2GB’s Ben Fordham under fire for ‘failing to disclose commercial agreements’

Nine Radio stations 2GB and 3AW have breached broadcasting rules by failing to disclose commercial agreements between their presenters and companies featured in their current affairs programs.

An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority into 2GB’s Ben Fordham Live program found that comments that were favourable to ride-share company Uber breached broadcasting laws as there was “a commercial agreement in place between Uber and the program host at the time of the broadcast [that] was not disclosed on-air.”

Separately, a 3AW Afternoons broadcasts from August 2023 found that comments “favourable to automotive manufacturer BMW were made by the program host without disclosing that there was a commercial agreement in place between BMW and the host.”