stranger or even a male neighbour for that matter, asked your 12-14 year old daughter about her sex life you would call the cops and cry pedophile. What makes this worse is kyle asked questions to a young child that crossed a line which ‘No’ adult should ever cross with a child. He exploited a damaged child for listeners and perverts out there.He and Jackie o should have said no to exploiting this child right from the very beginning.  How dare they exploit a child for ratings they both need to lose their jobs.

Simondo says:

01:12pm | 04/08/09

I can’t imagine the need to stop the outrage at 2DAY - commercial FM stations around the country play to the absolute depths of depravity each and every morning. I long ago decided that it wasn’t what I wanted my family to listen to (and they all agreed) in the morning. We moved to JJJ and while they might swear quite profusely, they don’t engage in purile, sexist, double-entendres or ridiculous stunts that seem designed to degrade.

mark says:

01:15pm | 04/08/09

Vile and Tacky Ho! Living up to their names.

darren says:

01:32pm | 04/08/09

as they say in the media kyle come ins when the show is about to air then leaves when its finished leaving management and jackie o to do the programming. surely kyle is one of the last persons to take the fall for this. if anything he is less guilty than jackie o. funny how people cant stand to see a successful brat. get over it. dont go using this poor girl to carry out some vengeful attack on kyle. thats disgracful.

out of 1 or 2 negative segments, ive heard 100’s of great ones where people who are less fortunate have been lended a helping hand by the show. given money, prizes etc… changed lives for good

management is the main problem here. if they are letting these two go to air with properly screening the content before it airs they have no one to blame but themselves if they loose thier lisence. thats why management with an idea put delays on the show so they dont go to air live.

Dave says:

01:33pm | 04/08/09

She loads the gun and her idiot mate shoots from the hip.

john says:

01:36pm | 04/08/09

i cant wait til they get back on air. 10 times BIGGER

thats all this has done. wow, i want them on my promotions team. this is great publicity

ozboy1999 says:

02:02pm | 04/08/09

Can someone find out all the companies that are associated with the show, Kyle and Jackie O’Neill and let the public know? I am more than happy to boycott any companies in this category. Am sure most decent public would choose to do so given how seriously wrong the behaviour shown by these three parties.

Phil says:

02:11pm | 04/08/09

Cruelty as entertainment should have no place in civilized society.

But it’s clear the masses still have a hankering for bread and circuses.

mc says:

02:27pm | 04/08/09

Why does she get away with it?

1) she’s female and that’s the prevailing double standard - men are assumed to be bastards, women are assumed beyond reproach
2) she’s generically attractive and we let attractive people be horrible people
3) she’s smart enough to know when to shut up and let Kyle take the heat

She’s just as much to blame, but she’ll smile sweetly and get away clean.

Mercia Jablonski says:

02:29pm | 04/08/09

I’ve stopped listening to their show a couple of years ago and have instructed my teenage children not to listen to this ‘Jerry Springer’ radio ripoff show.

As far as Jackie O is concerned .... pleazzzz ... she is just the ‘innocent’ blond bimbette hired to soften Kyle’s shock jock image a bit. Sack her too!!!

And Docs should investigate the ‘mother’ (if you can call her that!) of the 14yr old girl.

ColleenG says:

02:37pm | 04/08/09

You have to wonder if these two were bullies at school or is bullying a new & very natural talent. Vile and Tacky Ho nicknames so well deserved.

davido says:

02:46pm | 04/08/09

Good to see people voting with their dollars.

But the answer as to why Jackie gets away with it is simple.. she’s hot.

It is the same reason I send my hot chick friend to the bar. It takes her two minutes to get a drink. I might never get served.

Elle says:

03:03pm | 04/08/09

Did either of them drag this child onto the show?  No!  As a mother you are supposed to protect your child from harm.  What was this mother thinking?  Anyone who heard it live would know that Kyle was stunned and didn’t know what to say.  Yes, he said the wrong thing but the show is live and any human being would be shocked at what the child revealed.  Kyle & Jackie O are not responsible, they are not the parents here.

dan says:

03:25pm | 04/08/09

she is right up to her neck in it.jacky o,kyle,the radio station and the mother,have got a lot to answer to.stop trying to kick the blame off of her because shes as guilty as all of them.they all should be sacked but dont just blame kyle because he is a bloke.she is as guilty as him.

Geoff Pen says:

03:40pm | 04/08/09

Birds of a feather!  Save us from having to avoid that frequency on the radio dial, keep these two peacock’s off the air for all time. They are about as low as one can go, talentless twats.  Channel 10 just increased its viewer potential tenfold.

groucho says:

03:43pm | 04/08/09

Not responsible, eh Elle? Whose radio show was it?

The point is, these two presenters and Austereo/2DAY FM chose a programme format and content where a minor was coerced into a public broacast for profit and entertainment. Wrong: indefensibly wrong.

On air, if you care to listen to readily available copies, despite the girl’s protests, the two presenters proceeded to taunt her in the run up to the big shock. Indefensible.

The programme is in clear breach of the commerical broadcast code of conduct, as to imediate content on the day.  In the broad, the programme design is indefensible:  use of minors for commercial gain, in a sexual context.. Wrong. Indefensible.

The programme and the two presenters should be taken off air permanently. And the Minister for Communications should be directing Austereo to show cause why their license to broadcast should not be revoked Australia wide, forthwith. Get some new players and a terrfic object lesson to the others.

The progrmame’s major Sponsor was Optus: reviewing their attachment, apparently, but do go ahead and give 2DAY, Austereo and Optus a serve. and a complaint to ACMA and the Minister wouln’t hurt either.
http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/.

dusty says:

04:09pm | 04/08/09

Kyle deserves all he gets, but then so does Jackie and the rest of the production team that approved the segment. More than that the public that has made this show the top rating radio program in the country for the past few years also needs to be accountable for the tone of this show which has been developed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Yes the buck stops with Kyle/Jackie and Austereo, and those heads should roll, but all the people who listen to them and constantly seek titilation and cheaps thrills by demanding more and more abhorrent stunts are to blame also. Remember this isn’t the first time something so irresponsible and tasteless has occurred on the show, so the listeners are a part of the decline of the show’s standards too.

Your name: says:

04:12pm | 04/08/09

explain to me why it is Kyle and Jackie O that are getting all the blame when they had NO idea that the poor girl was raped before. what about the MOTHER! the crazy lunatic allowed her daughter to go on the show and asked her about sex!! knowing all along what her child went through. she should be the one taking the blame and having her daughter taken away, the fault is totally on her!

Peta says:

04:22pm | 04/08/09

I’m sick of people going around saying “leave kyle and jackie alone - it’s all the mother’s fault!” Are you people crazy? Yeah, the mum was stupid and DoCS are surely investigating that. Get over it. Unfortunately you don’t need to apply with references to be a mother… A radio broadcaster however - you do.

It is Kyle, Jackie, the producers, 2dayfm and Austereo’s job to put decent, appropriate and entertaining content to air and they have failed. They *did* have to apply for their jobs and all of them are experienced in their field - so this shouldn’t have happened. It did happen and they need to be held accountable for their actions.

When you sign up to be a broadcaster, you do so with the knowledge that YOU will be held responsible for everything you say on air - that is what’s happening here. And thank god it is, because enough is enough with these two.

And to all these people saying “they’re just making cutting edge entertainment and they slipped up” - this wasn’t a mistake. From the beginning it was a calculated and malicious content idea that should have never gone to air. People may argue that they’re just giving the audience what they want… But where will we draw the line? Public executions? Just because it would attract high ratings doesn’t mean it should be done.

Don’t always give the audience what they want, or it could get as ugly as this was. Every single day.

grace says:

04:26pm | 04/08/09

Jackie O is doing what she always does. she is just as bad as Kyle but she is just hiding behind Kyle’s nig mouth. Kyle and Jackie O have been making crude and inappropriate remarks on both live television and radio for years. the only difference between the two is that Kyle makes a big deal out of the situation he gets himself in and Jackie O hides behind her co-host. they are both disgusting and it is sad that this is situation is why they are getting sacked, it should have happened years ago!

Iain says:

04:27pm | 04/08/09

Watching the coverage on Media Watch last night made me realise there are a whole lot of Producers, Executives etc, behind the scenes of Kyle and Jackie O who are also equally responsible.

Lynda says:

04:52pm | 04/08/09

This whole situation is disgraceful.  How did a planned segment such as this ever get management and station approval?  Absolutely irresponsible.  Jackie is definitely just as responsible as the vile Kyle.  Her attractive looks and sickly sweet demeanour seem to have somehow allowed her to dodge public criticism and accountability.

sam says:

04:54pm | 04/08/09

you read it from the media itself. kyle never there. he comes to do the show right before its on air then he gone.

you guys are aiming your hate at the wrong people. its austero that are letting them do what they want because it makes them money full stop.

shame on you all for trying to detroys peoples career when they clearly are good people. just lacking in management

Michael says:

05:05pm | 04/08/09

One of the first lines I remember a poster adding to the punch was along the lines of “self indulgent outrage” I think that’s what a lot of people are doing here, indulging in their outrage, trying to distance themselves from the show they liked or indulging in bringing down a shock jock they didn’t like.

At the end of the day putting kyle and jackie o out of business won’t change a thing, they are nothing but the speakers on the PA system.

Most of you live in pleasant you are rarely confronted by the problems of the lower class and when you are you respond with outrage and stifle any logical or rational outcome.

Mr Bump says:

05:07pm | 04/08/09

Jackie is be a coward.  She was leading the choir of laughing as the hyena pack circled in on scared prey.  Is she really so scared of answering why she allowed a young girl to be asked a couple of questions on the radio?  After all, it was only to win some P!nk tickets.

If Jackie is not being a coward, she easily prove the world wrong.  Afterall, it was just a couple of questions and some tickets.  Wasn’t it?

Pablo says:

05:46pm | 04/08/09

Michael’s comment at 5.05 I believe it will change things, it sends the message that there’s still decent people in the community who don’t wan’t people like these two doing what ever it is that they do .

I say get rid of them both along with the production team and never go down that road again.

Jonathan says:

06:04pm | 04/08/09

Hi Michael,
I think you’re wrong.  Many of the responses I’ve read are both logical and rational.  It’s a public outcry against something that people have seen as unfair, immoral and just plain cruel.
And please: when did this become about class struggle?  Problems of the lower class?  Is rape a specifically lower class problem?  Is stupid parenting a lower class problem?  I’m sure the Austereo executives who’ve condoned and profited from this behaviour aren’t lower class, nor would Kyle and Jackie be.  So what’s your point?
Also, I see no problem with listeners distancing themselves from this debacle: if I’d ever listened I sure as hell would be.  I’m in the other camp, one of those who don’t like shock jocks in general and would like to see them all brought down.
This will make a difference, in that sponsors will distance themselves from this rubbish, reducing the likelihood of the money-hungry broadcasters encouraging these sorts of antics.
Good day to you sir.

Matt. Y says:

06:15pm | 04/08/09

Christ sake, will everyone get off their backs? They didn’t know the young girl had been raped - the mother did. The article should OBVIOUSLY be titled “Where’s the mother in all of this?”

Why aren’t you journos chasing that bit up? Because Kyle’s a soft target that gets more viewers than you do. Just destory him why don’t you? It’ll make your lives a lot easier.

Grant says:

06:52pm | 04/08/09

One thing that nevers comes up in the “kyle and jackie” bashing is that the show has fantastic numbers—easily number one in the ratings for its slot. This is highly relevant when it comes to weighing up the criticisms levelled at Austereo for giving Kyle and Jackie such a long leash—whatever your view on their ethics and behaviour they are doing their job well (ie. attracting listeners in droves). Perhaps a better question to ask would be why so many people tune into the show?

davido says:

07:39pm | 04/08/09

Grant, I am sure if they put executions live on TV it would be number in it’s time slot.

Probably doesnt mean it is the right thing to do. Playing to the lowest common denominator is also easy. Ask John Laws et al.

Jase says:

07:48pm | 04/08/09

How different is the Kyle and jackie O show to ACA and TT?

Having a crack at societies misfortunes is what us ‘voyeurs’ crave daily….and a ratings winner!  This is no different to Alan Jones, Ray Hadlee, Steve Price ranting & raving at the expense of others so THEY can attract outrageous salaries and bonuses.

It’s only when a taboo subject is involved that anything with a brand runs for cover and looks for scapegoats.

Australian media has always had insecurities with individuals who generate more interest than them from breaking the ‘norms’ and reap the benefits.  So when an opportunity arises, they’ll stick the boot in to eliminate a threat. 

The show didn’t ruin the 14yo’s life - sadly she’s a product of her environment. 

Perhaps that is where the focus should be.
I for one will boycott Channel 10, Fremantle media shows and Optus products for taking such a cowardly stance.  They have benefited from the Kyle & Jackie O show up to this incident.  Only when there’s an outcry that they try and deceive the public into thinking they have morals.

I hope that Kyle and Jackie pull through this even bigger and even stronger!

Jack says:

08:13pm | 04/08/09

You Aussies are so funny… I have listened the segment through and just don’t understand why you have a go at the 2? Have they become just a bit too popular to your liking? Its Tall Puppy Syndrome all over again!

Schiff says:

08:27pm | 04/08/09

Well.. i just deleted channel 10 frequency from my digital TV in protest ... Everything has been blown out of proportion. All the blame should be the fault of the mother…. she knew yet she asked….. how stupid is she.

Radio will never be the same with Kyle and Jackie O, they are a great duo and always will be. I don’t know what station to listen tooo…. oh well guess its back to the DVD music….

Lil says:

08:50pm | 04/08/09

Can we please take off Home and Away and Ramsey street? They show kids having SEX and kids in sexual relationships with other kids the same sex. I love you Kyle. Def. not your fault. I wont be watching Australian Idol either and many of my friends wont be either.

Julie Coker-Godson says:

09:12pm | 04/08/09

@Groucho:  Well said, you have expressed it admirably if I may say so.  Couldn’t agree more about the station losing its licence to operate.  It doesn’t deserve to have a licence.

Jonathan says:

09:24pm | 04/08/09

Matt Y:  Sure the mother knew the girl had been raped.  But WHY were they questioning a 14 year old girl about her sex life?  Don’t you see what the problem is here?  Seriously?  Yeh, the mum is stupid, seemingly sub-moronic.  But the radio station and the presenters gave the stupid mother a forum, a forum which was set up specifically to ask this girl about her sex life and about illegal drug use.  Being under the age of consent, any sex she was engaging in was rape, by definition. 
As for the mother:  she’s being dealt with by DOCS and the cops.
Grant:  the listeners and sponsors are as much to blame as the station and the presenters.  They egg these playground bullies on to new and uncharted lows.
Good riddance to these sad little people.  Until they come roaring back with the next ratings season…  Let’s enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts.

Michael says:

09:24pm | 04/08/09

Heh Jonathan, how isn’t it about class? You think that mother came from the north shore and that teenage female went to fine upstanding schools? I don’t think so, I’d say she probably comes from one of the fine and upstanding suburbs in the top ten for bogan town of the year.

And really not about class? how many people on the dole do you think listen to Kyle and Jackie O in the morning while driving to work? I guess the unwashed masses get up the same time as the office workers and turn on the radio huh? BS the only people who don’t see class are the people at the top even if its only the top of the lower class.

eyeswiredopen says:

10:28pm | 04/08/09

Dear Austereo executive, um, I mean “Grant”, you are right to point out the show has “fantastic numbers…whatever your view on their ethics and behaviour”. Yeah, right on! You dont find it scary that so many idiots suck from this toilet bowl every morning. es, Let’s worship money-making and igfnore ethics and morality - ain’t that just Media Capitalism all over in 2009.

eyeswiredopen says:

10:46pm | 04/08/09

“come on we all tune in each morning to see what will they do today! “
Erm no, mate, we don’t.“all”. Who is this “all”, you mean you and your mates? The vast majority of us don’t tune in to the Byle and Cacky O show. Winning your “slot” in a fragmented market gives you the biggest portion in a pie of small pieces. Thank God!

paul wood says:

11:13pm | 04/08/09

with approx 20 million Aussies, how many bogans do people think tune in to listen to Vyle thandilands. the fat bloke that looks like a tuck shop lady.
I’d love to know how they dream up the fictitious numbers for working out listeners numbers.
I used to listen to 2day FM, until Vyle arrived
good ridance to him.  Maybe he should try auditioning for the biggest loser, being one of the contestants.

bhob says:

11:50pm | 04/08/09

you know what I would find entertaining - strapping Kyle & Jacki O to a lie detector and asking about their sexual activities and drug use?

Dan says:

01:49am | 05/08/09

Oh for pity’s sake, of course the mother deserves a metaphorical (and possibly actual) smack upside the head for what she did to her child!  I doubt you’ll find anyone who disagrees with that. 

BUT, the fact remains, some idiot thought it was a good idea to allow this pathetic excuse for a parent the opportunity to do this - and this pair went along with it.  Everyone involved in this stunt, in front of the microphone and behind it, failed this girl.  EVERYONE.  And I hope they all suffer the consequences.

Ben says:

04:28am | 05/08/09

It never ceases to impress me (not amaze) how much people jump onto a comment, phrase, situation, circumstance = and claim righteousness. I have not heard the radio interview. With my un-educated knowledge of the subject, it sounds to me, get it out there; would this person disclose had it not been for the hype? Without hearing I can guarantee that there was no maliciousness or knowledge in how the conversation would transpire (happy to be wrong), my understanding for the business involved in these people getting it wrong is that it is not worth it.
Besides this, talking and expressing anything, nothing something is the most important thing…((sorry it happened this way, I hope you feel (the way you want to feel)).

Neil says:

05:27am | 05/08/09

I dont see how this is either of their faults… the girls mother - her legal guardian allowed her on the show knowing good and well what was going to happen. There would have been some sort of contract signed on the mothers part. Kyle and Jackie O did not even ask the question. It came from the mother.

The fact is that not everyone in this world likes or has to like each other. If you simply dont like someone who is on the radio, dont listen.

It just goes to show how uneventful peoples lives are when they have to make is their lifes work to get “Kyle and Jackie O Off-Air”, its time to take a look at your own lives people.

wobble says:

07:21am | 05/08/09

Please remove Kyle, the Sleaze bag, Sandilands from the air.

snoop says:

07:22am | 05/08/09

Dump her too
This show is truly tasteless and disgusting
Sure be a bit irreverand but most of their stunts are sick and genuinely hurtful.

Gillian Lane says:

07:44am | 05/08/09

Damn right Eric - Jackie gets away with murder because she’s a woman. She should be sacked too and advertisers need to take a good long hard look at the fetid swamp they’re advertising their brands in. It’s time for a thorough clean out of radio.

Jonathan says:

07:49am | 05/08/09

Hey Michael, nice assumptions.  How is being on the dole about class?  There’s a hell of a lot of investment bankers out of work at the moment.
I think you’ve latched onto an irrelevant side-argument and run with it.  Even if you were right about this and it’s the “upper classes” somehow mocking the “lower classes” how does that vindicate what they’re doing?  You say that people are responding with outrage at being confronted by the problems of the lower classes: I still don’t see how rape and stupid parenting are exclusive to the lower classes.
Your argument is pointless.  Regardless of any of it, they still asked a 14 year old girl about her sex life in a planned segment.

Alex says:

07:55am | 05/08/09

For god’s sake GET OVER IT….. and this reporter “Tory Maquire” GROW UP”. Have you never done something you have regretted? I am sick to death of reading about “sacking” the duo ..... It happened….they have apologised, they are off the air (thats embarressing enough for high profile people) now move on. There are many many many people that want to see them back on the air. I am yet to speak to any friend or family or work mate who doesnt want to see them back on the radio….the vocal minority that awlasy kick up a stink should move on…...BRING BACK KYLE AND JACKIE O

Bobbie Blackson says:

07:59am | 05/08/09

What were the circumstances leading up to the mother and daughter fronting up on radio? The mother clearly knew already that rape had taken place! She was willing to have this aired. Let’s not forget her role in this sorry saga.

The poor girl was probably starstruck with the idea of meeting Kylie and Jackie despite her own feelings of this terrible exerience she endured two years earlier.

mel says:

08:00am | 05/08/09

She’s just a silly dolly-bird, when did anyone pay any attention to her?

Jay says:

08:10am | 05/08/09

The media keeps perpetuating the myth of woman good .. man bad

Karl says:

08:29am | 05/08/09

It may take a little longer but the sponsors are no dills and will well and truly gauge the public opinion against this bimbo also.  She can then join Kyle in the Centrelink queue.

Emma says:

08:51am | 05/08/09

Michael- I would appreciate it if you don’t paint all lower class people with the same brush- having a lower income does not equate to low morals and ethics! I’m still struggling to make the connection between Austereo, Kyle, Jackie-O and the Mother and class? Please explain it to me..?

I believe this show needs to be permanently taken off air. If I read correctly before, a quarter of the listeners are teens- which goes to show the level of maturity this show targets. I think Kyle and Jackie-O are scum, abusing their positions as ‘media icons’  and influencing the teens that listen.

I agree that Kyle and Jackie-O are not the only ones to be blames- I really hope the mother is being dealt with by DoCs and the Police. But the fact remains that whether this girl happened to have been raped or not, they were talking about an UNDERAGE girl and her sex life. I’m disgusted!

2DAY FM ex-listener says:

08:55am | 05/08/09

I only listen to them in the mornings just because they are the best HOWEVER, after finding out their earnings, 2million each, that is way above some CEOs salary - which is way too much. I also believe that they feel so “celebrative” that they can do what ever they want!!! Lay them off!!! I have removed 2day FM from my favourites.

Elaine says:

09:00am | 05/08/09

Finally the media are calling Jackie O into question. Teenage girls look to Jackie O as a role model - and she is a wolf in sheeps clothing.

She has no interest in the welfare of adolescents- all she is interested in is $$$ and the furtherment of her career.

She should be sacked also

Matt says:

09:06am | 05/08/09

Jack I have very little doubt that this whole thing has anything to do with Tall Puppy (poppy) Syndrome.  Kyle & JO are the two types of people you either love, or love to hate.  The outrage has have very little to do with the media and their supposed vendetta against Kyle.  Nor any perceived vendetta that the rest of the Australia public have against Kyle, and the only people who think there is a vendetta against him are his loyal (yet ignorant) supporters.

Personally I can’t stand either of them, and always when I head the whining voice of Kyle and the high pitched cat call of JO immediately turn over to a different station (and luckily for me that rarely happens as I generally don’t have their station tuned in).

As for whose to blame, everyone is and this included the non-listen public aswell, because it shows you how far we as a society have gone down that sewage pipe.  However as far as this single incident is of concern, the main people who are to blame and Kyle, Jackie O, the producers, the mother and the management.  But Kyle only arrives in time for the show and leaves directly after so he isn’t to blame.  Oh but my fellow readers he is just as much to blame as the rest of the sorry bunch.  He had as much right and time to say no before the even, to the interview that went on his show as everyone else involved.

However as this is about where Jackie is in all of this, well she’s doing her usual hide away stunt to let Kyle take the heat for the event (as she is soooo good at doing).

As for if and when K&J are back on air, well I as hell hope their never get back on, or if they do they will probably have to create their own radio station.  Luckily for the majority of us, these two have now become a potato too hot to handle for any station, and that included 2DAYFM.  So luckily for us we will hopefully never have to hear his or her voice ever again. 

As for us ignorant lowlifes destroying the great career/s of a great and wonderful man, well he did that himself.  Any person is capable of doing decent acts, but that does not make him or his show great and wonderful There are plenty of other shows and presenters out there who do that all the time without falling to the depths that these two people have.

However I shall now leave you all with a very simple statement: “You are only as great as the lowest act you have ever done”

johnv_au says:

09:11am | 05/08/09

It seems that some of the comments here think we should get over this and move on NOT UNTIL PEOPLE REALISE YOU DONT ABUSE CHILDREN Sack them both and when they are cashing their dole check they will send out the message to other so called entertainers

megan says:

09:54am | 05/08/09

Jackie was able to compose herself and feign compassion for the girl faster than Kyle. Why? Because thats what she does every day. In real life she is a totally b*@%#. Trust me, I used to work there…

Megan says:

09:56am | 05/08/09

... also, the producers do whatever Kyle and Jackie say. They have nothing to do with what goes on air.

Julian says:

10:16am | 05/08/09

Silence is consent. Both presenters had a chance to realise prior to going to air that the idea of asking a 14 year old about sex life is both disgusting and offensive, yet neither acted. They are as guilty as each other. How long are we going to have to put up with irresponsible media outlets that are quick to seize on sponsorship dollars, but refuse to take any responsibility for releasing material that is not in touch with the expexctations of their listeners or the community. Shame on you Austereo.

tony a says:

10:41am | 05/08/09

lets boycott channel 10

what a stupid decision.

i wont be watching idol ever again

Penny says:

11:12am | 05/08/09

For years I have been disgusted by the shock jock antics of this pair. I refuse to listen to them as I have young children in the car and most times anything they discuss is totally inappropriate. I am just glad that at last people are waking up to the pathetic nature of the show. A show that degrades and humiliates people has no place on our airwaves and anybody associated with it including “teflon Jackie” needs to be sent a message. Go back to the hovels you came from and leave normal decent people alone!

Dave says:

11:31am | 05/08/09

Austereo have no choice now. The show will be dumped permanently by next week.  I know of two other advertisers who are going to withdraw their ads. Hamish and Andy would retain the audience and attract ads. Kyle and Jackie O are damaged goods. They won’t recover from this.

Notomys says:

12:48pm | 05/08/09

You knew it was only a matter of time.  Frenzal Rhomb were so right!

mike j says:

01:23pm | 05/08/09

I guess the difference for me is that Jackie O actually makes some attempt to be likeable. No less cuplable, sure, but if someone’s going to hang, I vote Kyle.

darren says:

02:26pm | 05/08/09

as a male what kyle said or didnt say was diguesting which brings me to this jack o is actually worse than kyle thinking because she is female makes her the scap goat well i say to both of you i hope your child never gets put through what this poor girl did shame on you both and the station such a low act but you did not need me to say that everybody else has

carris says:

03:38pm | 05/08/09

As a victim of assault and child abuse I was not offended by Kyle’s comment as I was asked the same questions (albeit not strapped to a lie detector). I cannot believe the mother asked the question knowing what had happened. That is where the segment went wrong. 

What is being forgotten here is sthat their show is one of the highest rating shows in the country and people have the option to listen or not, obviously most people do. The boycotting of sponsors and advertisers over a radio show where this segment has been running for eight or nine years I find hilarious. If you didn’t like the show why listen and therefore if you weren’t listening you can’t comment. It makes me laugh how the media portray things to get you all going - well it has worked just read all the comments.

Bob Saget says:

03:41pm | 05/08/09

Where’s the journalism in all of this Tory?

Jase says:

05:13pm | 05/08/09

What is ‘journalism’?

Saphira says:

07:03pm | 05/08/09

Sack them both. They need a taste of their own medicine. Where’s the punishment for celebrities these days?

TJ says:

09:04pm | 05/08/09

I think Jackie O is as much to blame as Kyle. Yes Kyle’s pathetic comment drew more attention to him, but they both agreed to run the segment and are just as guilty for interrogating a 14 year old girl about her sexual experiences despite her obvious discomfort. Jackie should not get away with this either, it is not the first time she has been involved in a deplorable stunt such as this either, so she does not deserve any more chances. Neither Kyle nor Jackie should be on air where they can be role models for their young audience. I think we should all boycott Jackie O, Kyle and any company’s affiliated with them. Let that be a lesson to them and other ‘celebs’ toeing the moral line in an attempt to get ratings

johnv_au says:

03:26pm | 06/08/09

I thin some of the people here commenting work for the radio station

carris says:
As a victim of assault and child abuse I was not offended by Kyle’s comment as I was asked the same questions (albeit not strapped to a lie detector). I cannot believe the mother asked the question knowing what had happened. That is where the segment went wrong. 

What is being forgotten here is sthat their show is one of the highest rating shows in the country and people have the option to listen or not, obviously most people do. The boycotting of sponsors and advertisers over a radio show where this segment has been running for eight or nine years I find hilarious. If you didn’t like the show why listen and therefore if you weren’t listening you can’t comment. It makes me laugh how the media portray things to get you all going - well it has worked just read all the comments.

Dan says:

11:21am | 08/08/09

I really find this type of public hysteria rather amusing and laughable, please keep it up as you dimwitted idiots are really lighting up my dull weekend.

Dan says:

11:25am | 08/08/09

johnv, your comment is rather ignorant and childish. So lets get this straight, if one does not agree with your opinion does that nessescerely mean that they are part of the said industry, NO it means your opinion is not the only one.

johnv_au says:

03:02pm | 08/08/09

Agree or disagree not my call to to make your mind up, seems you have nothing else to do with your sad life but listen to dimwitted idiots this weekend anyway, perhaps you dont care how children are exploited for money ,this my only aurgument here

JULIE HO says:

12:32pm | 11/08/09

THIS ISNT ABOUT KYLE NOR JACKIE O. This is about themother who exploited her daughter for money on a radio stunt. And to the mother - you do not deserve to have the title of being a mum.  As far as im concerned, Kyle & Jackie O are air heads anyway.

johnv_au says:

01:31pm | 11/08/09

This is about the pair of them and the people that run the station and the mother who should all know better than bullying a under aged child stapped to a lie detector and do you think that the subject of sex and drugs would not come up, there should have been a prerequisite to exclude to even mention them so they will have to live with it I dont think the cops would be allowed to such a thing?????

Kurt says:

09:55am | 12/08/09

All the people posting negative stuff here are unbelievable. Can you really say its all their fault and they should be sacked over this petty insignificant incident? I couldn’t care less what one family amongst billions in our world are going through. People get raped… people are dieing of world hunger and there is a war going on. Countries are testing nuclear bombs against the UN’s wishes. Can you just see how petty and insignificant this is? It is as if they actually physically raped the girl themselves according to the responses i am seeing. Get real, they aren’t in the wrong and stop letting the hateful propaganda and your general dislike for Kyle and Jackie O cloud your judgment of this one incident, it isn’t their fault at all, the only thing out of line was a tactless reply by Kyle which really washes over me like water on a ducks back.

Luke says:

11:34am | 12/08/09

These two idiots should have been taken off the radio years ago. It would make me so happy to never see or hear from either of them ever again.
Fingers crossed!!

johnv_au says:

11:45am | 12/08/09

I can see your a model citizen kurt you have the same wonderful attributes as your friend Kyle ??

Richy says:

12:17pm | 14/08/09

theu’re back. We’ll listen; we’ll love it; they’ll get more money. Next.

Gillian says:

01:07pm | 17/08/09

The whole bad cop, good cop routine. I am amazed that Jackie O is reasonably unscathed by this PR nightmare. As I said on another forum, she basically rides on the coat tails of her co-hosts (her husband Ugly Phil before Kyle) but never takes the fall if anything goes wrong. At the end of the day however, I do believe that there also should have been more focus on the mother.

http://www.30isthenewblack.com

Ben says:

07:40pm | 17/08/09

So Kurt you’re saying no one should worry about individual suffering only the bigger picture issues? One person’s suffering is acceptable while we knash our teeth at the fate of millions or something?
The fault for this sordid episode is a collective one:
The mother’s parenting skills are clearly deficient and she has clearly bought our society’s obsession with celebrity.
The radio station are clearly at fault - what else are producers etc for if not to make some call about the guests.
As has been fairly pointed out, people in Sydney have been listening to this drivel for years and to similar tawdry and miserable episodes. I think it says much more derogatory things about the tastes of the hundred of thousands of people who tune into this stuff everyday. What do they think??
It is hardly surprising that Jackie O has got away untouched and illustrates the double edged sword of being a woman celebrity. Many people would assume that because she is very attractive etc she is also not making much an intellectual (if you can all it that) behind the scenes. This is obviously a double edged sword. I haven’t heard too many feministas writing in to demand their right to public opprobrium but there you go.