{"id":758644,"date":"2026-06-25T04:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758644\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:58:12","slug":"karl-stefanovic-pulls-out-of-arn-radio-show-with-eddie-mcguire-after-tommy-robinson-podcast-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758644\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Stefanovic pulls out of ARN radio show with Eddie McGuire after Tommy Robinson podcast controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Presenter Karl Stefanovic has pulled out of his scheduled appearance on his new radio show with Eddie McGuire on Friday amid a furore over his sympathetic interview with UK right-wing extremist Tommy Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stefanovic and McGuire were scheduled to host an episode of their show The Long Weekend<\/a>, which was to stream on radio station Gold and Nine\u2019s platforms.<\/p>\n

\"KarlKarl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire were scheduled to present their radio show together on Friday.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the matter said there were conversations between Stefanovic and ARN about his future with the radio network, which only settled its lawsuit with former host Kyle Sandilands<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n

McGuire will front the show tomorrow alone. Asked whether Stefanovic would be on the show, McGuire said he was \u201cstill not sure\u201d but \u201cprobably not at this stage\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m trying to get to the bottom of things myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another source confirmed Stefanovic would not be appearing. The Nine star is expected to depart his post hosting the\u00a0Today\u00a0breakfast program<\/a> after his interview with the far-right UK figure.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Stefanovic praised Robinson\u2019s \u201ctenacity\u201d and \u201ccourage\u201d for \u201ctrying to stand up for what you believe is right\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking at an event at Parliament House on Thursday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weighed in on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to get into a debate about Nine at the moment but, you know, look at what\u2019s happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou go down that road and you get further and further out on the edges of what is mainstream political debate in this country and \u2026 I think that that can have, you know, an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for ARN reiterated the company\u2019s statement from Wednesday, emphasising that Stefanovic had a limited association with the company around the weekly show.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis external media activities, including his podcast, are undertaken in a personal capacity and are entirely separate from the network, which we have no control over,\u201d she said. \u201cThey do not represent ARN\u2019s views, editorial standards or programming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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