Howard was funny before the divorce.
I thought he was mildly interesting during the 90s when he would have Sen. Al D’Amato on for a guest interview and championed capital punishment. He was still too full of himself for my taste and got progressively worse.
As far as drive-time entertainment I much preferred Roe Conn in Chicago and the Drew and Mike show in Detroit. Never tuned in to Stern again after the mid-90s.