Kyle and Jackie O producer reveals the insane lengths he went to in attempt to secure an exclusive interview with Olympic breakdancer Raygun: 'Over 600 times' READ MORE: Raygun's shocker made life hell for another Aussie breakdancer By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:39, 15 August 2024 | Updated: 23:42, 15 August 2024 e-mail View comments A producer from The Kyle and Jackie O Show has gone to insane measures to secure an exclusive interview with Olympic breakdancer Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn. Peter Deppeler, known as Intern Pete on the KIIS FM radio show, revealed on Friday morning he has called Raygun's mother 'Bev' 'over 600 times'. He made the admission after host Kyle Sandilands began to blast the media for 'harassing' Raygun's family and friends to get an interview with her.
Raygun released a statement to Instagram on Thursday addressing the hate she has received online since her zero-score breakdancing performance on the world stage. In it, she asked the press 'to please stop harassing my family, my friends, the Australian breaking community and the broader street dance community'. The following morning Kyle, 53, slammed 'shonky media organisations' for 'harassing' Raygun, only to discover one of his producers was among them.
'What sort of an organisation would constantly bombard - who are they ringing? The friends the street community, the dancers, the mother?' he raged. At this point, Intern Pete, 40, cut in, saying: 'Sorry. I want to dive in here.