From quizzing prime ministers to courting controversy, former broadcaster Alan Jones wielded great power. On Monday he was arrested after a nine-month police strike force investigation.
Over 35 years, Alan Jones established his position as Australia’s most influential radio host, quizzing eight prime ministers and 11 NSW premiers and dominating Sydney’s airwaves with 226 consecutive rating wins.After a nine-month investigation by Strike Force Bonnefin, detectives swooped to arrest Jones at his Circular Quay home., which revealed in December that the 83-year-old had used his position of power over an almost 60-year period to allegedly prey on a number of young men.
He left 2UE in 2002 and ratings plummeted. His new employer, 2GB, soon became Sydney’s most popular AM station.In May 2020, Jones announced his retirement from 2GB on doctor’s advice. Behind the scenes, Jones was being forced out on commercial grounds as advertisers had boycotted his program. Nine Entertainment, 2GB’s new owner was alarmed at the estimated $20 million advertising loss following an angry tirade by Jones about then-New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
He wielded his influence and was a passionate supporter of former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott and an unrelenting critic of his successor Malcolm Turnbull.
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