Southern Cross Austereo has 'terminated' the radio show responsible for the Kate Middleton prank call and will implement 'a company-wide suspension of prank calls.'
Michael Christian and
Mel Greig, the
radio DJs responsible for the prank call to
Kate Middleton's hospital room at King George VII Hospital on Dec. 4,
may not be fired, but they just lost their show 2Day FM's Hot 30 as the company who owns it, Souther Cross Austereo, "terminated" it on Dec. 10. This decision comes after the nurse who answered the call and patched it through to Kate's room,
Jacintha Saldanha, was found dead on Dec. 6 from a suspected suicide.
SCA Chief Executive Officer
Rhys Holleran said, "First and foremost we would like to express our deep and sincere condolences to the family of Jacintha Saldanha for their loss. We are very sorry for what has happened. As a leading commercial radio broadcaster, we must ensure that our internal processes and protocols are robust. We don't claim to be perfect and we always strive to do better. We have initiated a detailed and rigorous review of our policies and procedures to inform any improvements we can make. We are also providing support to
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