Erin Molan Scores Exclusive Interview with Netanyahu After Sky News Exit

Erin Molan has secured one of the most controversial interviews of the year, sitting down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu less than 12 months after she was abruptly let go from Sky News.

The TV and radio host revealed on Thursday that she will speak with the embattled leader on her self-titled program, The Erin Molan Show, with the interview airing at 7am Friday.

The announcement sent shockwaves through her fanbase, prompting praise, criticism and plenty of heated debate online.

Erin shared the news on Instagram, uploading a promotional tile and telling followers she was preparing for a significant on-air moment.

Reactions were immediate, with one supporter writing, ‘That’s huge. Well done’, while others questioned her decision to give the Israeli leader a platform.

‘Erin, please don’t do this,’ a follower commented under the post.

Netanyahu’s appearance comes at a highly tense moment on the world stage, with the Israeli PM facing intensifying international scrutiny over the war in Gaza. 

Molan’s decision to host the PM also reflects her long-standing and vocal support for Israel.

Over the past two years she has repeatedly used her media platforms to argue that criticism of Israel’s military actions is equivalent to anti-Semitism, a stance that has sparked ongoing debate among her followers.

Erin’s latest move marks a major moment in her career resurgence.

Although network insiders suggested Molan was caught off-guard by the decision to cancel her show late last year, Sky insisted it had ended their partnership with the host on amicable terms.   

‘Erin has been a fantastic member of the Sky News team over the past three years, and has worked incredibly hard for her viewers, passionately advocating on the issues close to her heart,’ a spokesperson told Daily Mail.

‘We’d like to thank Erin for her contribution to the network.’

Molan presented her weekly news program, Erin, for the final time in November last year.

The decision to cancel Molan’s show came just months after the breakfast radio program she co-hosted alongside comedians Dave Hughes and Ed Kavalee was scrapped by Southern Cross Austereo’s struggling 2DayFM station. 

The cancellation of Molan’s two key hosting roles is understood to have come at a significant financial cost to the veteran journalist. 

Sources said she had been pulling in about $200,000 a year for her 2DayFM radio gig and a further $150,000 a year from her job with Sky News Australia. 

Molan joined Sky News Australia in July 2022 after parting ways with Nine after 11 years at the network the previous December.

She debuted Erin at 7pm on July 19, initially replacing Sharri Markson on Sunday nights. 

Markson was on maternity leave, before Molan’s show was moved to 5pm on Fridays. 

Explaining her decision to change channels, Molan said she had been keen to break away from sports broadcasting and move into hard-hitting political coverage. 

‘Just because I can be silly and funny and all of those things, does not mean that I don’t also have a real passion for politics or that I can’t be credible in other spaces,’ Molan told The Daily Telegraph at the time.

‘I have always deeply loved news and it has always been my passion, I have just been waiting for an opportunity to delve into that.’