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Is Robin Bailey a bully? | MEDIA McKNIGHT
Episode 34
Tuesday, 7 April, 2026

ARN's big winner revealed | Robin Bailey's media ambush | Gambling ads & your TV | Media McKnightRob McKnight analyses the week's biggest media stories, starting with the Kyle and Jackie O fallout — and the one person laughing all the way to the bank. As the pair head to court, new details emerge about the role of their fiercest critics in bringing down the $200 million deal, and ARN's radical new direction is taking shape, with Karl Stefanovic reportedly signed and talkback heavyweights including Ray Hadley, Ben Fordham and Samantha Armitage being courted.Also this week — Kiss FM Brisbane's Robin Bailey lured a Courier Mail journalist onto her show to ambush him over a reader poll that didn't go her way. Rob asks the question: is that empowerment, or just bullying? Plus, the federal government's sweeping gambling ad reforms and what they really mean for free-to-air TV, the NRL's record rights deal ambitions, and local content budgets already under pressure.Ita Buttrose joins Rob fresh from the McKnight Tonight 100th episode to share her thoughts on the ABC strike and the future of Australian media. And in Shit I Just Don't Care About — Fox Footy's Gary Lyon apologises for a hot mic moment. Rob is unmoved.ARN's big winner: former CEO Ciaran Davis's payout revealedKyle & Jackie O's fiercest critics claim credit — and say there's more to comeARN's future: Karl Stefanovic signed, talkback heavyweights courtedRobin Bailey ambushes Courier Mail journalist over reader pollGambling ad reforms: what they mean for free TV, NRL rights and local contentChannel 7 shakeup — who leaked the Usher/Ferguson story?Ita Buttrose on the ABC, the media industry and the futureShit I Just Don't Care About: Gary Lyon's hot mic apology📺 McKnight Tonight streams Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 8pm AEST. 📰 Media McKnight drops every Tuesday. Subscribe for more media analysis, interviews and opinion.#MediaMcKnight #KyleAndJackieO #ARN #RobinBailey #GamblingAds #ItaButtrose #AustralianMedia #MediaNews #RadioNews #NRL #Channel7 #FreeTVSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.