He is the radio titan known for his flair and direct manner.
But on Tuesday Kyle Sandilands stormed off his hit breakfast radio show after a row with his co-host Jackie O Henderson.
Kyle, 52, left the studios angry after clashing with Jackie O, 48, while discussing the rising coronavirus cases live on air.
The row erupted after Kyle revealed NSW Premier Chris Minns had canceled his in-studio appearance after testing positive for Covid-19.
Jackie O told Kyle that the isolation rules had changed because the virus was “just like the flu.”
Newly minted $200 million radio star Kyle Sandilands stormed out of the studio after a heated argument with co-host Jackie O Henderson
Kyle then told Jackie O that she would probably still isolate if she had the virus as she had been extremely careful in the past.
“I’m allowed to change my mind,” a frustrated Jackie O said.
Just 11 minutes into the show, Kyle stormed out of the studio, unfazed.
“Well, that escalated quickly,” Jackie O said.
Executive producer Pedro Vitola then confirmed that Kyle had left the studio and gone home.
Jackie continued: “What’s going on today? I’m telling you, this full moon is confusing people.’
It is unclear whether Jackie also went home, as the show has been airing reruns of old segments ever since.
The row erupted after Kyle revealed Prime Minister Chris Minns had canceled his appearance in the studio after testing positive for Covid-19
The bizarre incident came less than a week after the Sydney-based radio duo signed a record-breaking ten-year, $200 million deal live on air.
This means the duo will dominate markets outside of their Sydney-based audience and expand their reach into Melbourne for the first time.
An ARN spokesperson confirmed to Chron Australia that the deal means Kyle and Jackie’s KIIS FM work friends Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips will be out of work and their Melbourne breakfast show will end in December.
Lauren broke down in tears as she announced the news to her listeners on Wednesday, sobbing that she didn’t want to “say goodbye to Melbourne”.
The bizarre incident came less than a week after the Sydney-based radio duo signed a record-breaking ten-year, $200 million deal live on air
Jase and Lauren’s show was successful for KIIS FM, bringing new listeners to the station and placing third in the Melbourne market behind Fox FM’s Fifi Fev & Nick and GOLD104.3’s Christian O’Connell.
In a statement celebrating the historic contract extension, Sandilands said: “Fans of the show will be thrilled to hear that this 10-year deal is the longest radio contract in Australian history.”
“Love us or loathe us, Jackie and I will continue our politically incorrect nonsense for a long, long time.”
He added: “We would like to thank the listeners.” Staff. All customers. I will even nod to senior management. “They actually did something great.”