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>Howard Stern, the Greatest Radio Personality Ever, Re-signs with Sirius for 5 More Years

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> Is there any doubt who is the most powerful personality in radio? $500 million a year or more for a radio personality that less than 10% of the population in the U.S. has access to??? Maybe Howard Stern is the greatest radio personality ever? (He is definitely the wealthiest.) That will be debated for years to come in some circles, however he is the most influential radio personality ever for sure. Everyone has copied his concept of a morning radio show. To think he’s been doing this concept since the late 1970’s. Not bad for someone who sucked at … Continue reading >Howard Stern, the Greatest Radio Personality Ever, Re-signs with Sirius for 5 More Years

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>What’s Next for Clear Channel? Will Sirius Satellite Radio’s CEO Mel Karmazin Run the Company That is Deep In Debt

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> According to the Taylor Radio Industry Newsletter (TRI), there is speculation from an unidentified major market player, that Clear Channel Communications may try to woo Mel Karmazin (pictured center) away from Sirius XM Radio to replace Mark Mays as CEO. The main reason would be to bring Howard Stern back to terrestrial radio. The major-market player says “I think Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners have a good idea who they want to succeed Mark Mays.” Is there any validity to this speculation? What might Howard Stern say about this? “Why the **** would I want to go … Continue reading >What’s Next for Clear Channel? Will Sirius Satellite Radio’s CEO Mel Karmazin Run the Company That is Deep In Debt

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>Howard Stern to Host $100,000 Beauty Contest for Tiger Woods’ Mistresses

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>Source: FOX News.com and The Times of London As if Tiger Woods’s apology last week for his serial philandering wasn’t enough of a public humiliation, several of his former mistresses have agreed to take part in a beauty pageant in which they will compete for a $100,000 prize. The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant, organized by shock jock Howard Stern, will be held on March 10. So far, only four of the golfer’s former mistresses — out of the 13 identified in the press — have agreed to take part. They will compete in categories such as “Swimsuit,” “Personality” and … Continue reading >Howard Stern to Host $100,000 Beauty Contest for Tiger Woods’ Mistresses

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>Did you hear what Howard Stern said the other day?

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>Neither did most of us. That’s one of the reasons why Jay Leno stayed at NBC. Then — poof! — Mr. Stern all but disappeared. Even Jay Leno, during a recent interview with The New York Times about his decision to stay at NBC to host a prime-time show, cited Mr. Stern as an example of the dangers of obscurity. “On radio, Howard to me was a populist. The truck driver, the average guy would listen in the cafe, the truck, the old car that’s 50 years old and still has an AM radio,” said Mr. Leno in the interview. … Continue reading >Did you hear what Howard Stern said the other day?

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>New Sirius XM Radio Not Ready This Christmas

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>At some point the old receivers will become obsolete. You’ll need a new receiver to get both satellite signals. Chairman Mel Karmazin announced that the new Sirius XM “inter-operable” radio won’t be available for at least 9 months. It was also announced that the new radios won’t be available for at least 3 years in automobiles because car manufacturers need that much time to incorporate the design into new cars. The new company has 18.5 million subscribers and anticipates becoming the largest radio company in the world next to Clear Channel. Continue reading >New Sirius XM Radio Not Ready This Christmas