Kyle Sandilands has taken aim at the ABC, claiming no one watches the public broadcaster, after veteran journalist Juanita Phillips announced her resignation. 

The KIISFM radio host launched into an on-air tirade about the ABC on Tuesday, slamming the broadcaster’s popularity and relevance, wondering why Phillips’ resignation was something to report on.  

Sandilands said “anyone who watches the ABC is deluded,” before claiming the “the ABC is not on anyone’s radar”.

Kyle then challenged his co-host Jackie O to recall what Juanita Phillips looks like, with Jackie O unable to recall a single physical detail about the veteran journalist. 

Kyle continued to say, “No one watches that rubbish. No one cares. No one cares about the ABC,” before saying Phillip’s career “doesn’t belong” in KIISFM news.

“Never heard of her. Doesn’t need to be on our news. That’s ABC rubbish,” he said.  

Juanita Phillips announced on Tuesday that she would be leaving her coveted role on ABC’s 7pm news after 21 years at the helm. 

“Change is in the air, so it seems the right time to take the next big step in my own life,” Phillips wrote on ABC News.

“After 21 years presenting the 7pm news, I have decided to leave the ABC and take a break for a while.”

“It’s my choice, and I’m excited to start the next phase of my life.”

Phillips gave a special mention to her viewers claiming she is “sorry to say goodbye”, with her final bulletin airing on September 10th.

“It’s a privilege to have played a small part in something so important in people’s daily lives, and I appreciate the warmth and support I’ve received from them over the years,” the journalist wrote.

Image credits: ABC News / KIISFM