Pryor 'goes off' the air

Robert Taylor (R) will be left to host the show alone while Jono Pryor serves his suspension. Photo / Supplied

Award-winning radio presenter Jono Pryor has been stood down from his job on The Rock after letting a listener share his bomb-making recipe on air.

The gaffe occurred when Pryor and his drive show co-host Robert Taylor asked listeners to share stories about accidentally blowing something up last Thursday.

In his blog, Taylor said one listener must have misunderstood the request and called in to share his recipe for "how to make a bomb". "Subsequently (and against my advice at the time) the bomb recipe call went to air."

Programme director Brad King said Pryor had made an "error of judgment".

"It wasn't too flash. I told him he needed to take a couple of weeks off.

"I don't think anyone is ever happy to be stood down, but I think he understands."

Pryor, who also fronts Jono's New Show on C4, could not be contacted yesterday, but on his blog, Taylor said his co-host was "an idiot".

"Will Jono learn from this? Probably not. He thinks it's funny and edgy. Will he do it again? No doubt he will at some stage."

King said the phone had gone "absolutely bananas" after Pryor's suspension, with some listeners outraged.

Pryor and Taylor were crowned best non-breakfast hosts at the 2008 Radio Awards.