Kiis admits its Sydney FM breakfast show Kyle and Jackie O pay for celebrity interviews

April 28, 2016 10:14

Kiis FM Sydney has admitted the station does pay to secure exclusive celebrity interviews for its top-rating breakfast program Kyle and Jackie O.

Kyle and Jackie O have lift their cumulative numbers.

Kyle and Jackie O admit paying for celebrity interviews

The Daily Telegraph today revealed that the Kiis FM program, which trades heavily on its access to A-List celebrities, had been paying stars for some time and most recently is believed to have given Carmen Electra $10,000 to talk about Shane Warne’s crush on her.

Celebrity agent Max Markson told Mumbrella the practice had been occurring for years: “There is no problem with them paying for interviews with stars. It is common practice for the TV networks and magazines, and there is no reason why (KiisFM) shouldn’t.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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3 COMMENTS

Jim 28 Apr 16

That’s very shonky.

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Derrr 29 Apr 16

What?!!! They are not best mates with all the worlds biggest celebrities…?? I’m shocked!

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Bernie 1 May 16

Hang on! This is news to the Mumbrella audience?! And who cares if they paid or not. I must be missing something? Happy to have someone explain why this article was generated.

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