Former Triple M star Em Rusciano slams the station and reveals the shocking misogynist comment a staff member made to her following Marty Sheargold’s Matildas comments

Media personality Em Rusciano has slammed Triple M following outgoing host Marty Sheargold’s comments about the Matildas this week.

Sheargold has been axed from the network after telling listeners ‘there’s something wrong with the Matildas’ before comparing the team to ‘Year 10 girls’.

Following the embattled host’s dumping on Wednesday, Rusciano took to her Instagram story to slam Triple M, claiming there is an inherent misogynist culture at the network.

Rusciano, who worked on the Triple M Perth breakfast show for four years, claimed to have experienced misogyny at the station first-hand.

‘Fun fact,’ the former 2DayFM star wrote began the post.

‘When I went into MMM to meet with [an employee] in 2012 about possibly doing some stuff with them, I was told: “Unless you have a c*** and b***s, I don’t care about your opinion”.’

Rusciano then went on to say that it was a sentiment that was shared regularly with staff. 

‘I later found out that he would also say that at the weekly team meetings. In front of actual people. Some of whom did NOT have a c*** and or b***s.’

In an accompanying video, she said she was glad that Australian women were speaking out about Sheargold’s vile comments about women in sport.

‘I just feel like he hit on a collective issue – Don’t mess with the Matildas, don’t degrade women’s sport,’ she said. 

‘We’ve just had enough. We were looking for a tipping point and weirdly enough it’s some bogan on Bogan FM. Let’s go, girls.’

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Southern Cross Austereo for comment.

Triple M axed Sheargold on Wednesday after he was blasted for comments he made earlier this week about the Matildas, which have been branded un-Australian, sexist and disgusting.

The actor and comedian made the remarks on his radio show on Monday as he reacted to the team’s 2-1 loss to the USA at the SheBelieves Cup, which came on the heels of their 4-0 loss to Japan to open the tournament.

Sheargold told listeners ‘there’s something wrong with the Matildas’ before comparing the team to ‘Year 10 girls’ and asking if superstar striker Sam Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis ‘play the same position’.

When his co-hosts tried to continue discussing the SheBelieves Cup, Sheargold jumped in, exclaiming: ‘Oh, she believes in what? It better be men.’

Triple M released a statement on Wednesday evening following the shocking comments, stating it has ‘mutually agreed to part ways’ with the radio star after four years of working together.

SCA’s Chief Content Officer, Dave Cameron, said: ‘Triple M and Marty Sheargold have mutually agreed to part ways.

‘Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) takes its responsibility to listeners, shareholders, and clients seriously and its programming should align with the standards and expectations of its audience,’ Cameron said.

‘Right now, it’s clear this is a moment for reflection and review. Triple M, and the wider SCA network, will continue to take all necessary steps to support staff.’

Sheargold also released a statement on his exit from the radio network, adding an apology to the Matildas for his ‘sexist’ remarks.

‘Having mutually agreed to part ways with the Triple M Network, I fully understand the gravity of my comments,’ he said. 

‘I’d like to sincerely apologise to the Matildas and the broader organisation. I would also like to thank my immediate team for their hard work and apologise for the situation they now find themselves in.’

Sheargold’s axing from Triple M was foreshadowed earlier in the day when the broadcaster did not air his show in the usual time slot on Wednesday.

The radio star’s co-hosts Troy Ellis and Will Ralston were also absent as the broadcaster filled the airtime with music and commercials when the program was meant to air at 3pm in NSW and Queensland.

Following Sheargold’s remarks about Kerr and her fiancee Mewis on Monday, the conversation then moved to Australia hosting the women’s Asian Cup next year.

‘Oh god. The Asian Cup,’ Sheargold said.

‘I’d rather hammer a nail through the head of my penis than watch that. Got any men’s sport?’

It comes after Rusciano took to social media earlier this month night to slam the country’s entire commercial radio sector.

‘When are the Aussie PR gals, gays and theys going to stop handing their biggest interviews to commercial radio hosts who clearly couldn’t give a s**t?’ Em ranted. 

‘You know, the ones who blame their producers for their lack of prep, make zero effort to be engaging or entertaining, and worst of all don’t even cater to the demographic they are supposedly targeting?’

The Melbourne-born star added she always had great interviews on her independently produced Emsolation podcast, and was frustrated that she had to fight hard to book talent.

 

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