Radio giant ARN will launch its new breakfast show with Melbourne duo Ash London and Elliott Garnaut to fill the KIIS slot left empty by the controversial departure of Sydney duo Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS FM ended in March 2026, roughly a month after Sandilands launched a seven-minute tirade against his co-host, which eventually led to the ARN network tearing up the pair’s 10-year $200 million contract.
The top-rating show was syndicated on Sydney’s 106.5 and Melbourne’s 101.1, but it’s understood ARN is now looking locally in the latter location to fill the gap in its morning broadcast.
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Blackbox TV reports that London and Garnaut will be the new personalities handling the crucially important breakfast shift in Melbourne, with the publication also reporting that London’s husband Adrian Brine, is also set to take up a Content Director role with KIIS Melbourne.
Henderson and Sandilands’ show was launched on to the KIIS Melbourne market in March 2024, just five months after inking their 10-year deal with ARN. The move forced the previous KIIS 101.1 early shift trio Jase Hawkins, Lauren Phillips and Clint Stanaway out for the star duo.
However, the Kyle and Jackie O Show failed to reproduce their Sydney levels of success in the Victorian capital as their ousted predecessors signed with Nova to take the city’s No.1 radio ranking for the brekky shift.
London brings considerable radio experience to the new role following stints with the Hit Network, including filling in on the Melbourne 2DAY FM breakfast shift with Ed Kavalee and Grant Denyer following the departure of comedian Em Rusciano.
In June 2022 she moved to KIIS FM to fill in for Will McMahon on Will and Woody during the former’s paternity leave.
She eventually moved to New Zealand and went on to host The Ash London Show for Auckland’s More FM in 2025.
Garnaut is a major player in Australian fashion, having worked as a content director for several major brands, including David Jones, as well as a fashion commentator for the Seven network’s Sunrise and The Morning Show.
Meanwhile Sandilands’ dramas continued as he handed a subpoena live on air last week as part of Henderson’s legal battle with ARN over her contract.
The 55-year-old Sandilands was broadcasting his new subscriber-only show, Kyle Sandilands Live, when his manager and producer, Bruno Bouchet, presented him with legal papers during the program.
“They were trying to get to you last night, but they could only get on to me, so they asked me to pass it on to you,” Bouchet said to Sandilands after he handed him the papers in the studio.
“It’s a subpoena for the trial.”
Sandilands appeared caught off guard by the development, with the moment unfolding live in front of his show’s live audience.
“Against Jackie?” Sandilands asked, to which Bouchet confirmed, “Yes”, before adding, “It is also a notice to produce documents.”
Kyle Sandilands Live was established after the shock jock reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with ARN following his departure from the network.
Despite the settlement between Sandilands and ARN, Henderson’s separate legal action against the broadcaster is continuing and is expected to proceed to trial later this year.
Henderson has filed a lawsuit against parent network ARN over alleged matters relating to her employment and treatment at the network.
She is seeking at least $82.5 million and has alleged that aspects of her experience at the network caused significant psychological distress that developed into post-traumatic stress disorder.
