{"podcast":{"title":"McKnight Tonight & Media McKnight","slug":"mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","podcast_index_feed_id":487884,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/ed608b29-f161-4537-a1e2-ff7a9e7590c3","website_url":"https://tvblackbox.com.au/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/610bd83274807530e0971fff/1752364482468-6e26c436-7e4d-4506-94ad-2fb6213400c9.jpeg","author":"Robert McKnight","episode_count":303,"summary":"McKnight Tonight brings you a hot take on news events every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm AEST at youtube.com/@mcknighttonight . Media McKnight delvs into the world of media every Tuesday night at 9pm AEST. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:19:52.576793+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884"},"episode":{"title":"NEW: Will Jackie O testify against Kyle Sandilands | MEDIA McKNIGHT","slug":"new-will-jackie-o-testify-against-kyle-sandilands-media-mcknight","published_at":"2026-03-31T21:58:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/new-will-jackie-o-testify-against-kyle-sandilands-media-mcknight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","url":"https://shows.acast.com/tv-blackbox/episodes/new-will-jackie-o-testify-against-kyle-sandilands-media-mckn","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/tv-blackbox/e/69cc4392bfb99db0bc8a8c83/media.mp3","summary":"Jackie O sues ARN for $82 million | Will she testify against Kyle? | Kyle's court date set | 7 News Spotlight gets new EP | BBC Scotland's live TV blunder Rob McKnight examines the latest legal escalation in the Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O dispute — including Jackie's formal Federal Court action against ARN alleging breach of the Fair Work Act, her $82.25 million compensation claim, and whether she could be called as a witness against Kyle at his June hearing. Rob is joined by employment lawyer Michael Byrnes to break down both cases. Jackie O — now confirmed as not having resigned — has lodged formal proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging ARN's termination of her contract constituted adverse action after she raised psychosocial health and safety complaints about Kyle Sandilands. She is also claiming ARN made misleading and deceptive statements in its ASX announcement. Total compensation sought: at least $82.25 million. Kyle Sandilands had his first directions hearing on Friday, with the case set down for five days beginning 22 June. His legal team is seeking specific performance — Kyle back on air — but employment lawyer Michael Burns says courts almost never grant such orders for personal services. The real battle is likely to be about damages. With Jackie now suing ARN, questions arise about whether she'll be subpoenaed to testify against Kyle. The Australian reported ARN intended to call her as a star witness — but with both now in adversarial positions, the situation has changed dramatically. Channel 7 has appointed journalist Rahni Sadler as executive producer of 7 News Spotlight, replacing Gemma Williams. Rob says the move signals serious intent to challenge 60 Minutes — but warns Spotlight needs to be on air 40 weeks a year to make it stick. A BBC Scotland…","meta_description":"Jackie O sues ARN for $82 million | Will she testify against Kyle? | Kyle's court date set | 7 News Spotlight gets new EP | BBC Scotland's live TV blunder…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2526,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/episodes/new-will-jackie-o-testify-against-kyle-sandilands-media-mcknight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/new-will-jackie-o-testify-against-kyle-sandilands-media-mcknight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}