Good news on the Baby Gorilla front. Friday on 98.5 The Sports Hub, Norm said, “I talked to Artie two days ago and he was doing real well.” Norm didn’t elaborate, but its great news nonetheless. And one of my sources says Artie was spotted in West Caldwell, New Jersey a couple weeks ago. He was at [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
Howard proclaimed victory today, saying, “mission accomplished!” His tenure with Sirius XM is a success. Sirius XM had 600,000 subscribers when Howard signed, and after four years and a merger with XM, Howard read that Sirius XM now has 19 million subscribers. Howard stated, “Everywhere we went we delivered!” Preach on, brother Howard! When Howard decided to make his [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
On Friday, Sirius XM kicked off its 2010 coverage of Major League Baseball Spring Training. Subscribers get access to 30 games at various Spring Training locations; including Bubba country, Tampa Bay, Florida. Coverage runs March 5th to March 26th. “Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straight ball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 7, 2010
Bad Jackie, bad! On Friday, Jackie went on Opie & Anthony—who? And in true Jackie fashion, the Jokeman bitched about money. I suffered through the clip on YouTube. Yeah, there’s a double standard. I won’t post pirated Howard material, but everybody else? Fuck’em! Jackie’s little cameo on “O&A” pretty much explains his lunch date with Howard [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Just like Rush “Jeff Christy” Limbaugh, FOX news “political” commentator Glenn Beck used to be a morning zookeeper too. Here’s his Y95 commercial with Zippy the Chimp from 1986. With tongue in cheek, Howard said, “The whole commercial is we don’t need any gimmicks, meanwhile the whole commercial is filled with gimmicks, very, very, very, funny.” All [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 27, 2010
No doubt. Howard’s tirade about Oprah not pulling her, uh, immense weight prompted this move. Gayle King will now be doing a two hour morning show, instead of the usual 15 minutes—err, one hour—Monday through Friday at 9AM to 11AM. Oprah Radio airs on Sirius channel 195 and XM 156. What was the preparation for a one hour [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 26, 2010
Largely due to the merger, Sirius XM’s revenue increased 4% last year, going from $2.44 billion in 2008 to $2.53 in 2009. The merger between Sirius and XM prompted the revenue gain, company expenses dropped by 20%. So Sirius XM expects 2010’s revenue to be over $2.7 billion. Plenty of cash to give Howard! And CEO Mel Karmazin [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 25, 2010
First ESPN radio host Scott Van Pelt gets pranked by Captain Janks posing as Brian Westbrook, and now, ESPN suspended him for comments about MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. Scott ripped Bud Selig for making $18.5 million as commissioner and goofed on his appearance. “It doesn’t sound like any thing to get suspended for,” says Gary. Scotts comments were [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 21, 2010
You, me, every single fan wants to know what happens in a year. Will Howard stay with Sirius XM? Go somewhere else? Or retire altogether? It’s hard to say. Nobody’s talking. Not even Howard. Mum is the mother fucking word. But John Jurgensen of The Wall Street Journal has some ideas; stuff we already know. Howard re-ups with [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 19, 2010
Rush Limbaugh number one? Sean Hannity number two? Glenn Beck number three? What the fuck! They’re hacks, pandering to America’s lowest common denominator. Glenn Beck and Rush, a.k.a “Jeff Christy,” are failed top 40 DJs and Sean Hannity is a seminary school flunky, i.e. little altar boy. Homo! Nobody cares about these guys! What have they done [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 10, 2010
For once, Oprah is putting in a little effort and actually broadcasting on Oprah Radio; Sirius and XM 195. She’ll be doing a live call in show about child molestation tomorrow at 3PM, so Howard wants to call in and confront the Cow of All Media. “Oprah, it’s Howard Stern, and I’d like to speak to you [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 8, 2010
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It sounds like Helen Keller produces this show. It’s horrible. But if you’re a big metal head and Richard is your favvvorite—and you’re masochist—check out today’s interview with Richard on Metal Rules! Radio. Richard comes in at the 32:20 mark. Ethel had a few pumpkin beers before the interview. UPDATE: Richard will be on Talking Metal Live [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
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Speaking at a radio roundtable yesterday at The Paley Center for Media, Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin sounds determined to keep Howard around. “Howard Stern is great content. Howard would be sought after by anyone. He’s a great talent. Having said that we would like him to stay with us and we are optimistic that he [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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It hasn’t stopped, still plenty of dickhead reporters are writing that Howard is going back to terrestrial radio. He’s not. Today, Howard laid down the law on his “return” to terrestrial radio. “I have been approached by terrestrial radio companies, very big companies, and not so big companies, but mostly big ones, and there’s not a lot of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 25, 2010
All weekend the internet was abuzz with reports that Howard was getting “offers” to go back to “testicular” radio. “I must have read fifty articles that I’m planning a return to terrestrial radio,” says Howard, “How does that all go so wrong?” Robin replied, “In the article, they do say that you said you had an offer. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, January 24, 2010
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At 9PM EST tomorrow, Monday, liberal radio station Air America will cease all programming, and file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Launched in 2004, Air America was once home to Minnesota Senator Al Franken and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and served as the liberal alternative to conservative barkers like Rush Limbaugh. But Air America now joins the scores of [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 23, 2010
As Howard’s deal with Sirius XM winds down, the suitors—err, rats—are starting to come out of the sewer, like Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel is the same redneck company that pulled Howard off the air in 2004, because Howard created “great liability” for their chicken shit company. But now, John “Fuck Nut” Hogan, chief executive of Clear [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 22, 2010
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Tonight, at 8PM EST, on The Pulse—Sirius 12, XM 26—Sirius XM will air Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief. The two-hour live telethon will help raise funds for victims of the earthquakes that leveled Haiti. Haitian born Wyclef Jean will host the event in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Eric the Midget wanted to know if anyone pulled clips from his American Idol show. No, nobody did. So “Media Producer” JD ran into the studio and mumbled, “You said you weren’t doing it, so I didn’t realize you were doing it, and now you are?” Too bad, because the show is good to go now, Eric [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Bubba called in and Howard did an impromptu simulcast; both on satellite and on Bubba’s “testicular” airwaves. It went okay. No potty mouth from the un-censorable Howard Stern, so Bubba held that as proof that Howard could easily reclaim terrestrial radio. “Howard you could do regular radio, and you could make the return,” insisted Bubba, “You would [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 18, 2010
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Sirius XM is freeing up a lot of time and four channels to cover the earthquake fallout in Haiti. Doctor Radio—Sirius 114, XM 119—is investigating the medical situation facing the 800 doctors deployed to Haiti to help treat the scores of wounded. The Catholic Channel—Sirius 159, XM 117—will be covering the efforts of Catholic Relief Services. And The [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Howard is still staying tight-lipped about his future. Will he stay, or will he go? “Everyone has been asking me what I’m going to do in a year,” he said, “I don’t even know right now. I don’t even care. I don’t even worry about it.” Internet radio might be an option. “For a guy like me who [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Here’s Patton Oswalt shitting on Jay Leno. Patton is basically calling Jay a hack. “One the best comedians of our generation, he was truly one of the best standups,” says Patton, “Willfully threw that switch off and went, ‘No more for you guys,’ and now this.” This being the lame Tonight Show.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 7, 2010
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Radio host and leader of the Guardian Angels—and certified bad ass—Curtis Sliwa was in studio today, dropping the hammer on old man Imus. Curtis used to do radio at WABC with his now estranged on-air partner Ron Kuby, but was ousted from his morning spot for the decrepit Imus in 2007. “The rumors started coming out,” says [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Rush Limbaugh wasn’t always a “conservative” racist. He used to be snazzy top 40 disc-jockey “Jeff Christy.” Howard said, “He was a shitty top 40 DJ. He got out of the business because nobody wanted him.” Then Rush copied Howard and become a “personality” on the air. Fat fuck!
Continue reading...Monday, January 4, 2010
Howard had his dreaded lunch date with Jackie over the break. He said it started off with Jackie calling him a “Jew bastard.” Which Howard said really means, “I’m jealous of you, I fucking hate you.” Robin added, “I’m a human, and you’re a Jew.” Jackie thanked Howard for inviting him to the holiday party. Jackie was surprised [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 4, 2010
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Bloated bigot Rush Limabuagh has been picked as the “Radio Personality of the Decade” by Mediaweek. “Kiss my fucking ass,” Howard remarked, “You got to be kidding me.” “It shocked [Rush] so much he had chest pains,” Robin replied. The industry rag says, “No radio host or personality comes close to Rush Limbaugh in size of audience or [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 24, 2009
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“When you see a cowboy hat on a black guy, it’s at gun point,” said Howard, “They store up their hanging ropes under those hats.” Lots of faux-racism on today’s History of Howard Stern, digging up the “Nigger Hatin’ Hat” song, and Billy West dropping “Marge Schott” quotes. “I have nothing but respect for the niggers,” exclaimed [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 21, 2009
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Looks like syndicating Imus doesn’t pay the bills, with $1.4 billion in assets and $2.5 billion in debt, Citadel Broadcasting has filed for bankruptcy protection. Back in the day, Citadel and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Farid Suleman—I can hear Fred playing the Indian music—used to syndicate Howard to markets in California, Pennsylvania, and Florida. But like [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Howard started the show talking about the Arbitron radio ratings system. It’s pretty archaic. They distribute diaries to people. Participants log what stations or music they tune into, but Howard called bullshit on that, saying “You can’t figure out what people listen to!” That’s why other radio jocks would have listeners fill out diaries in their favor. [...]
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