Posted on 12/12/2020 8:23:12 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
On Tuesday, Stern inked a new five-year deal with Sirius reportedly worth upwards of $100 million a year. One of radio’s biggest stars for decades, his 2020 net worth is estimated at more than half a billion dollars.
Yet if past is prologue, former staffers say rank-and-file employees won’t see their share of the spoils — and that, besides being a penny-pincher, Stern was often a terror to work with.
“Worse than Ellen [DeGeneres],” one industry insider told The Post.
“The hallway had to be cleared out before he walks down,” said Melendez, whose interviews with celebrities like Gennifer Flowers and the Dalai Lama briefly made him a household name.
Another comedian told The Post that, when he arrived at the studio, staffers told him “not to look” at the boss.
Stern’s real-estate portfolio, shared with his animal-activist wife, Beth Ostrosky Stern, also includes an eight-bedroom mansion that sits on a $20 million piece of property in Southampton; and the 53rd and 54th floors of the Millennium Tower — one of the priciest buildings in Manhattan. The three properties are worth an estimated $90 million
Insiders say the money situation might sting less if Stern treated them better. Comic Lange, who worked with Stern from 2001 to 2009, said his old boss still carries baggage from his early radio days.
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I only had a chance to,listen to his show while commuting to college. I found it quite funny when he had a guest for the News with Robin segment. I didn’t really listen to much else. As for being a jerk and a penny pincher one merely needed to read his book. He admits he is a jerk, a narcissist, and a cheap skate. He treats everyone like garbage. This is not news really.
Exactly!
Boring, sophomoric toilet and masturbation jokes. How Howard Stern (or Jack Black, or Stephen Colbert, etc) ever became “stars” is a mystery for the ages.
When I bought my car two years ago it came with three months of Serius/XM service, as it did with the car my wife bought at the same time. After three months, her service dropped but mine’s still going on strong. I don’t use it often, but when I do, I listen to a comedy channel.
When I’m in the car I stream Mark Simone (WOR,New York) in the morning,Rush at noon and Howie Carr (WRKO,Boston) after Rush.On weekends I play the MP3s I’ve loaded onto a USB drive.
Yup,my car had 1 year free.And the Comedy Channel was truly good...but not worth $60+ per year.
I have never once listened to Howard Stern on Sirius however. I used to listen to him on morning drive on FM many, many moons ago. But his act wore thin. Mostly catered to the male 16-22 crowd. Most men grow out of it.
Potty talk and masturbation jokes can make you a star!
Putz.
Putz.
$100 million deal? Who watches or listens to his perversion and vulgarity?
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