Stern bits
Starting this weekend, Sirius is devoting one channel — 101 — to all Howard all the time. We Stern fans couldn’t be happier. Now we can catch the bits we missed because we had to do stupid things, like work.
: Howard has been promising to continue his I Hate Les Moonves tour — following Moonves’ childish, wasteful, stupid suit against Stern — on Letterman’s show Monday. But isn’t Letterman on CBS? Yes, but Howard says Moonves can’t order Letterman around. Except Derek just alerted me that on the Letterman site, Vin Diesel is listed as the guest on Monday, not Howard.
If that’s true and if Moonves did order the switch, then (a) Letterman’s a wuss and (b) Moonves is an idiot, for he’d only be giving Stern more promotion and ammunition and, once again, it brings the horrid David Lee Roth Show’s humiliating failure back into the spotlight once more.
If it’s not true, I’m Tivoing Letterman Monday.
: The Smoking Gun put up the Moonves hissy-fit suit here.
: When Stern appeared on Hannity & Colmes the other night, as part of his I Hate Les Mooves Tour — the ratings soared 40 percent.
: MONDAY UPDATE: Howard Stern is, indeed, going to be on Letterman. False alarm. Sorry about that.
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March 11th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
Stern Stern Stern… glad you Stern fans have a nice outlet for your addiction. I got Sirius not too long ago - like the music, but I don’t think Stern’s “revolution” is very exciting.
Did ya hear the rumor that they’re going to fire DLR? … and you know who’s also rumored to replace him? I’ll give you two words: gag order.
It’s curious to me - as much as you defend Stern and freedom, you’ve never acknowledged that he had an entire radio station ordered to never discuss him or his show. Let freedom ring indeed!
If this rumor pans out to be true, I imagine Stern’s head will explode. Could XM 202 = FM 92.3?
March 11th, 2006 at 7:16 pm
Stern’s a genius and Jeff Jarvis is a close second for recognizing it and seeing the bigger picture.
I had my SIRIUS receiver actived less than two weeks ago; the very same day Moonves filed his foolish lawsuit.
CBS supposedly issued a press release that Howard mentioned Friday saying the Letterman show booked Stern well before the lawsuit came about and that they would not meddle with the show’s creative process. So the Vin Diesel listing is confusing. Maybe they’re thinking they have to allow it to happen but they sure as hell aren’t going to promote it.
March 11th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
The suit may be stupid but it can’t get any stupider than an I hate Les Moonves tour. How old is this guy–10??? How much more childish,stupid, and classless can Stern get? He has Les beat by a mile in all 3 departments.
March 11th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
>>> Now we can catch the bits we missed
how about this bit you may have missed:
http://www.theupload.com/view.php?id=00020461
(stern on how he is not going to screw his audience by taking friday’s off)
face it, frank… your “genius” is a lying, old, lazy hypocrite.
and why is stern having press conferences and going on hannity and letterman to fight his battle? oh… that’s right… nobody is listening to his show on sirius.
March 12th, 2006 at 9:50 am
Ben - Nice find sir!
I’m guessing the Howard 100 News hasn’t played this delicious piece of audio yet…
March 12th, 2006 at 10:24 am
Stern is a money hungry waste of a human being. Any grown man that has to hide behind filth, fowl language, naked girls, and making a habit out of trashing other people deserves to be off radio.
Satellite radio is a waste of time and money and Serius will soon feel the financial burdon of meeting the outstanding amount of money they are paying Stern.
March 12th, 2006 at 11:34 am
Stern may be good, but definitely not a genius. I think Sirius made a really grave mistake in getting Stern. He will not do them any good.
March 13th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Nothing brings out the hate on this blog than talking about Howard Stern.
Howard does not take off every Friday. This past Friday they did a new show. Ben, you must be a listener. Thanks for the audio.
Kat, the I Hate Les Moonves Tour is meant as a humorous way for Stern to give his side of events. You obviosuly don’t get it.
Mitchell, I hear you. But you sound awfully uptight.
March 13th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
>>Any grown man that has to hide behind filth, fowl language,
Quack, quack.