Kyle Sandilands says ‘it never entered his mind’ he might fail when ditching 2Day FM for Kiis
In the period when radio host Kyle Sandilands was planning the move from 2Day FM to ARN with co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, it never occurred to him listeners might not follow or that he could possibly fail.
Speaking to Karl Stefanovic on stage at the Radio Alive conference in Brisbane, Sandilands said it’s simply not hard for consumers to follow their favourite talent.
Sandilands said he just presumed listeners would follow him and Henderson to Kiis FM
Kyle has had WINNER written all over him since he landed in Sydney.
AND the K & J.O. team was developed over a long time. When Kyle fought to be slotted into Breakfast with J.O. after a few failures post Wendy Harmer was a stroke of genius on his part.
That one Network (SCA) ignored the talent and another picked them both up is no surprise. That said, ARN had nothing else in Sydney at the time. It was a strategic gamble from Duncan Campbell & Ciaran Davis that payed off.
ARN’s commitment to sticking with its talent is a credit to the network in this volatile audio world.
Best FM breakfast show by a mile. They deserve to be number 1.
The same reason Alan Jones is number 1 on AM with 2GB, both are very talented and interesting people.
I loathe commercial breakfast radio, but when I occasionally come across Kyle and Jackie O while flicking channels it’s clear why they are number one. The show is slick and their delivery is impeccable.
They just get the format.
The only duo I think have matched them in recent memory are Merrick & Rosso.