Howard Stern to leave soon!

[PyThomasTX]

I don't see it. Where could Stern go? Clear Channel (don't they still owe him money)- no chance. CBS (they are killing off or have killed off all the FM Talkers)- I don't see how it would work. Citadel- Ummmm, no. Cumulus- Yeah right. There is one possibility. Stern starts his own syndication company. THAT is a big undertaking. Don't know that he has it in him.

I agree, that's the only route I see Stern taking. CBS is out of the question... if he went back there, his show would be 4-5 straight hours of bitching & moaning about how he can't say this or do that anymore. You'd think the Taliban took over CBS Radio the way their lawyers have been lately. Clear Channel took the "holier than thou" route when they took Stern off all their markets, and Citadel was accusing him of doing a five-hour Sirius ad, so those aren't likely. He'll probably either start his own company, or assemble a team of investors and buy out an existing smaller company.

 

[murphy66]

Almaniac...what could Howard possibly do to infuse anything into the current terrestrial radio situation? He is a washed up shell of his former self...even the "king of all media" wasn't enough to save what is happening to Sirius. He sold out...once he signed that insane multi million dollar contract his show turned into a 5 hour advertisement for sirius radio and when he wasn't touting the future history he was about to write he was burying every single thing he possibly could about terrestrial radio and everyone in it. He predicted the doom of terrestrial radio...yet it never happened. He predicted the bright future of Sirius and the downfall of XM and yet it seems one will not survive without the other...and they may both end up going down the drain. Howard fooled a lot of people and burned a lot of bridges...but just like the "Opie and Anthony" XM/Terrestrial project "HE WILL FAIL". No matter where Howard ends up...he'll never fall flat on his face...that nose won't allow that to happen. Good riddance to him and all his chronies...may they end up doing overnights on some AM jazz station in Milwaukee.

What is with you and your obsession with the Stern Show? You sound bitter and washed up yourself. How's your show going? Who are you again?

The "obsession" you refer to is nothing more than disgust for what Howard has become since I first starting listening to him many years ago...when I actually looked up to him and he had something worth listening to. Bitter?...no, not at all. Washed up?...definetly not...20+ years on air, well compensated and great numbers in every market I have ever worked in. Current gig?...doing great!!! As to who I am, that makes no difference...because I am not alone in my opinion and that much I know. Who are you? I mean with an alias like "softmachine" it actually sounds possible and functionally fitting that you could be Howard himself. Sure, someone out there could and quite possibly would put Howard right back on the air as soon as he jumps from the Sirius ship...but who is going to trust him to fulfill a contract after throwing as many molotov cocktails as he did back at the bridges he left behind? Knowing many programmers that had him as a morning show prior to his jump...his terrestrial numbers weren't that good at the end...where do you think they would suddenly appear from if he were to return? I think videokilled is the only one that actually has the right idea...Howard should launch his own station...with all his money he could afford it and do whatever he wants...including hiring an unemployed sales person such as yourself to spread his word and some fertilizer while your at it. And please...don't bring more debilitating scrutiny on yourself by posturing on some sort of pedestal above those of us posting here like you know more or anything at all for that matter. This site is visited and utilized by both educated and non-educated when it comes to the radio industry and we in the "on air" community don't want anyone that has as little a clue as you do to attempt to represent the kind of people we are or want to become. Take care "soft"...oh, and by the way...nice shine kid.

 

[HarrytheK1]

Bitter?...no, not at all. Washed up?...definetly not...20+ years on air, well compensated and great numbers in every market I have ever worked in. Current gig?...doing great!!! As to who I am, that makes no difference...

Of course it makes a difference. How much credibility do you think you have when you talk about your fabulous experience, salary and ratings yet don't document anything you say. There is absolutely no reason to believe anything you say about yourself. Nobody wants to put themselves in a position where their boss might sanction them because of what they post on a message board, but you come across as especially unbelievable and without balls. Obviously, you are entitled to your opinion about Howard or anything else, but you're not entitled to spout credentials that may only be true in your own mind.

...hiring an unemployed sales person such as yourself to spread his word and some fertilizer while your at it. And please...don't bring more debilitating scrutiny on yourself by posturing on some sort of pedestal above those of us posting here like you know more or anything at all for that matter. This site is visited and utilized by both educated and non-educated when it comes to the radio industry and we in the "on air" community don't want anyone that has as little a clue as you do to attempt to represent the kind of people we are or want to become. Take care "soft"...oh, and by the way...nice shine kid.

Don't you realize that you come across as the one spreading the fertilizer? Also, you might want to make sure that it's not you who is bringing debilitating scrutiny on yourself by boasting about your work history. How about telling us what station we can listen to so that we can sample your work for ourselves? Don't worry though. None of us will hold our breath waiting for that to happen.

 

[softmachine]

The "obsession" you refer to is nothing more than disgust for what Howard has become since I first starting listening to him many years ago...when I actually looked up to him and he had something worth listening to. Bitter?...no, not at all. Washed up?...definetly not...20+ years on air, well compensated and great numbers in every market I have ever worked in. Current gig?...doing great!!! As to who I am, that makes no difference...because I am not alone in my opinion and that much I know.

Really. Good for you. I would love to see those numbers. And I'm sure Howard Stern cares, too.

Who are you? I mean with an alias like "softmachine" it actually sounds possible and functionally fitting that you could be Howard himself.

Oh? You know something I don't? Sounds like you're a bigger fan than I ever was.

I'll whip it out if you will. And you won't, because you're afraid someone might read an opinion-could be a future or present boss-that finds your opinion and your disposition asinine. You're just another coward.

Sure, someone out there could and quite possibly would put Howard right back on the air as soon as he jumps from the Sirius ship...but who is going to trust him to fulfill a contract after throwing as many molotov cocktails as he did back at the bridges he left behind?

Now, thems some great metaphors.

The 'terrestrial ship' was captained by cowards, primarily. Greedy ones at that. Why didn't they battle the FCC in a true fashion, instead of 'morally' restraining personalities? They have lobbyists to work over congress to this end. Instead, consolidation and downsizing was the goal-more money for the owners, f**k the cattle that work under them. Howard made a lot of money for these people. At the first sign of trouble, the show is dropped from certain stations, consent decrees signed. Capitulation in order to appear holier than thou, and keep the momentum-buying and selling properties with a reasonable on-air substitute.

He had a right to jump, he had a right to design his deal the way he did. The company could've refused if they thought it was dangerous. They didn't, he reached the number goal, and collected his stock.

You would have done the same if you had the brains, the inclination, the invention. And don't tell me you wouldn't have. You're stuck in the TR swamp for some reason, despite what success you claim. Ever analyze that? What is holding you back?

Knowing many programmers that had him as a morning show prior to his jump...his terrestrial numbers weren't that good at the end...where do you think they would suddenly appear from if he were to return?

Care to post those numbers? I really don't care either way about the ratings. Just back up your arguments with actual facts.

I think videokilled is the only one that actually has the right idea...Howard should launch his own station...with all his money he could afford it and do whatever he wants...including hiring an unemployed sales person such as yourself to spread his word and some fertilizer while your at it.

Is that last line your 'A' material? Cos I gotta tell ya, it stinks on ice.

And please...don't bring more debilitating scrutiny on yourself.

Wow. '...more debilitating scrutiny...'. On myself.

Did that one hurt when it came out?

Is this supposed to effect my psyche in some manner?

...by posturing on some sort of pedestal above those of us posting here like you know more or anything at all for that matter.

You have to tell me what market you're in, the history, everything. I need to know that I am being criticized by someone qualified to do so. You sound like a cranky, backed-up old bastard when you say that kinda crap. Put up the CV.

This site is visited and utilized by both educated and non-educated when it comes to the radio industry and we in the "on air" community don't want anyone that has as little a clue as you do to attempt to represent the kind of people we are or want to become.

I gotta hear you! Man, really! You have to be a dynamite personality to have time to kill on this board with us idiots.

The 'on-air community'? I'm sure the other 'members' are going "What's this 'we' sh*t?"