Comments on: Austereo in crisis over Kyle & Jackie O 2Day FM lie detector rape debacle

By: Watchdog opens new investigation into Kyle & Jackie O - mUmBRELLA

Watchdog opens new investigation into Kyle & Jackie O - mUmBRELLA — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:49:36 +0000

[...] watchdog ACMA has commenced a formal investigation into the infamous Kyle & Jackie O lie detector test, it said [...]

By: Kyle’s back – and so is the first disappointed listener - mUmBRELLA

Kyle’s back – and so is the first disappointed listener - mUmBRELLA — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:21:46 +0000

[...] You’re a radio presenter whose show has been on suspension after an exploitative segment went wrong. [...]

By: Media watchdog launches investigation into live radio following Kyle & Jackie O scandal - mUmBRELLA

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:23:30 +0000

[...] The announcement follows the disastrous segment at the end of last month when a 14-year-old girl was asked about her sexual exper…. [...]

By: Kyle & Jackie O finalists in radio awards - mUmBRELLA

Kyle & Jackie O finalists in radio awards - mUmBRELLA — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:41:11 +0000

[...] The challenge saw people with a hard luck story coming on the air. They got to keep money or a prize prize if nobody phoned in to take it off them. The programme is currently suspended after a 14-year-old girl blurted live on air out that she had been raped. [...]

By: Leigh Oats

Leigh Oats — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:00:47 +0000

“Right. Is that your only experience?”

I’m reminded of a much older classic joke in bad taste . . .

“Apart from that, Mrs Kennedy, what did you think of Dallas?”

By: Ten sacks Sandilands as Australian Idol judge - mUmBRELLA

Ten sacks Sandilands as Australian Idol judge - mUmBRELLA — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:33:17 +0000

[...] that Kyle Sandilands has been sacked from his role as Australian Idol judge following the Today FM rape scandal on his radio show last week. Read more [...]

By: Alana

Alana — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:24:34 +0000

I too left a complaint to Optus and will stop using their services if they keep supporting these bozos. I also left a comment on the Austereo website.. not a complaints form in sight, but its close enough.
I didnt hear the actual segment, i stopped listening to kyle and jackie long ago after being offended one too many times by their particular brand of rubbish.. but subjecting this poor girl to that type of interrogation really pushes the limit.
i hope austero keeps their show off air for good.

By: Unless the media watchdog wakes up, the Kyle and Jackie O rape debacle will change nothing - mUmBRELLA

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:50:40 +0000

[...] is now clear that when Kyle Sandilands uttered the words “Right. Is that your only experience?”, he was using the most disastrous six words of his career. But the furore of the last five days goes [...]

By: Mark Schroeder

Mark Schroeder — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:15:28 +0000

Oh dear Tynan you’ve rather missed the point. This wasn’t news, the situation was created by the station. Then it became news and it was reported. That’s how people found out about it and that’s when they very reasonably got upset. Not because ‘Mr News’ told them to but because it was a very upsetting situation. If Sandra Scully pressured a 14 year old to expose her sex life on live TV do you seriously suppose she would not get the sack?

Oh and if your’e correct that the station received very few complaints from its listeners on the day of the braodcast, that simply goes to show what immoral morons make up K and JO’s audience.

By: Tynan

Tynan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:02:03 +0000

Also, the day the segment went live the studio had 3 complaints. The ratings board had 7 phone calls, no formal or written complaints.

The day after, once it hit the news, the ratings board had over 150 complaints. People only do what Mr. News tell them to do. It’s pathetic.

By: Tynan

Tynan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:54:54 +0000

Tom – it would have made the news because there are only 3 things on the news; 1 is news stories “journos” can find on Google. 2 is stories found by listening to a police/ambo/fire radio scanner. and 3 is finding anything that will discredit anyone but the station reporting the news. If Channel Nine was under fire (for example), you wouldn’t hear about it on the Nine network. How is that considered as news if not all news outlets will report it?

Child rape is wrong. Bogan mothers with no clue on radio, also wrong. But we dont demand Sandra Sully get the sack because she’s showing us images of people jumping out of the world trade centre. It’s not her fault it happened – she was just in the middle of doing something she does every night and we accept that.

By: tom

tom — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:31:18 +0000

Kynan – I think you have bravely just opened yourself up to a barrage of abuse. Either way, it still doesn’t make what happened acceptable and this is the issue at hand.

i’m sure the thousands of people who were listening, were just as offended by the situation, otherwise it wouldn’t have made the evening news.

By: Tynan

Tynan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:21:46 +0000

I’m 99.9999% sure that NONE of you had any issue with the segment until you turned on the evening news.

By: jane

jane — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:53:09 +0000

Optus and other sponsors DO need to pull advertising from Austereo until they sack Kyle and Jackie O. In addition the mother clearly needs advice on how to be a mother. I feel incredibly sorry for the 14 year old girl, who is actually helping her and looking after her best interests?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:38:47 +0000

As for people wanting to contact austereo, their website is atrocious. Still can’t find complaints info on it, so I rang them. Complaints to:

Austereo Group
Att: General Manager
Level 2, 257 Clarendon Street,
South Melbourne, Victoria 3205

I have contacted Optus as well and notified them that unless they pull their advertising from Austereo, I will be taking my mobile and net business accounts elsewhere.