How lame lamé.
Posted on 07/09/2005 7:33:48 PM PDT by freedom44
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Infinity Broadcasting isn't commenting on an online report penned by a former Howard Stern Show regular that suggests David Lee Roth will be one of the personalities that ultimately replaces the ribald DJ on the airwaves.
In February, the Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly questioned Hayden about possible insider trading of shares in Sirius Satellite Radio. Hayden was in Stern's studio Oct. 6, 2004, the day Stern announced his plans to move to Sirius in January 2006. The news drove up Sirius shares by 16% at the close of that day's trading.
What is certain is that Roth is among many entertainers that Infinity has auditioned on-air since Stern's bombshell announcement last year. Infinity executives have repeatedly made it clear that they are not looking for a singular personality to succeed Stern.
In April, Infinity president of programing Rob Barnett told Billboard Radio Monitor he was working with Roth in Boston at classic rock station WZLX. "The station has kind of turned the town on its ear with cab drivers, waiters and waitresses and employees of Barnes & Noble talking about this amazing guy on the radio," Barnett said. "It's an example of just being able to surprise and entertain your listeners without necessarily giving them the exact same menu every day." In Boston, Stern is heard on Infinity modern rock station WBCN.
The Diamond Dave-as-morning-man idea actually sprung from an Infinity station 3,000 miles away. VP of FM talk Jack Silver put Roth on the air for three hours earlier this year at KLSX Los Angeles, which Silver programs. "We were so taken by that performance that we created a stunt here in Boston to give classic rock listeners the opportunity to hear him all week long," Barnett said in April.
Infinity chairman and CEO Joel Hollander said in February, "One thing you should expect not to happen, is one person to be dropped in to replace (Stern) at 27 radio stations."
While Stern's contract is set to end Dec. 31, 2005, Hayden says that Roth will hit the airwaves in early September. Asked to comment on the Roth rumor, an Infinity spokesperson said, "We are looking at a number of personalities to replace Howard Stern, however there are no imminent announcements at this time."
Roth has two summer concerts on his schedule: July 15 in Sarnia, Ontario, and July 29 in Redding, Calif.
A grandiose manic-depressive dirtbag replacing a paranoid, obessive-compulsive dirtbag.
How lame lamé.
This news immediately bring to mind the saying who gives a rats rear end.
what happened to roth's career as an EMT?
If he were a DJ in a small market he wouldn't be good enough to keep his job. He was totally awful.
That would be awesome. 'ZLX is an old standard, if a little tired.
I despise WBCN, and 'AAF since John Osterlind left.
Wow, one media giant replacing another giant whom I never listened to. It is all so impressive!
I used to enjoy Howard many, many years ago. Once he made that movie and wrote those two books, he became a phony like every other celebrity.
His TV program disgusts me. He is a 50 year old man child. Garbage, pure garbage.
If Infinity Broadcasting had any sense at all, they would immediately contact Doug Tracht (aka 'The Greaseman') who replaced Howard Stern at WWDC/DC101 in Washington D.C. back in the 80's.
Grease was Number One in that city for many many years, to the point that people were saying "Howard who?"
Now Grease screwed up a few years ago, and lost his big paying gig in DC (this was at another station as I recall) but he is a major talent and his strongest selling point (if I were hiring air talent) is that he is just as outrageous and entertaining (if the word 'entertaining' can be used) as Howard Stern, but WITHOUT the crass obscenities, vulgarities and profanities.
Ask a native of Jacksonville Florida what they think of The Greaseman (back in the day when he was the BMOTA at WAPE-AM, aka 'The Big Ape'.
Grease has all of the class that Howard could ever aspire to.
So, is this Dumb and Dumber, or "out of the frying pan . . . "?
Is that a wig he`s wearing? Oh man, talk about cheese. It looks like it`s falling off.
What happens when David Lee Roth goes off the deep end? Will they bring in Sammy Hagar?
The guys that can be huge on a national basis are few and far between.
He probably huffed three cans after he dressed.....
The problem with Stern is when he started out he was doing something new, now it`s the same old crap over and over and over and over.
crazy rumor I once heard: David Lee Roth is married to fox news channel newsreader Paige Hopkins. (I'm pretty sure its not true)
This is a terrible idea. I guess they think that having a mouth that works and an audience that doesn't is all it takes to succeed.
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