Stefanovic, McGuire sign with ARN amid Kyle, Jackie O chaos
The weekly show will span radio, streaming and video platforms as ARN seeks to build premium cross-platform content after losing Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.
- ARN Media announced on Tuesday that broadcasters Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire will host "The Long Weekend," a new weekly three-hour show launching June 19, 2026, covering news, sport, and entertainment.
- While Stefanovic and McGuire move to commercial radio with ARN, the program will stream on Nine's 9Now and Stan platforms. Nine confirmed both presenters' existing commitments to the network remain unchanged.
- ARN CEO Michael Stephenson said the show personifies the company's strategy of getting "premium audio and video content" across every platform. Broadcasts will air Fridays from midday to 3pm on the GOLD Network and iHeart.
- This partnership creates a new career chapter for the industry veterans, who have discussed collaborating for years. Stefanovic, currently the host of Nine's Today, will finish his week with this additional three-hour live radio show.
- The deal arrives as ARN attempts to stabilize business following the loss of "Kyle and Jackie O" and a $26 million decline in advertising revenue. Whether this cross-platform strategy calms concerned investors remains to be seen.
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ARN signs Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire in deal with Nine
ARN has signed Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire to co-create The Long Weekend, a new weekly news, sport and entertainment format launching on June 19, 2026. Nine Entertainment (Nine) made the announcement today, with the radio show to stream on 9Now and Stan, in a multi-platform arrangement with ARN. The Long Weekend will be available as a vodcast from Friday 12pm – 3pm each week, in addition to being broadcast across the iHeart and GOLD Networ…
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'A wonderful new chapter': ARN signs Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire
ARN has signed two of Nine’s highest profile broadcasters, Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire, in a unique deal that will see a new weekly program broadcast across ARN’s Gold network and stream on iHeart, 9Now, and Stan.The Long Weekend is “a major new entertainment format”, according to an ARN press release.More specifically, it’s a three-hour […]
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