Alan Jones, man who is old enough to retire, apparently can no longer be trusted on live radio and requires a censor after his recent sexist remarks against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
According to the Daily Mail, 2GB are considering bringing in a “dump jockey” to censor all of the dumb shit that Alan Jones says. Yep, the 78-year-old broadcaster is such a legal liability that even his own station want to mute him.
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A “dump jockey” is the term given to a panel operator who monitors and selectively mutes sections that could be offensive. So Alan Jones’ show is just gonna be an hour of silence every day.
This would be the first time Jones has required a censor in his 30+ years on air.
The move comes after his recent comments about wanting to “shove a sock” down Prime Minister Ardern’s throat.
It’s reported that Jones’ stupidity and apparent inability to just shut the fuck up sometimes has cost 2GB a whopping $4 million. It is unclear how he’s managed to keep his job after costing the company that much money, but he’s on his 495th “last straw” so who knows how long he’ll keep the job.
Jones’ team allegedly already has the power to trigger a seven second delay to prevent the airing of content that could get the station sued, but the switch wasn’t used during his “sock” comments. It is alleged that despite his team knowing how to use the function, they’re all too close to Jones to actually silence him, the Daily Telegraph reports.
An internal investigation by 2GB was called after Jones’ team failed to pull the switch during his controversial comments.
If the dump switch is insisted upon by upper management, Jones will be in good company with Kyle Sandilands, who apparently also cannot be trusted not to act like a total buffoon on live radio.
Jones still refers to himself as “Australia’s most popular talkback presenter” and “Australia’s most influential and respected radio broadcaster” on Twitter. Who needs to be a good person, or a good radio host when you can just have this much self-confidence oozing out of every orifice of your body?
