Shock amount Lauren Phillips is demanding to be paid as her radio show beats Kyle and Jackie O in the ratings - and why she has no chance getting it By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:33, 26 October 2024 | Updated: 22:33, 26 October 2024 e-mail View comments Lauren Phillips is said to be demanding a massive payday after her Nova FM radio show beat rival breakfast program The Kyle and Jackie O show in the ratings. Lauren and her co-host Jason 'Jase' Hawkins' radio show was axed by KIIS FM last year to make way for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson 's big expansion into Melbourne . But the duo had the ultimate revenge after they moved over to rival network Nova FM, and their show has continued to beat Kyle and Jackie O in the Melbourne radio ratings.
Lauren is now said to be asking for a 'massive increase' following the success of the show. 'Lauren Phillips is doing quite well in her market with her co-host Jase Hawkins, but she wants to rival the Kyle and Jackie O pay packets,' an insider told Daily Mail Australia. But the insider says Lauren is completely out of her league.
In the pecking order she is still relatively new on radio compared to Kyle and Jackie O, who have been on the airwaves for almost two decades. 'The Sydney based KIIS FM breakfast show opposition are on a $200 million dollar deal that dwarfs the Melbourne based announcer. However, they are very much in different leagues,' the insider added.
'You can see how she has drawn the line, but .
