Samantha Armytage is allegedly being considered to replace Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson on the airwaves after The Kyle and Jackie O Show was axed by Australian Radio Network (ARN).

The beloved TV host, who has fronted programs such as Farmer Wants A Wife, The Golden Bachelor and Sunrise, has been tipped as a frontrunner for the empty radio slot after insiders claim she received a call from ARN in the wake of the show’s axing. 

Both Sandilands and Henderson have filed lawsuits against their former employer after their $200 million contract was terminated in the wake of an on-air clash. 

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Now, ARN seems to be looking for their next cash cow, reaching out to a number of big-named Aussie stars and dangling opportunities to fill “several new shows”, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

Armytage, while known for her TV appearances, is no stranger to the radio airwaves, having featured on multiple shows as a guest.

However, while she was approached by ARN chief executive Michael Stephenson about a potential role, she has yet to have a formal sit-down with the network, according to the publication. 

Also rumoured to have caught the eye of ARN executives is Today host Karl Stefanovic, with the network allegedly chasing the high-profile star for a spot on the airwaves, The Sydney Morning Herald adds. 

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Thanks to Stefanovic’s introduction to audio via his booming, eponymous podcast, The Karl Stefanovic Show, the TV star’s transition to radio would be smooth, making him a top seed for the job. 

The network is also eyeing up Eddie McGuire, however it is not known whether he is interested.  

On Tuesday, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson joined Kyle Sandilands in taking legal action against ARN Media after the termination of their 10-year contracts.

Henderson is alleging her termination was a breach of the Fair Work Act and is claiming compensation of at least $82 million.

ARN says it disputes Henderson’s claims and intends to defend the case in court.

As for Sandilands, the radio star attended his first Federal Court hearing last week to begin his own legal proceedings against his former employer, claiming he, too, was wrongfully axed.

The shock jock, 54, is arguing that the termination of his contract on the grounds of “serious misconduct” was invalid because no serious misconduct occurred.

Sandilands has argued he is owed the remaining $88 million from his deal, alleging that the incident fell within the provocative style he was hired to deliver.

Kyle Sandilands’ contract terminated by ARN

However, ARN has claimed that his behaviour earlier this year amounted to serious misconduct.

On February 20, Henderson was left in tears during a broadcast after Sandilands accused her of letting her interest in astrology affect her work ethic.

“It’s affecting other things, like your fixation on this has made you almost unworkable. You’re off with the fairies with this s***. It’s mental,” Sandilands raged.

Sandilands claimed that “everyone in the building” had complained about her for “not doing the rest of the job”.

“I would never say things like that about you,” Henderson hit back at Sandilands.

“It’s a total attack, it really is … to say, ‘You don’t know what the F is going on, you’re not doing your job’, that’s an attack and I wouldn’t do that.”