ARN boss Ciaran Davis: Talks have commenced with Kyle & Jackie O

Tim Burrowes

November 3, 2013 3:55

The boss of the Australian Radio Network – owner of Mix and Classic Hits networks – has publicly confirmed for the first time that the organisation has commenced talks with presenters Kyle Sandilands and sidekick Jackie O.

The statement from ARN boss Ciaran Davis comes two days after the announcement that the Kyle & Jackie O show would be ending on Southern Cross Austereo’s Sydney station 2Day FM later this month when their contracts expire.

The announcement comes after media reports that Sandilands has been seeking from SCA a doubling of his annual salary to $4m.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.