 In August 2009, "The Kyle and Jackie O Show" was put into "indefinite recess" by the Austereo network as a result of a controversial on-air stunt on his morning show on 29 July 2009.He returned to his radio show on 18 August 2009 but was suspended on 9 September 2009 due to on-air comments relating to Magda Szubanski.In the same year he was again named the most hated by "Zoo Weekly".