For their championing of chubby, several media outlets have this week earned the Wankley.
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The Kyle and Jackie O Code of Contrition
In commercial radio, if you grossly offend the nation’s sensibilities, you simply suspend yourself for two weeks and move on, writes Andrew Dodd.
Don’t let Jackie O off the hook
As Australians clamber to get on-board the Kyle Sandilands hate-train, let’s not forget his partner-in-crime, Jackie O, who has so far avoided most of the blame for last week’s on-air lie-detector saga, says Sally Morrell.
How “people power” dethroned King Kyle
Austereo has removed shock jocks Kyle and Jackie O from the airwaves indefinitely, following last week’s on-air rape revelation debacle. The move is a triumph for the power of public opinion on radio and the web, says David Penberthy.
Wankley Awards: Vile Kyle and tacky Jackie
And the Wankley goes to … do we even need to write it? Everyone involved in green lighting the idea of strapping a child to a lie detector to interrogate her about her sexual experiences, live on air.
Kyle and Jackie O’s live lie detector test goes very wrong
A 14-year-old girl disclosed live on air this morning that she was raped at the age of 12, during 2Day FM’s Kyle and Jackie O breakfast show.
Kyle and Jackie O: Twitter wankers
Radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have been branded “Twitter wankers” after the pair artificially inflated their follower numbers on the site.
A moment’s silence for the passing of Big Brother
Everyone will remember where they were…
