To brand Kyle Sandilands as a “woman-hater” overlooks the fact that he is an equal-opportunity bully, writes Wendy Harmer.
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Unlocking the skeletons in Jackie O’s closet
On the night of JFK’s inauguration, Jackie O was roused from bed by a hit of Dexadrine. This is just one revelation exposed in newly surfaced interview tapes, reports Eleanor Clift.
Wankley Awards: The Most Wankiest of Wankleys for 2009
From a tough field of nominees, this year’s Wankiest of all Wankleys goes to Richard Wilkins and his Goldblum gaff, writes Elly Keating, but Sam the Koala, Daryl Somers and Kyle Sandilands all deserve honourable mentions.
And the Wankley goes to … Fashion Week coverage, belittling the big
For their championing of chubby, several media outlets have this week earned the Wankley.
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…
