Updated July 1, 2026 — 2:21pm,first published 1:59pmBroadcaster Karl Stefanovic is set to lose his weekly show on radio network Gold days after he was ousted by Nine following a string of incidents culminating in a controversial interview with British extreme-right activist Tommy Robinson.Stefanovic this year began hosting a weekly radio show, called The Long Weekend, with long-time broadcaster Eddie McGuire on the station, owned by ARN, which recently settled a lawsuit brought by former star presenter Kyle Sandilands.Karl Stefanovic (right) is set to be cut from his new show with Eddie McGuire on ARN.ARNThe one-time Nine star did not appear on last Friday’s episode following the furore over his interview with Robinson and departure from the television network, and is not expected to return, according to industry sources, with ARN making a business decision to move on from Stefanovic.During last week’s episode, McGuire promised that Stefanovic would appear on this Friday’s show to speak exclusively about the circumstances surrounding his departure from Nine. That interview is no longer going ahead.McGuire will continue hosting a similar show with ARN, although the finer details of its post-Stefanovic future are still being determined. The radio company had previously faced an activist campaign by the Mad F---ing Witches group targeting Sandilands.Stefanovic, the former host of Nine’s Today show, left the network last Friday days after releasing an hour-long interview with Robinson, which his team quickly removed from most platforms.In it, Stefanovic praised Robinson’s “courage” and “tenacity”, and told the anti-Islam agitator, who has a long list of criminal convictions and has been curtailed from visiting Australia, that he loved him. Stefanovic also put his arm around Robinson in a promotional video.The Robinson interview was the final straw for Nine executives, who had grown increasingly frustrated with Stefanovic’s independent podcast, launched in January, which featured numerous soft interviews with figures from the populist right.After days of crisis talks, Nine, the owner of this masthead, cut a deal to axe Stefanovic midway through a one-year contract reportedly worth about $2 million. Stefanovic responded by releasing a video saying he was “free, truly independent” to produce his podcast.Stefanovic and McGuire, a media veteran and former president of Collingwood Football Club, launched The Long Weekend last month, with a focus on news, sport and entertainment. The pair hosted just two episodes together before Stefanovic was dumped.ARN declined to comment. Stefanovic was approached for comment.The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning.From our partners