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Yesterday Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson topped the Sydney ratings across both AM and FM for the first time. This exclusive extract from Tim Burrowes s new book Media Unmade, which is published today by Hardie Grant, tells the story of how the duo was poached from 2DayFM to Kiis.
July 7, 2021 8:09
In Sydney there was a big decision to be made by Southern Cross Austereo.
The contracts for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson in the 2Day FM breakfast slot were up for renewal at the end of 2013. And although The Kyle & Jackie O Show had been number one for the past six years, the management seemed to be half-hearted about re-signing them.
The duo topped long-running #1 station 2GB in the Breakfast slot, with
The Kyle & Jackie O Show surging to a 15.5% share, ahead of Ben Fordham’s 13.3%.
Chief content officer of Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), Dave Cameron, said today was Kyle & Jackie O’s day.
“And congratulations to them, because it’s a great show, and [it’s] achieving its best result ever,” he told
Radio Today.
“I acknowledge that and hugely applaud them because it’s a great show that’s clearly still delivering. And they’ve had a ripping day. So full congratulations to them.”
SCA’s shows, by comparison, struggled. 2DayFM, the former home of
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Ben Fordham loses breakfast radio crown to KiisFM
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Sydney radio station 2GBâs high-profile breakfast show host Ben Fordham has lost his crown as the harbor cityâs most-listened-to program to rivals KiisFMâs Jackie âOâ Last and Kyle Sandilands.
Ben Fordham has lost the Sydney breakfast radio crown.Â
Louise Kennerley
The radio presenter inherited an audience share from Mr Jones of 17.9 per cent when he took on the 2GB breakfast timeslot.
When Mr Fordham was handed the breakfast timeslot, having previously hosted 2GBâs drive show, he said he felt a âsense of both responsibility and opportunityâ.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show has dethroned 2GB s Ben Fordham to become Sydney s most popular breakfast radio show across both AM and FM bandwidths.
The KIIS FM duo s historic victory - the first time they can claim the No. 1 position in both markets - comes as Fordham s ratings continue to slide after he replaced talkback king Alan Jones as host of 2GB breakfast last year.
It marks another successful survey for co-hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson, who last month took out their nineteenth consecutive FM top spot with a 12.9 per cent audience share.
The king and queen of radio! The Kyle and Jackie O Show has dethroned 2GB s Ben Fordham to become Sydney s most popular breakfast radio show across both AM and FM bandwidths