Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Howard Stern Bids Farewell to His Fans
AP via Yahoo! ^ | Friday, December 16, 2005 | LARRY McSHANE

Posted on 12/16/2005 4:19:04 AM PST by Momaw Nadon

NEW YORK - The free ride for Howard Stern fans ends Friday. Stern, a New York radio fixture for 20 years and host of a syndicated show for 12 million daily listeners, bids farewell to his fans with a final show on terrestrial radio. On Jan. 9, Stern makes his move to satellite radio — where his once-free speech will cost listeners $12.95 a month.

Stern, no surprise, will not leave quietly. He's scheduled a two-hour party in midtown Manhattan to say goodbye to his loyal listeners. And he plans to deliver an address to fans on his final show, finishing up a quarter-century on terrestrial radio as arguably its most influential figure.

Stern leaves behind a plethora of imitators spawned in the wake of his success, when his show enjoyed an unprecedented ratings run to hit No. 1 in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Los Angeles.

His move to Sirius Satellite Radio, while somewhat risky, comes with a huge financial reward: Stern signed a five-year, $500 million contract to create two new channels for Sirius. The salaries, overhead and other programming costs come out of his windfall.

During his career, Stern evolved into the center of attention in First Amendment issues and censorship. Infinity Broadcasting paid $1.7 million in 1995 to settle complaints by the Federal Communications Commission against Stern. In April 2004, Clear Channel dumped Stern from six stations because of his show's content.

Sirius is depending on Stern to reverse its money-losing ways. Since the 51-year-old shock jock announced his move last year, the number of Sirius subscribers jumped from 600,000 to more than 2.2 million. That figure is expected to hit 3 million by the end of the year.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; badrubbish; bushhaters; censorship; constitution; demagogue; fcc; filth; firstamendment; freaks; freedom; freespeech; goodriddance; howard; howardstern; jerk; liberty; loudmouth; perversion; pottymouth; radio; satelliteradio; seeya; shockjock; sirius; smut; speech; stern; toilethumor; whatever
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-100 next last
FYI and discussion
1 posted on 12/16/2005 4:19:05 AM PST by Momaw Nadon
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

So long Howie...dont let the door hit you in the @ss on the way out.


2 posted on 12/16/2005 4:20:24 AM PST by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" R. A. Heinlein)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

Who gives a flip about that dirtball? Pas mois.


3 posted on 12/16/2005 4:20:34 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Vaquero
Stern, no surprise, will not leave quietly.

Just leave .......... you juvenile, self-absorbed, insecure perv.

4 posted on 12/16/2005 4:21:49 AM PST by beyond the sea (Murtha: Redeployment - What .......Surrender? // “Victory is not a strategy”)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon
"His move to Sirius Satellite Radio, while somewhat risky,"

Yeah, there's risk all right. But he's not taking it.

5 posted on 12/16/2005 4:22:32 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

He's exactly </sarc> like sleazeball Jerry Springer, but uglier and with more hair.


6 posted on 12/16/2005 4:23:25 AM PST by libs_kma (USA: The land of the Free....Because of the Brave!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

an amazing contract ... does anyone know how much is guaranteed?


7 posted on 12/16/2005 4:24:01 AM PST by mcg2000 (New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad against The Red Cross.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: libs_kma

Stern reminds me of my grandfather with Tourettes


8 posted on 12/16/2005 4:25:02 AM PST by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: libs_kma

And a LOT richer.


9 posted on 12/16/2005 4:25:38 AM PST by wireman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

He is not funny. He is a disgusting and vile person.

He makes his money as a walking, talking potty mouth.


10 posted on 12/16/2005 4:26:49 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Wormwood
"Stern reminds me of my grandfather with Tourettes" - a rich grandfather with a hot blonde girlfriend :)
11 posted on 12/16/2005 4:27:25 AM PST by Panerai
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

No loss.

"Howie, don't let the door hit ya
Where the Good Lord split ya."

What a creep! Glad to have him off the free airwaves.


12 posted on 12/16/2005 4:29:02 AM PST by DieHard the Hunter (I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: nmh
"He is not funny"

Thanks for telling me that. I've been laughing at him for the last 22 years and now I find out he's not funny. What was I thinking???

13 posted on 12/16/2005 4:30:14 AM PST by wireman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Panerai
a rich grandfather with a hot blonde girlfriend :)

...which is even creepier. Easily one of the most hideous-looking old men I've ever seen.

14 posted on 12/16/2005 4:30:33 AM PST by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

Good riddance to a bag of trash.


15 posted on 12/16/2005 4:31:07 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Wormwood
"Easily one of the most hideous-looking old men I've ever seen."

Hideous, okay.

Old? 51 isn't that old (at least I don't feel old).

16 posted on 12/16/2005 4:33:43 AM PST by wireman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

I said goodbye to him years ago.


17 posted on 12/16/2005 4:34:58 AM PST by usmcobra (30 years since I first celebrated The Marine Corps Birthday as a Marine)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

Bye, Howard!

I haven't listened to him in ages, but I always thought he was funny, albeit crude. I forgive him for it and have always liked him anyway. :)


18 posted on 12/16/2005 4:34:59 AM PST by dinodino (MRS. Dinodino)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Wormwood
"Easily one of the most hideous-looking old men I've ever seen"

Except for this one

19 posted on 12/16/2005 4:36:20 AM PST by Panerai
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Momaw Nadon

Exhibit A of Boomer unwillingness to grow up and be an adult. He has grandchildren, for pity's sake, and actually has fans who will pay to be entertained by his adolescent potty mouth. It's people such as Stern that provide fodder for the militant Muslims, who point to our culture as being degenerate and ripe for destruction.


20 posted on 12/16/2005 4:37:29 AM PST by kittymyrib
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-100 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson