Kyle Sandilands rips into producer for anti-vax stance
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Kyle Sandilands has outed his radio producer on-air for refusing the Covid-19 vaccination.
During Monday morning’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, the 50-year-old shock jock asked why one of his producers, Pedro, wasn’t in the studio.
“Where’s Pedro?” Kyle asked, with someone telling him, “He’s working from home.”
Sandilands said, “Oh, because he’s still ‘I’m not vaccinated’. Stupid prick. What a bloody pain in the arse.”
His brutal statement prompted his co-host, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, to defend Pedro, saying, “You can’t say that!”
But Kyle doubled down on Pedro the next day on air, declaring he wouldn’t attend his colleague’s funeral if he died from the virus.
“He’s made his stance. What does he do now? Look like the fool?” he said. “Or he gets the virus. He’ll probably be the one that dies of it.
“Will I show up to the funeral? No, I will not. Will I send a message? No, I will not.”
Pedro lives in an LGA of concern in Sydney’s west and has been forced to work from home due to his decision to not get the jab.
In late July, Pedro opened up on-air about his anti-vaccine views and being “into conspiracies.”
Sandilands asked him if he was an “anti-vaxxer”, to which Pedro replied, “I am, but I won’t be discussing it.”
The radio host has been a fierce advocate for getting vaccinated, even writing his own “vaccine anthem” in July, Get Vaxxed Baby, set to the music of Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby.
An ARN spokesperson released a statement saying the company understood vaccination was a “personal choice”.
“ARN are keen to do our part in helping Australian businesses get back on their feet and for everyone to reconnect face-to-face in the community,” a spokesperson said.
“Vaccination is the pathway to getting there. To make it easy for people to vaccinated, everyone at ARN can receive paid vaccination leave to ensure more flexibility when scheduling and attending their vaccination appointment.
“While we understand vaccination is a personal choice, in line with NSW government health orders people who are from the LGAs of concern and are not vaccinated are required to work from home.”