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It’s not often you hear an apology from a big corporation that sounds like it really means it, but Jenny Craig’s statement last night that it “badly misjudged public perception of Kyle Sandilands” sounds genuine enough - perhaps because it’s so bloody obvious.
Hmmm, brand heavily skewed towards women with body issues, linked to the “fat slag” king, what could possibly go wrong?
The language marketing departments use when one of the stars they throw millions of dollars at to flog their products step out of line, is often at best hilarious, at worst mealy-mouthed.
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In the era of The Real Julia, a cricket captain entrapped by media trainers and wall-to-wall corporate spokespeople, you don’t hear many bullshit-free interviews.
As a little summer refreshment, listen to this chat this morning on ABC Radio 702 with Rick Parsons from North Avoca Surf Life Saving Club.
Last night there was a SHARK ATTACK! on his beach. Thankfully the 28-year-old surfer who was bitten on the arm is ok, but standard precautions were this morning carried out, including closing the beach and helicopter patrols.
Mr Parsons sounds like the sort of bloke you want around in a crisis. Crisis? What crisis?
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Robert Smissen of country SA says:
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cheap white trash says:
RE Barnaby Joyce and Bob Katter,why raving loonies, well look no further that the MSM,most are coming from a socialist agenda,so you wouldn’t expect anything less,spin spin spin…. Maybe if the MSM did to Julie, Bob Brown and the greens,what it does to Barnaby and co,maybe things would be different,but… Read more »
Dear Kyle,
I just want to let you know that I feel sorry for you, mate. I really do. I think people are too rough on you.
Lots of people say that you have no talent, but I think you do. I’ve never listened to your show (except for those times that you’ve been played back on Media Watch), but I know that hosting a radio show does take skill, and you have certainly done that for quite some time.
For that reason alone I hope that everyone goes a bit easier on you in the future.
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Michelle says:
It’s quite astounding to me that no one touting ‘freedom of speech’ seems to be aware that legislation in Australia does not provide this in any type of bill of rights, nor does it exist as a law. There are laws against defamation and laws against hate speech. There are… Read more »
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sir ronald bradnam says:
Me to SBG a little to much indiscriminate censoring going on for my liking me thanks, no swearing and the tone was no different than previously published pieces from staff journos. Read more »
Why is Kyle Sandilands’s toxic sludge allowed to leak out of radio speakers at breakfast?
He’s a cretin, a hate-filled belligerent whose talent is in inverse proportion to his offensiveness. As Penbo pointed out yesterday, he’s a dead-set, rolled-gold, card-carrying dickhead.
Dickheads are a dime a dozen. Why is this one given a voice?
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Gidgee says:
Greg Cary the darling of 4BC wrote similar vulgarities to me when I emailed and chipped him about some of his more outrageous anti-religious comments on air. Yeah, he actually wrote them back to me - and I still have them on file. These fellows who parade their vocal stuff… Read more »
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Venise Alstergren says:
Does the person criticising Tory’s use of expletives not realise that if her message is to get through to Kyle Sandiland’s audience, she’d better use their language? Read more »
Kyle Sandilands is a genius. An absolute, out and out Einstein.
The 40 year old broadcaster has no talent, no decorum, no personality, no looks, no style, no charm and no knowledge of anything outside the vast universe that is his ego. Yet the guy is hugely successful.
I have rarely listened to Kyle Sandilands on the radio, nor indeed watched the talent shows on which he is a judge. That’s not snobbery. It’s just how it is. But just as you didn’t need to read Eat Pray Love to know it was bag of fertiliser-grade horse manure, you don’t need to listen to Kyle to know his shows are rubbish. And that, right there, is the proof that he’s so damn clever.
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stephen says:
‘Soft and Lazy’ girls are not my thing, Mr. Sceptic. Jessica Lange has, however, been my ‘sweetheart’ for nigh on 30 years now. She’s like Jules, but hornery, (uh-hum). Read more »
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Blind Freddy says:
When the audience laughed at him during his “violin” moment? Gold. Read more »
“We love Australian Music” is Triple J’s tag line, but do they? Really?? Or do they love it in the way that drunk guys tell random girls at clubs in the wee hours of Sunday morning?
Take Triple J’s “all Australian” music program “Home & Hosed” for example. The show features up and coming and known Australian bands who perhaps wouldn’t get any airtime on any other station..
At first blush this sounds like a badge of pride. But when it’s put into perspective, it’s less impressive.
Continue reading "Triple J loves Aussie music, but loves ratings more" »
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This column is proudly brought to you by BMW. Or Mercedes Benz. Or Holden (if I’m desperate).
Advertising and editorial – traditionally uneasy bedfellows – are having uninhibited sex at the moment. Instead of protesting, we media sluts have joined the orgy, legs in the air like frozen chooks (from Steggles, of course – Steggles for quality).
How long before we see newspaper stories headlined, “Tony Abbott surges ahead in the polls” (sponsored by Nutri-Grain – Iron Man Food).
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Harquebus says:
Now that money is losing its value, a mans word will become more valuable. That would make today’s politicians and business leaders paupers. Read more »
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Eric says:
Chris, I don’t think that completely unbiased reporting is possible - at least for human beings. However, we can strive to be fair, and to acknowledge our biases. Regular readers of The Punch will be familiar with my own tendencies. As for the mainstream media, I think a conscientious effort… Read more »
“She doesn’t do radio interviews… she says it’s a dead medium”.
A recent conversation with a publicist about an American starlet nearly knocked me for six. According to the publicist the said starlet wasn’t going to waste her time on radio, because she simply didn’t believe anyone would be listening.
While it came as a surprise to me, it wasn’t the first time I’d heard it – particularly from an American. In the US, radio has really struggled in the wake of internet broadcasting. As listeners switch off in droves, programmers have been forced to look for new ways to reach out to their audience.
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VK4BB says:
4IP 1008AM is still operating.. (Oct 2010) Call sign now 4TAB the race/sports station but 4IP is STILL the company name. River 94.9FM came from Star-FM out of Mix 106.9 out of QFM and is based in Ipswich. Read more »
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Trev says:
Huge ratings over in the states…..Texas…. GCN radio network with Alex Jones and others who research and give us what we the listner do not have the time to do…..not main stream repetitive news, but infomation that wakes up the brain cells….we need this approach in our major capital cities….so… Read more »
A radio personality returned to the air this week after time out to recover from an unfortunate incident arising from a social disability before now not previously categorised – he is, I have concluded from the incident and his lack of remorse, ‘civically challenged’.
The ‘civically challenged’ person is so self-absorbed or insensitive as to be oblivious to the social and cultural impact of his or others’ egotistical or crass behaviour.
He or she behaves in a way that weakens civic virtue and sensibility. A pattern of such behaviour can desensitise others to the harm being done, normalising what in a moment of shared reflection would obviously be deemed unedifying at best.
Continue reading "What Kyle says about the death of our civility" »
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JA says:
Kristy, there’s little denying that FCUK is using shock value to promote itself. I agree with Chris about this, it’s the sort of marketing dreamed up by 15 year old boys with still-developing brains and little understanding of the world or their actions. Unfortunately there are too many twits like… Read more »
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Kristy says:
Just FYI, FCUK is actually an abbreviation of the clothing company French Connection UK. Therefore, while it may look offensive to some (and no doubt that’s the reason they use it on their clothing) it’s actually just the same as someone wearing a t-shirt with Nike or Billabong across the… Read more »
Just a few years ago I ended up in Warsaw on a business trip to Poland where my former boss Eric Dodd had been invited to talk to top government officials about reforms to Poland’s embryonic private health system.
As a journo and an amateur student of history, I was astonished to learn that our hotel in Warsaw was located on what was previously the Jewish Ghetto in World War II from which tends of thousands were shipped to their deaths.
And just a matter of a few hours drive away was the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp where hundreds of thousands of Jews and gypsies were imprisoned in the most horrific conditions and slaughtered in the gas chambers.
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West End says:
Daffy Duck, you have stupidly attempted to sidetrack the whole issue. Firstly, there haven’t been millions of deaths in Palestine/Israel, more like thousands ; we can argue about rights and wrongs but the Palestinians still exist as a nation and their population is growing annually which somehow wouldn’t occur if… Read more »
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SherpaG says:
Someone said to me today “It’s ok for Kyle to be a shock jock as long as he doesn’t shock people”....ummm…whaaa? Read more »
Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour, which broadcasts on New York’s Sirius XM satellite radio and the BBC, produces some of the best broadcasting around. The maestro’s remarks about Australian singer and artist Rolf Harris included, after he played Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport, a detailed reference to the cultural insensitivity attached to calling indigenous people “Abos” and a surprise performance on “my didgeridoo”.
As Dylan’s producer dissolved in laughter, the Theme Time host finished his playing and suggested “that’s something you can tell your grandkids”. It sure was. It’s a genius moment showing just how good Dylan’s production and research team is and illustrating what a compelling radio talent he is.
The show produced some news in the last few weeks – first, his musing about being the voice of a satellite navigation system and later talking about this 34th studio album (47th overall), being issued in time for Christmas.
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stephen says:
Dan, by the way if you like the harmonica - my second favourite instrument - try Corky Siegel from Siegel-Schwall Blues Band. I’ve been listening to them since 1970. http://www.chamberblues.com Read more »
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stephen says:
Dan, well maybe a bit pernicky, but bob claims impetus from the derrings-do of Woody Guthrie ! So please tell bob this from me : he’s to grab his guitar and loin-cloth and hop on a train to Salinas (he can ride up on top aka Woody), and when he… Read more »
It might be a military doctrine best remembered from the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but “shock and awe” could just as easily describe the latest warfare by TV and radio stations in the battle for ratings.
The Austereo network’s Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have become the most notorious exponents of this tactic on the airwaves in the past few weeks.
But just as in war, even the best laid plans can backfire when they are unleased on the battlefield.
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lulu says:
i never enjoyed listening to kyle sandilands on air and he is capable of doing or saying stupid things. i do not mind jackie o, she is more subtle and polite but i agree with the majority, they should cancel their show or get someone descent to do the show. Read more »
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Mark Mason says:
Maybe this whole tawdry affair has taught Kyle and Jackie O a lesson in KARMA Read more »
Kyle Sandilands is copping it from all angles and the moment, having just been dumped from Australian Idol over the terrible stunt he and Jackie O pulled last week with the 14-year-old victim of sexual assault.
Yes, his co-host Jackie O has also been put “into recess” by 2Day FM, but it bothers me she seems to be missing out on a large portion of the heat.
The only difference between O and Sandilands during the sketch that went so wrong last Wednesday, was he made that idiotic remark about it being the victim’s “only experience”.
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Ben says:
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… Read more »
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Gillian says:
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… Read more »
Last week’s on-air rape-fuelled Hindenberg disaster piloted by 2Day FM’s Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O has raised so many issues it’s like the Big Day Out of blame, where every act’s a red-hot headliner.
The national festival of finger-pointing opened with shots at the bumbling Sandilands, followed closely by jabs at the mother’s parenting skills, finishing up with blasts at the station for allowing such a suspect segment to air in the first place. All great acts and definitely worth a good moshing over.
But there’s one elusive and hard-to-pin party who haven’t had the lynch mob wield a flaming torch in their faces yet. They are the hardcore listeners who actively pander to the untouchable antics of Kyle and Jackie O by religiously setting the dial in their direction.
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Terry Gallop says:
You are correct that the cheering crowds are part of the industry that chooses to soil our values and decency in the interests of ratings (=money). But each of us is responsible for our own standards and we can’t blame our actions on the actions of others. This sordid affair,… Read more »
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blue tongue says:
It’s sad to know there are adults who are responsible for the upbringing of children who are not offended by the vile rubbish that has been served up by 2crap FM for the last 9 years. Read more »
You know when a girlfriend or boyfriend says they think it’s time for a break? There’s hints of that in this, from Kyle Sandilands’ manager tonight after it was announced the Kyle and Jackie O show would not be broadcast tomorrow morning:
Kyle has decided not to go on air for the week and we’ll assess our position as the week unfolds.
Saying you’re assessing your position in your work life is like the “time for a break” moment in a relationship. It’s never good, and always sounds like the beginning of the end. At best, it means something is horribly wrong.
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odd world says:
says a lot for you Big Al if you think this rubbish is entertainment. One has to wonder at what else you consider entertaining. Read more »
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johnv_au says:
Big AL get a life you red necked half wit we are talking about children being used by these so called entertainers ???? get some one to read this message to you Read more »
The puerile stunt by Sydney radio jocks Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O (Wednesday, July 29) in which a 14 year girl was strapped to a lie detector and interrogated by her mother about sexual matters reveals more than just the nation’s shock that the distressed girl revealed she was raped as a 12 year old.
The stupidity and crassness of Sandlilands and Ms O aside, the incident amplified another more disturbing and sinister aspect of disclosure by children.
It is the agony and terror faced by many child victims of sexual violence who find the courage to disclose to an adult, only to have that adult fail to respond with any shred of justice or decency.
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Cat says:
@Aleg ‘Ask yourself honestly what you have done to help prevent child abuse.’ How about NOT participating in a program that promotes it! (only for the voyeuristic pleasure of it’s listeners though!) Very Big Brother on radio instead of tv. (oh weren’t they part of that idiocy as well?) Aleg… Read more »
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Aleg says:
Ask yourself honestly what you have done to help prevent child abuse. No need to reply, just answer to yourself. Hypocrite. Read more »
We have learned two fairly rubbish lessons from Kyle Sandilands’ latest madness - or three if you count the additional proof provided that Jackie O is feminism’s giggling Uncle Tom.
The first is that Sandilands has all the warmth and genuine compassion of a National Rifle Association Christmas.
The second is that Australian radio is incontestably shit.
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Kylie says:
All he was saying is that if she was subjected to the horrors of a concentration camp she would find the true meaning of being skinny. Everyone supports Magda in her weight loss but she isn’t the bloody second coming. While not a fan I think that Kyle is being… Read more »
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Eddie says:
Ms Razer, you hit it right on the button with this blog. We wonder why kids have no respect for anyone or anything. The walking bucket of bilge water, his brainless coat-tailer and all their tribe (except Hamish and Andy) carry a lot of the blame. There seems to be… Read more »
There have only been a few occasions in my whole career that I’ve been sideswiped by something. When faced with a situation like what happened today, when a girl revealed live on air that she had been raped when she was 12, you react like anyone else. I was horrified.
We have had the lie detector thing on regularly for about six years. It’s a semi-regular segment on the show. We check with the mother before hand, and go through the questions they want asked.
I’m in New Zealand this week and all I have is a microphone, a computer screen, and a camera that relays back to Jackie and the producers in the studio.
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yuovi says:
shut up you ignorant fool, how would you feel if you were bullied into revealing that you raped on to the radio audiences. it was basically kyle’, jackie o’s and the mothers fault. Read more »
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Update 3.05pm: Sydney’s Daily Telegraph is reporting the NSW Department of Community Services wants to speak to the girl’s mother.
RAPE crisis counsellors are already lining up to thump Kyle Sandilands after a teenage girl, live on his show this morning, revealed she had been raped when she was 12 - and then the host asked if that was the only time she had had sex.
You can listen to the audio here, but in summary, the girl was asked in a live lie detector test - in front of her mother - whether she had ever had sex. She started to cry, and then said: “I got raped when I was 12 years old.”
Silence. Then this, from Sandilands: “Right ... is that the only experience you’ve had?”
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Liz says:
Both mother and Kyle violated the girls rights. Firstly one should not raise a persons trauma. Rape is one of the hardest for humans to get through. Secondly, it is a violation against a minors rights, thirdly, it is a violation against privacy. There was a considerable number of rights… Read more »
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“News on the Radio”, said the American consultant breezily, “can never be more than a headline service”.
The speaker was billed as a radio ‘guru’ – a description which reminded me of the writer Francis Wheen’s definition of ‘guru’: a useful short word for people who can’t spell ‘charlatan’.
This guru had introduced herself to the seminar room by saying that she really appreciated the editions of AM, The World Today and PM that she had listened to.
But could she have listened to them at all?
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Jasper says:
Eric, I get most of my news off the internet these days, primarily because the TV news is too shallow, but I really cannot agree with you that the Internet provides “intelligent analysis from a variety of well-informed perspectives”. It provides a huge quantity of barely literate diatribes from commentators… Read more »
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Luke says:
The ABC has hire standards of fairness in reporting to adhere to than any other media in Australia. There is more than opinion in an ABC radio currents affairs piece. Although sometimes a reporter’s opinion will unwittingly colour the facts or put a slant on the issue. It is unreasonable… Read more »
“Hi … uhh…. So you know times are tough for me right now…. (awkward pause) … well, I’m a couple of weeks behind on rent… I swear I’ll pay you back…”
Have you ever asked a friend for money? It’s an awkward conversation that community radio stations have with their listeners every year during their annual supporter drive.
The only problem is that when a global financial crisis hits, posing the question this time around seems to border on the absurd.
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Dish says:
Only 2% of your 250,000 listeners support you financially? That’s pathetic Sydney! $4 ea is all you have to give on average - that’s like a mug of coffee FFS. I’m from Melbourne, and have supported 3RRR when I was financially able to and will do so again when I… Read more »
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Chris says:
I’ve been really impressed with this campaign, and wish you all the best FBI - you rock. Read more »
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