I haven't heard it so I can't comment on whether it was bullied because I'm not sure how it was said but I guarantee that if it was said about a male in caros position nothing at all would be made of it
You are not in a position to guarantee that.
Let's remove the names ....
The issue for me is ... radio jock(s) is not a fan of a particular journalist and the work they do. Not friends with said journalist, no relationship in which they banter with each other and no offense is taken.
Radio jocks on air make a joke about said journalist and how they would pay money to hold them under water and sell tickets to others to bomb the journalist from the sides. Most laugh and go on with it, one is misquoted and corrects themselves right away to say they wouldn't be up for that, another does have a professional relationship with said journalist and says they would be on that journalists side. So clearly, not all were comfortable with the conversation.
Now if this conversation was about a male journalist that they also disliked, would it be appropriate? No. Can we guarantee nobody would find it distasteful? I can't guarantee that. What if the male journalists took offense ... would anybody understand that it was bullying behaviour? I know I would understand it as it is the line of work I am in. Would I understand it without that person declaring their offense? I don't know. Does that make it less likely to be bullying? No.
All this goes to show is we have a long way to go, and in some ways thinking that the female is more likely to be offended, could be construed as sexist towards them, or to the male who you think has less right to be offended.
Me, I look at the underlying intent. If it is to ridicule someone you don't like, male or female, I reckon you've already lost.