Her KIIS FM breakfast radio show was plunged into chaos on Friday morning when her co-host Kyle Sandilands decided to go home early after the station ‘dumped’ him during an interview with Alan Jones.
And Jackie ‘O’ Henderson looked somewhat frazzled as she arrived at the Crown in Sydney just hours later.
The media personality, 47, was seen having a very animated conversation with a group of female friends outside the hotel before they went inside.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson looked frazzled as she arrived at Crown in Sydney on Friday afternoon just hours after her co-host Kyle Sandilands walked off their radio show when the station ‘dumped’ him during Alan Jones interview
Henderson made a glamourous arrival in a $4000 Gucci cape.
She paired the designer item with smart black trousers and a black long sleeved top.
She accessorised with black heels and clutched a black leather handbag.
The blonde’s hair was tied back into a low ponytail with a middle part and was softly curled at the back, while her long front strands shaped her face.
The media personality, 47, was seen having a very animated conversation with a group of female friends outside the hotel before they went inside
Henderson made a glamourous arrival in a $4000 Gucci cape
On Friday morning, Sandilands shocked listeners when he left midway through the duo’s radio show following an undisclosed incident.
Sandilands and Henderson were interviewing conservative pundit Alan Jones when the chat was suddenly ‘dumped’ from the air.
‘Dumping’ is radio terminology for when a live show is cut off because the broadcast delay (usually around 45 seconds) is insufficient to censor inappropriate content.
The blonde’s hair was tied back into a low ponytail with a middle part and was softly curled at the back, while her long front strands shaped her face
Jackie paired her designer cape with a pair of smart black trousers and a black long sleeved top
She accessorised with black heels and clutched to a black leather handbag
It’s unclear what caused the incident, but the KIIS FM show abruptly dropped the interview and launched into approximately nine minutes of ads before returning to the airwaves.
When they came back, a frustrated Sandilands explained that they were in the middle of a ‘very big situation’ and that he’d been advised by his lawyers to leave.
‘The communication, when it breaks down internally, anything can happen,’ he said.
On Friday morning, Sandilands shocked listeners when he left midway through the duo’s radio show following an undisclosed incident
Sandilands and Henderson were interviewing conservative pundit Alan Jones when the chat was suddenly ‘dumped’ from the air
‘So it’s too dangerous for me. My lawyer said “pull yourself off the air until everyone is singing from the same hymn book”.
‘It’s no good telling me and Jackie one thing and telling the staff…,’ he continued before being censored by a string of bleeps.
After the bleeping, Henderson chimed in and said: ‘How were we ever going to know? Communication is key in these situations.’
It’s unclear what caused the incident, but Sandilands explained that he’d called his lawyers and was told that the situation was ‘dangerous’ for him
A frustrated Sandilands (pictured) explained that they were in the middle of a ‘very big situation’ and that he’d been advised by his lawyers to leave
Sandilands then said he was ‘turning the microphone off’ and calling it a day.
It’s unclear what caused all the commotion, but right before the segment was dumped Sandilands and Jones were discussing how KIIS FM had poached some talent from Alan’s former radio network 2GB.
Sandilands then said that one of the staffers they snagged, who now works as a panel operator on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, was caught watching YouTube compilation videos on YouTube of both Sandilands and Jones having ‘meltdowns’.
‘It’s no good telling me and Jackie one thing and telling the staff…,’ he continued before being censored by a string of bleeps
The segment was dumped abruptly after Jones (pictured) started to talk about being ‘secretly recorded’ during a prior meltdown from years ago
Jones then started to talk about how he had been ‘secretly taped’, causing Jackie to audibly gasp.
As he tried to tell the story, the segment was then ‘dumped’ from the air before a series of pre-recorded ads started to play for nine minutes before Sandilands and Henderson returned without Jones.
Addressing the incident in a statement to Daily Mail Australia, ARN (Australian Radio Network) said: ‘Kyle was upset about a segment that was dumped this morning and decided to give himself and the team an early mark. The guys are back Monday from 6am.’
Henderson (pictured) let out an audible gasp after Jones claimed he had been ‘secretly recorded’
Jones hosted a popular breakfast show on 2GB for 18 years before leaving in 2020.
At the time, the millionaire Sydney broadcaster told listeners he was quitting due to ill health.
His departure came in the wake of controversy over comments he had made about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Jones later apologised for his remarks after sponsors briefly boycotted the Macquarie Network, then owners of 2GB.
In 2021, Jones lost his spot on Sky News Australia when his contract wasn’t renewed.
Jones hosted a popular breakfast show on 2GB for 18 years before leaving in 2020
Meanwhile, back in September, Sandilands unleashed on his own radio station in an eight-minute rant after what he perceived as a snub by the company’s publicity team.
The 51-year-old was angry over the lack of press coverage of The Kyle and Jackie O Show’s historic ratings triumph that week, which saw the KIIS 106.5 breakfast program record its biggest-ever audience in Sydney.
Media outlets glossed over this fact and instead focused on 2GB host Ben Fordham’s market-leading audience share. This is because radio ratings are typically reported in terms of percentage share rather than overall audience numbers.
Sandilands said the PR department at KIIS FM’s parent company ARN should have fired off a press release emphasising his show’s ratings milestone, labelling them ‘losers’, ‘flops’ and ‘absolute a**eholes’ for the apparent oversight.
He took aim at an external public relations company hired by ARN to handle media relations, but Daily Mail Australia understands PR for survey results is actually handled internally by ARN.
Back in September, Sandilands unleashed on his own radio station in an eight-minute rant after what he perceived as a snub by the company’s publicity team
Furthermore, The Kyle and Jackie O Show’s ratings milestone was in fact highlighted in a press release put out by ARN after the latest GfK ratings survey.
The release included survey highlights for other ARN stations, including WSFM.
‘I am sick and tired of working here,’ Sandilands snapped live on air.
‘Everyone is a loser, except for everyone on this show. Everyone else outside of this show is a massive loser. I am not joking.’
He added: ‘They have got no idea. This whole station couldn’t pull a root in a brothel with a wheelbarrow full of money and a grin. They wouldn’t know, they wouldn’t get laid. They are too dumb. Imbeciles.
‘I am sick and tired of this joint hiring idiots to run things and then it takes them a year to find out that guy is a d**khead and he should be fired. Get rid of the flops. I should be running this whole joint.’
‘I am sick and tired of working here,’ Sandilands snapped live on air. ‘Everyone is a loser, except for everyone on this show. Everyone else outside of this show is a massive loser’
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk