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‘Like a divorce’: Inside the ARN board’s move to sack Kyle and Jackie O

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 30, 2026 • 02:21 AM
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Two sets of legal advice, a whirlwind of messages, emails, phone calls and two fateful meetings led the company to end its most successful show.

‘Like a divorce’: Inside the ARN board’s move to sack Kyle and Jackie O

The stakes could not have been higher for the board of ARN Media when it met at 7am on March 2. They had a decision to make about what to do about their biggest, most expensive and most lucrative radio program : The Kyle and Jackie O Show .

Nothing brings a board together like a crisis, and for days the five directors of the company behind Kiis FM and Pure Gold radio networks had been in a whirlwind of messages, emails and legal advice. Their WhatsApp chat group was running hot.

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