Kyle Sandilands
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Sandilands at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014
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| Birth name | Kyle Dalton Sandilands |
| Born |
10 June 1971 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Show |
The Kyle and Jackie O Show The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power |
| Station(s) | 2Day FM, KIIS 106.5, Mix 101.1, Fox FM (Melbourne) |
| Time slot | 6:00am - 9:30am |
| Style | Host, Shock Jock |
| Country | Australia |
| Previous show(s) | Big Brother Australia, The X Factor, Australia's Got Talent, Australian Idol |
| Website | kingkyle.com |
Kyle Dalton Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's radio station KIIS 106.5. The Kyle and Jackie O Show is Sydney's number one FM radio show.
From 2005 to 2009, Sandilands served as a judge on Australian Idol. In 2008, he became the host of Big Brother, alongside Jackie O. In 2010, he became a judge on Australia's Got Talent and also on Australia's version of The X Factor.
Sandilands has become known for controversial on-air stunts and offensive comments. This has led to companies removing their advertisements, findings of serious breaches of the Industry Codes of Practice and Guidelines, and led to him being sacked from Australian Idol.
Sandilands and co-host Jackie O moved to new station, KIIS 106.5 in 2014 with their show, The Kyle and Jackie O Show, to the ARN (Australian Radio Network).
In 2014, Sandilands made his first appearance in a motion picture in Fat Pizza vs. Housos. The film was first shown in Australian cinemas on 27 November 2014.
Sandilands landed his first radio job with a Brisbane station by using a false resumé to impress one of the station's executives. In 1999, he moved to Sydney, and commenced at 2Day FM as host of the Hot30 Countdown, replacing "Ugly Phil O'Neil", a former husband of Henderson. Sandilands attributes his radio career taking off after being told by then Group Program Director Jeff Allis to 'do whatever you want, just win'. Sandilands revealed he was paid $255,000 per year while working on the Hot30.
Much media coverage of Sandilands has focused on the negative aspects of his personality and behaviour, notably his widely publicised clashes with and criticism of other media figures, his intemperate on-air outbursts and his alleged "out of control" ego. In September 2006, Sandilands was named the most hated Australian identity in a Zoo Weekly article, although on 14 October 2006, Sandilands and Henderson were named "Best On-Air Team" at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards. Kyle and Jackie O were again named "Best On-Air Team" at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in 2007, 2011 and most recently on 10 October 2015
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