Stern going to satellite was the beginning of the end.
His talent was pushing the envelope, but when there is no longer an envelope to push, it just gets boring.
His talent was pushing the envelope, but when there is no longer an envelope to push, it just gets boring.
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I think you hit the heart of it.
I was never a Stern listener, but I knew people who were back in the 90s, so I caught parts of it sometimes.
What you said reminds me of a scene from Private Parts where management finally realizes he is top in the ratings and their tune is starting to change about him and they read a survey about why even people who don’t like him still listen. ‘Number one answer, they want to hear what he will say next’.
When you take the taboo out of the shock, it’s not a shock anymore.
Listened to him for a total of 0 minutes total.