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Just two years ago Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O were inking a multimillion dollar contract.

They got their $100 million contracts – in a Louis Vuitton briefcase. This week, it all fell apart

The implosion of The Kyle and Jackie O Show is a seismic event in Australian radio.

  • Calum Jaspan, Kishor Napier-Raman and Karl Quinn

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Jackie O breaks her silence.

Jackie O lawyers up, declares she didn’t quit, after show iced

The KIIS FM host has declared her lawyers are addressing the situation and said she was deeply saddened by the “possibility” of the show ending.

  • Calum Jaspan and Michael Lallo
Jordan Baker, the Herald’s new editor

Our new editor’s pledge to readers

The first edition of the Herald promised to adhere to the principles of “candour, honesty and honour”. As our new editor takes the reins 195 years later, the same principles remain the newsroom’s north star.

  • Jordan Baker
Kyle Sandilands at home in Vaucluse.

‘Scared to speak?’: Kyle’s on-air warning before tirade at Jackie

The radio host’s decision to berate his colleague so severely she broke their 27-year partnership has gone down in history. But that wasn’t all he said in their final broadcast.

  • Calum Jaspan
The art of sports commentary (clockwise from top left): Dennis Cometti, Dwayne Russell, Brian Taylor and Gerard Whateley.

‘That’s as good as it gets’: Inside the obsessive world of the AFL’s top callers

From March to September, these people are weekly guests in your home, providing the soundtrack to your football season. This is how they do it.

  • Andrew Wu
Calum Jaspan, media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, looks at what Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson's exit from their $200 million contract really means for KIIS-network owners ARN.
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Why the Kyle and Jackie O split is fortuitous for ARN

Calum Jaspan, media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, looks at what Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson's exit from their $200 million contract really means for KIIS-network owners ARN.

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Kyle Sandilands has recovered from several previous scandals and his removal from Australian Idol.

What Kyle would have to do to avoid losing his $100 million contract for good

The company behind KIIS FM has accused the broadcaster of “serious misconduct” and set him a high hurdle to return to the airwaves.

  • Calum Jaspan, Michael Lallo and Karl Quinn
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson.

Kyle Sandilands suspended, Jackie O exits show after on-air feud

Kyle Sandilands had claimed on Tuesday morning that Jackie “O” Henderson was planning to return, but she pulled the pin later in the day.

  • Calum Jaspan
Sky News hopes to be called News24 after a rebranding announced last Friday.

ABC to take revenge on Sky News, challenge its name

The public broadcaster has its News Corp-owned rival in its sights over its pending rebrand.

  • Calum Jaspan
The ABC removed coverage of a pensioner who had taken on a big bank because of his historical conviction.

‘Dark past’: Why the ABC pulled this Australian Story at the last minute

Court records show Ian Williams, who the ABC had profiled for taking on a big bank, was convicted of indecent assault and served jail time in the 1990s.

  • Calum Jaspan