Who will pay for Kyle Sandilands’ KIIS goodbye?

March 18, 2026 — 8:56am

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There was an air of inevitability about KIIS-owner ARN Media firing Kyle Sandilands this morning and officially ending its association with the ratings’ juggernaut that was The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

The bombshell announcement this month that Jackie Henderson’s service agreement had been torn up – after allegedly giving notice that she “cannot continue to work with” Sandilands following an on-air blow-up – suggests ARN management had already made up their minds about what to do with her co-host. And possibly set a trap.

The move left Sandilands in an impossible position: reportedly told he had to convince Henderson to reunite with him on air to save his own contract, while her contract had already been scrapped.

The surprise would have been if everyone kissed and made up this morning rather than Sandilands joining Henderson on the unemployment queue.

Sandilands’ response early this morning sets the scene for what will inevitably be a brutal legal battle over ARN’s right to terminate the remainder of the duo’s stupendous $200 million 10-year contract, which has about nine years left to run.

“To the people who tune in every morning — you lot are the reason I’ve done this for 25 years,” Sandilands........

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