Iain Stables

Iain Stables
Birth name Iain Philip Stables
Born Australia
Country New Zealand
Previous show(s)

Drive on Hit Radio X105

Drive ZM Network

Drive The Edge

Iain Philip Stables is a New Zealand radio disc jockey. In the past Stables worked on various radio stations across New Zealand beginning his radio career on Radio Windy in Wellington at the age of 14.[1] As well as radio, Stables has appeared in several television roles including being the 'bad boy' judge on NZ Idol Series 3 in 2006. He has had regular TV guest appearances on the former Good Morning Show, Shock Treatment TV2, main judge/personality on TVNZ's One Night Only (10 eps) which was an entertainment showcase version of Top Town on TV2, 2010/11. He has appeared on various other countless shows in either cameo or guest roles and is rumored to be involved in another TV role at present which is currently in planning and pilot mode.

Career

During his radio career Stables has worked for a total of 16 radio stations in New Zealand and has been fired from four. In the past Stables has worked on two of New Zealand's largest radio networks ZM between 2003 and 2008 and before this on opposition station The Edge FM between 1995 through to 2002. It was at The Edge that Stables performed most of his stunts and his name became well known across New Zealand. Stables left The Edge in early 2002 (contrary to what Radioworks, now known as Mediaworks, had stated Stables was never, in fact, fired from The Edge, but abandoned his employment) and awaited a strictly enforced restraint of trade before moving to opposition ZM radio station where he was poached from Radioworks (without their knowledge) whilst working for The Edge at the time. On 24 February 2008, Stables announced to the Sunday News that he was no longer working for ZM, and has been taken off the air.[2] After leaving ZM, Stables within a month, was appointed a role at Sky TV NZ where he worked as a presentation director before being approached to head independent CHR station Hit Radio X105 in November 2009. Rumours began late in July 2010 that Stables could be moving to Radio Hauraki.[3]

Hit Radio X105 went off the air on 14 September 2010. Stables was due to begin working on Radio Hauraki on 11 October 2010. However, this was delayed after Stables became involved in a physical confrontation with a male check-in employee of the airline Jetstar after a verbal altercation.[4][5][6][7] Stables never made it on the air on Radio Hauraki as he was stood down from his position following the fight with the Jetstar employee. A month later Stables contract with Radio Hauraki was terminated. According to a New Zealand Herald article Stables had a clause in his contract stating it would be terminated if Stables became involved in any court action.[8] The Jetstar employee was found not guilty of assaulting Stables, who was judged to be aggressive and abusive, and allegedly used a racist slur.[9] An industry source said Stables and The Radio Network (who owns Radio Hauraki) had come to an arrangement and no legal action ensued. ARN Australia are a major advertising platform for Qantas that own Jetstar. Both ARN and TRN are owned by Clear Channel Communications USA. A Sydney newspaper article suggested Stables had become a sacrificial lamb due to all the global negative publicity for Jetstar which included graphic video footage broadcast on Australian TV Networks causing much humiliation for the Qantas subsidiary.[10]

Stunts

Stables' stunts that have landed him in troubled have included:

Awards

Stables was the winner in the category Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts (Metropolitan) at the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2007.[16] Stables created a stir with his offensive acceptance speech with remarks aimed at his former employer Canwest MediaWorks, Stables speech prompted the Radio Broadcasters Association to adopt a Code of Conduct for all attending the awards including acceptable guidelines for acceptance speeches.[17] It was understood that Stables had been stood down from his job at ZM following the awards but this was untrue as Stables was simply on leave at the time of the awards and prior to the awards [18] Stables did not return to work until late in July 2007.[19] This is the only known award that Stables has won.

Recent Appearances

A month after his departure from ZM, Stables appeared on Jono's New Show on C4.[20]

Later in 2008 Stables next appearance was on the TVNZ show Shock Treatment where he was sent to Jamaica to partake in military training. However, he left the show after only one day - the first Kiwi celebrity to quit the show. [21] Stables also appeared on the TVNZ show The Sitting, which screens on TVNZ 6, on this show Stables spoke about himself while Painter Marty Welch painted Stables portrait.[22]

Stables' appearance in the media has become less frequent since late 2010. He is currently based in Auckland.

Albums

In 2003 ZM and Stables released their own album called Stables Label Volume 3. It is unknown if there ever was a Volume 1 or 2. The Album features parodies of popular songs created by Stables and other ZM announcers.

Notes and references

  1. From 1998 appeared to branded as New Zealand's Shock Jock through the hundreds of newspaper, magazines and television articles and reactionary media. "Jackass: The Radio Show". New Zealand Listener. 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  2. "Shock jock Iain Stables leaves ZM". Fairfax Media. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  3. It is rumoured that the directors of X105 (Capital Media Group) decided to pull the fledgling station upon the news they had lost their star back to TRN. It is also rumoured the two primary directors, Debbie Baker and Pradip Kumar, had a dispute which also contributed to X105 closing down. 105.3FM Wellington is now an independent station broadcasting Indian content. Drinnan, John (2010-07-30). "Shock jock tipped to spark up Hauraki". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  4. http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC101013-0000087/Airline-worker-alleged-to-have-assaulted-Kiwi-radio-host
  5. "Radio star Iain Stables 'punched' in Jetstar row". news.com.au. 2010-10-12.
  6. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-arrested-alleged-attack-shock-jock-3833078
  7. "Shock jock Iain Stables in flight fight". stuff.co.nz. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  8. Meng-Yee, Carolyne (2010-11-14). "Shock jock Stables set to lose Hauraki job". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  9. "Fight between Jetstar worker Patrick Joseph Ulberg and passenger Iain Stables caught on camera". news.com.au. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  10. "Iain Stables to sue TRN". New Zealand Herald. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  11. "Webarchive of Stable profile page on The Edge Website in 2001". The Edge FM. 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 2001-04-18. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  12. "Eating Media Lunch - Radio Pranks". TVNZ but video from YouTube. 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  13. "One Tree Hill being regularly patrolled". New Zealand Herald. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  14. "Iain Stables Says "Balls" To Dick Hubbard". scoop.co.nz. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  15. "Gatecrashing Prince William's barbecue". stuff.co.nz. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  16. "New Zealand Radio Awards 2007". Radio Station World. 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  17. "NZ Radio Awards Code of Conduct". Radio Broadcasters Association New Zealand. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  18. Ihaka, James; Perry, Keith (2007-05-05). "Stables 'on leave' after speech at radio awards". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  19. "What the Kiwi gossip mags say". stuff.co.nz. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  20. "Stables on C4". C4 but video taken from YouTube. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  21. "Shock Treatment". TVNZ. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  22. "The Sitting". TVNZ. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

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