Dave Hughes has opened up about the downfall of his radio show in 2024, and shared some very choice words about the end of The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
The comedian, 55, said he has ‘given up caring’ when it comes to sharing his opinions on the world of showbusiness, according to Nine.
He added that when it comes to turnover in radio, ‘it honestly doesn’t matter’ if someone is successful or not, because in the end, everyone’s ‘time is coming’.
‘I know them, and they’re fine. I have no issue with them,’ he said of former KIIS FM hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
‘But, you know, when you promote how much money you’re making and then half the people around you have been sacked because there’s no money left, it’s clearly going to you… The company is eventually going to go, “Well, we can’t make money.”
‘It’s a tough environment now. Media is tough. We all know that because of the change in the world and the way that advertisers are spending their money.’
Dave Hughes has opened up about the downfall of his radio show in 2024, and shared some very choice words about the end of The Kyle and Jackie O Show
Dave went on to say radio stations used to have ‘about 100 desks’ filled with staffer, but ‘now there’s about two people’.
‘There’s no one in there. It’s a different world. That’s something in many different environments now, and it’s going to continue,’ he said.
Dave’s own 2DayFM show, Hughesy, Ed & Erin, came to a sudden end in 2024, which Dave now says has given him a clearer outlook on how the industry works.
‘It honestly doesn’t matter whether you’re the best or the worst, whether you get a $100million contract and you look like you’re the bee’s knees, because five minutes later you could be gone,’ he said.
When asked who he wanted to see take over the KIIS FM breakfast slot from industry titans Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson – he said what everyone is thinking.
‘I don’t care, to be honest. The world has changed so much that I don’t think it’s as big of a deal as it used to be. Whoever goes into any job, I hope they do well,’ he said.
Kyle, 54, and Jackie O, 51, are currently in the middle of a massive legal battle against ARN over the termination of their historic radio contracts.
Their popular show collapsed in March, just two years after they signed a landmark 10-year contract worth a combined $200 million.
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He said that when it comes to turnover in radio, ‘it honestly doesn’t matter’ if someone is successful or not, because in the end, everyone’s ‘time is coming’. Pictured: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Kyle Sandilands
Dave’s interview comes just days after he shared his battle with skin cancer, revealing on Thursday that he has had five cancerous lesions removed.
The comedian stood shirtless in the street in a video shared on Instagram, in which he displayed his many bandages after undergoing surgical treatment earlier that day.
Dave further explained in his caption that he had received 45 stitches to close the wounds.
‘I had five skin cancers cut off today,’ Dave said in the clip, before explaining that he was soldiering on and driving to his comedy gig in Cowes, Victoria, that night.
‘I’m going to Cowes. It’s a two and a half hour drive away. I’ve got a gig there tonight. People need me. I’ve gotta be there. If I don’t go, they don’t have fun,’ he insisted.
The funnyman added that he also needed the pay, so had to head to work even if he should technically take a break to recover.
‘If I don’t go, I don’t get paid. But you know what? It’s a gig economy. I can’t have a month off,’ he said.
Dave then got into his car to drive to Cowes despite not feeling his best.
‘What’s 45 stitches between friends?’ Dave added in his caption, referring to the number of sutures he had received.
Dave is currently touring Australia for his new stand-up show, Cooked.
