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Howard Stern Takes Hollywood

Star-studded surprises: Howard Stern radio show launched SiriusXM Hollywood studios

Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey, Jr., Jimmy Kimmel, Demi Moore, Seth Rogen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Snoop Dogg all interviewed by Howard Stern during a special week of "The Howard Stern Show" live from SiriusXM Pandora's world-class facility in Los Angeles

Howard Stern's first broadcast from Los Angeles in almost 20 years also featured performances by Green Day, Adam Levine

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard Stern commemorated the official grand opening of SiriusXM Hollywood Studios this week, welcoming some of the biggest superstars in entertainment for news-making interviews, comedy, and live performances.

Howard Stern's first West Coast broadcast in almost 20 years kicked off with a star-studded first show including guests Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey, Jr., Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Levine, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Widely-praised as the best interviewer in the business, Stern's conversation with Aniston revealed whether a Friends reunion is in the works, and his talk with Downey, Jr. touched on his Iron Man legacy and Martin Scorsese's criticism of Marvel movies. Maroon 5's Adam Levine and James Valentine also performed their new song "Memories," a tribute to the band's manager who recently passed away. 

Subsequent shows featured an uproarious interview with Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg, and a deeply personal 75-minute interview with Demi Moore. The special week ended with a bang when one the world's best-selling rock bands, Green Day, performed a fully electric set in the special Howard Stern Studio created for the week at SiriusXM Hollywood. The five-time Grammy-Award winning band performed two of their biggest hits, "American Idiot" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends," as well as their newest single, "Father of All..." which is also the title-track from their forthcoming thirteenth studio album. 

"We knew there was only one way to launch SiriusXM Hollywood. It could only have been Howard Stern," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Howard has never been bigger and brought the excitement, skill, energy, and star power to our new Los Angeles headquarters that put us instantly at the forefront of Hollywood media. Now that our official launch has been an unparalleled success, we're looking forward to delivering more world-class entertainment across talk, comedy, and music to our 100 million SiriusXM and Pandora listeners from SiriusXM Hollywood."

SiriusXM's new Hollywood studios in Los Angeles are located in a flourishing community for media companies. Along with cutting-edge studios, the complex is also home to "The Garage," a new performing space that has already hosted a private concert by the Dave Matthews Band exclusively for SiriusXM subscribers. 

SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access can listen to SiriusXM's 200+ channels – including Howard 100 and Howard 101 – at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, Sony PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to learn more.

About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest audio entertainment company, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription- and advertising-supported audio products. With the recent addition of Pandora, the largest streaming music provider in the U.S., SiriusXM reaches more than 100 million people with its audio products. For more about the new SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.

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Older News:

Howard Stern appears on "The View" Monday, 7/1 (Re-run from 5/16/19).

Interview with "Stuttering" John Melendez about his new book!

Howard Stern appears on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday, 5/28 (Re-run from 5/15/19) on NBC.

Howard Stern appears on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" Wednesday, 5/15 on NBC and on "The View" Thursday, 5/16 on ABC.

Howard Stern puzzles page and more photos!!

Our exclusive Q&A with Howard TV's executive producer Doug Goodstein!

Howard Stern appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday, 10/18 on ABC.

Howard Stern Is World's Highest Paid Radio Host.

Artie Lange Talks about his hospitalization

‘Howard Stern Show’ writer Jackie ‘The Joke Man’ Martling talks about his new book

Howard Stern: I knew Weinstein lied to me about casting couch rumors

Billy Corgan Recounts His Meeting with a Shapeshifter on Howard Stern

Howard Stern's shockingly sexist and suggestive interview degrading Emma Bunton resurfaces online

Miley Cyrus tells Howard Stern why she can't tour at the moment, and much more

OLDER NEWS:

Artie Lange appears on the MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion, which repeats Monday July 25 on The CW.

Howard Stern appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Friday, 10/23 on ABC.

Howard Stern appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday 5/11 on CBS.

Vote for Howard's show "America's Got Talent" for Favorite Competition TV Show in the People's Choice Awards! http://vote.peopleschoice.com

HOWARD STERN, HEIDI KLUM, MEL B AND HOWIE MANDEL RETURN AS JUDGES ON ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’
Nick Cannon Also Back as Host as Summer’s No. 1-Rated Competition Series Prepares for Ninth Season
NEW YORK — November 20, 2013 — Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel are set to return as judges to NBC’s top-rated summer competition series “America’s Got Talent.” Nick Cannon will also return as host.
The announcements were made by Paul Telegdy, President of Alternative and Late-Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.
“Howard, Heidi, Mel and Howie have proven that they are a dynamic quartet of judges who aren’t afraid to share their opinions, while at the same time creating fireworks of their own,” Telegdy said. “Along with Nick serving as an incomparable host, our talent on ‘Talent’ is among the finest on all of television.”

Howard Stern appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday 12/26 (Re-run from 11/22/13).

Howard Stern appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday 11/20 on CBS.

Howard Stern appears on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Monday 6/17 on NBC.

June 2013 Howard Stern Talks AGT Season 8 Returning AGT judge Howard Stern talks about why he's excited for America's Got Talent Season 8.

Beth Stern (Howard's wife) appears on "Chelsea Lately" Tuesday 4/20 on E!

Gary Dell'Abate on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" 3/25/13 Jimmy asks Gary about his short stint working in 30 Rock and the two talk about Gary's show "For What It's Worth."

Gary Dell'Abate appears on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Friday 3/22 on NBC.

Fred Norris guest-stars on a re-run of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Thursday 3/14 on NBC.

Howard Stern appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Monday 12/3 on ABC.

Howard Stern appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tuesday 10/30 on ABC.

Howard Stern appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday 9/6 on CBS.

Howard Stern appears on "The View" Wednesday 8/15 (Rerun from 5/10/12).

HOWARD STERN HELPS DAVID LETTERMAN MARK 30 YEARS IN LATE NIGHT TELEVISION WHEN THE RADIO STAR VISITS CBS’s “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN,” WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
Other Noteworthy Names Visiting the LATE SHOW Next Week Include Jennifer Lopez, Academy Award Nominee Michelle Williams, Rob Schneider from the CBS Comedy Series “Rob,” Woody Harrelson, James McCartney, Lana Del Rey and Ziggy Marley
Howard Stern helps David Letterman mark an historic 30 years in late night television when the radio star visits the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, Feb. 1 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT).
Stern, the self-proclaimed “King of All Media,” will make his 41st visit to one of Letterman’s late night talk shows. This will be his 21st visit to Letterman’s LATE SHOW on CBS, in addition to the 20 appearances Stern made on Letterman’s “Late Night” show.
As of Feb. 1, 2012, David Letterman will have hosted 5,443 shows and welcomed 17,904 guests in his 30 years in late night television. He has been credited with redefining the talk-show genre when “Late Night with David Letterman” premiered Feb. 1, 1982. The groundbreaking show earned five Emmy Awards and 35 Emmy nominations during its 11˝ years on the air. Since its debut on CBS on Aug. 30, 1993, the critically-acclaimed LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN has been honored with nine Emmy Awards, including six for “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program,” and a staggering 70 Emmy nominations.
Letterman has been honored with many other awards, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in 1992 for taking "one of TV's most conventional and least inventive forms – the talk show – and infusing it with freshness and imagination." In March 2011, Letterman was awarded the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence at Comedy Central's first annual "The Comedy Awards." Letterman has also won two American Comedy Awards as Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series, and in 1995, 2001 and 2011, he was nominated for a Career Achievement Award by the Television Critics Association. Letterman was also honored as "Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host" at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards in 2005.
Other guests visiting the LATE SHOW next week include actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, actor Rob Schneider from the new CBS comedy series “Rob,” and a performance by musician James McCartney, who will be making his U.S. television debut on the same Ed Sullivan Theater stage that his father, Paul, did with The Beatles in 1964 (Monday, Jan. 30); actor and comedian Stephen Merchant and the network television debut performance of the band Girls’ Generation (Tuesday, Jan. 31); a performance by musical guests The Airborne Toxic Event (Wednesday, Feb. 1); actor Woody Harrelson and a performance by much-talked-about new music artist Lana Del Rey (Thursday, Feb. 2); and Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams, standup comedian Jake Johannsen and a performance by musician Ziggy Marley (Friday, Feb. 3).
The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Maria Pope, Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel and Rob Burnett are the executive producers.
RATING: TV-PG (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

We have a very exciting announcement for you this morning - Howard Stern will be joining the AGT team as a host! Below, we've included the official press release and all the social media info in case you'd like to share on FB or Twitter! In addition, we also have a ton of clips from last night's THE TONIGHT SHOW. Check it out and enjoy!
* America's Got Talent - Welcome Howard!
NBC ANNOUNCES HOWARD STERN AS THE NEW JUDGE ON THE TOP-RATED SUMMER COMPETITION SERIES "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" AS IT HEADS INTO SEASON SEVEN
Series Finds a New Home as Production of the Live Shows Moves to New York
Auditions for Season Seven Continue Around the Country
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - December 15, 2011 - NBC announced today that Howard Stern, American radio personality, television host and author, will serve as the new judge on the top-rated summer alternative series "America's Got Talent," produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television.
Stern will provide his feedback on the colorful array of hopeful future stars who are currently auditioning in major cities around the country for the show's upcoming seventh season.
Production of the live shows of "America's Got Talent" also will be moving to New York, where Stern will continue to helm his SiriusXM radio program.
The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC.
"Howard Stern's larger-than-life personality will bring a thrilling new dynamic to 'America's Got Talent' starting this summer," said Telegdy. "He's a proven innovator and his track record in broadcasting is truly remarkable. Howard is very passionate about this show and is fully committed to its future success."
Stern helped to transform American radio and put syndicated satellite radio on the map on SiriusXM. As the outspoken, unedited and headline-grabbing host of "The Howard Stern Show" radio program, Stern was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005 and became a pop-culture icon with a massive loyal fan base. Since 1987, he has hosted numerous television shows, record-breaking pay-per-view events and home video releases. He also embarked on a five-month political campaign for governor of New York in 1994.
His two books, "Private Parts" (1993) and "Miss America" (1995), spent 20 and 16 weeks, respectively, on The New York Times bestseller list. The first book became a national sensation and was adapted into the feature film "Private Parts" (1997), a biographical comedy film that starred Stern and his radio show staff -- and was a box-office success. Additionally, Stern performed on the film's soundtrack which topped the Billboard 200 chart. Stern currently broadcasts his show "Howard 100" on the SiriusXM satellite radio station.
"America's Got Talent" was the #1 non-sports telecast on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox in total viewers every week it aired over the summer of 2011, making it the #1 summer series in total viewers for a sixth year in a row. Last summer, "America's Got Talent" delivered its highest-rated cycle ever.
"America's Got Talent" is the only talent competition show that is open to any age and any talent. Auditions for season seven kicked off in October with upcoming open calls set for Austin, Texas, Charlotte, N.C. and San Francisco, Calif. For all the latest information and to pre-register, go to www.AGTauditions.com
"America's Got Talent" is produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television. Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz ("American Idol"), Jason Raff, Ken Warwick ("American Idol") and Georgie Hurford-Jones are executive producers.
For embeddable clips and full episodes of "America's Got Talent," please visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/ 
Please follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nbcagt and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nbcagt

America’s Got Talent’s newest judge Howard Stern goes into detail about what kind of critic he’ll be in the below link.
Hear what Howard Stern has to say about being named the newest judge on AGT.
Link

Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling appears at Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club June 24th in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, http://www.unclevinniescomedyclub.com/

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Howard Stern (3/17/11)
Howard laments St. Patrick's Day festivities in New York and talks to Jimmy about his promotional tour. VIDEO 

Howard Stern Part 2 (3/17/11)
Howard shoots from the hip and gives Jimmy some career advice. VIDEO  
Howard Stern Part 3 (3/17/11)
Jimmy shows off Howard's new Sirius XM app and asks him about his Rolling Stone cover interview. VIDEO  
Howard Stern and The Roots: 'Louie, Louie' (3/17/11)
Howard Stern wraps up his interview with Jimmy and gets on the keyboard and plays 'Louie, Louie' with The Roots! VIDEO 

Howard Stern Goes Off on Jay Leno (Video) http://bit.ly/hz9ejL

You can now subscribe to SiriusXM online or on your phone (to hear Howard), and they have a free trial as well!

"GEORGE TAKEI'S AMERICA: A HOWARD 100 NEWS DOCUMENTARY" TO AIR ON SIRIUS XM RADIO
* Reported by Steve Langford of the Howard 100 News
* Premieres June 28 at 7:00 pm ET on Howard 101
Beloved Stern Show announcer and actor George Takei, like you've never heard him before....
On George Takei's America: A Howard 100 News Documentary, Takei transports listeners back into his family's emotional and compelling history, retracing with Howard 100 News reporter Steve Langford the exact steps he took as a 5-year old boy, when he and his little brother and baby sister and their parents were rounded up by American soldiers and ordered at gunpoint into prison camps for 4 years in the spring of 1942.
Takei takes us to the house in East Los Angeles, where the Takei family first surrendered, then showing us the horse stalls at Santa Anita Racetrack near Los Angeles, where George's family was forced to live under armed guard for several weeks, before being shipped off to prison camps in Arkansas and Northern California. But it's how George Takei's family survived this unspeakable injustice, ultimately taking this American tragedy and turning into the American dream, that makes George Takei's America....George Takei's "America the Beautiful."
Takei returns to his announcer's chair on The Howard Stern Show on August 9, and SIRIUS XM will air an encore presentation of George Takei's America: A Howard 100 News Documentary that night at 7:00 pm ET on Howard 101. Howard Stern programs both of his SIRIUS XM Radio channels, Howard 100 and Howard 101. Howard 100 and Howard 101 are available online worldwide through SIRIUS Internet Radio at http://www.sirius.com/  , as well as at  http://www.howardstern.com/  .
Audio clip from George Takei's America available here: http://www.sirius.com/howardstern 

Vote for Robin Quivers for Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity!

Howard Stern's Beetlejuice has a new show!
"This is Beetle" premieres on Howard TV on Thursday, 10/29. In the premiere episode, a long-overdue trip to the dentist is in the cards for Beetle and he is none-too-thrilled to be there. Afterwards, Beetle and his manager Bobby, go for a quick bite to eat that turns out to be anything but fast food. Soon Beetle and Bobby are in the kitchen cooking dinner for themselves!
Here are a few preview clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSLsFSlQUHw - Beetle the Sober
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbvC_Kxwvps - Beetle the Nutritionist
More information, Beetle Halloween masks, the Beetle Mismatch game and more are available at http://www.thisisbeetle.com/ and the press release is below for more details.
Press Release
HOWARD TV ON DEMAND ANNOUNCES REALITY SHOW STARRING HOWARD STERN SHOW'S MOST POPULAR "WACK PACKER," BEETLEJUICE
VIEWERS ENTER HIS ECCENTRIC WORLD ON A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES; THIS IS BEETLE, JUST DAYS BEFORE HALLOWEEN
Downloadable Beetlejuice Halloween Mask and Interactive Online Game Available
New York, Oct. 19 - In today's endless parade of mind-numbing reality shows, you might have thought you've seen it all. But now, after years as ringmaster and most popular member of the motley group of Howard Stern Show super-fans called "The Wack Pack," the diminutive and unlikely star entertainer Beetlejuice is finally getting his own reality series. The five episode This is Beetle premieres on the Howard TV On Demand service Oct. 29, 2009 with a hilarious peek into his daily routines and special events. More info is available at www.thisisbeetle.com http://www.thisisbeetle.com/ .
Only in the life of infamous Howard Stern Show Wack Packer Beetlejuice would facials, professional boxing, bubble baths, dental cleanings, poker parties, cooking, housekeeping and a famous porn star collide. The always entertaining Beetlejuice, or "Beet," as his friends call him, has a slightly twisted but always upbeat perspective on life. Whether going to the dentist for the first time in years; taking over the kitchen of a local diner and making a disastrous burger; being an unlikely customer at a spa or getting into an altercation with a dwarf at a strip club, HIS reality is full of surprises.
Beetlejuice's manager and caretaker is Bobby Rooney, who helps Beet navigate the complexities of life. In the series, Rooney's genuine love for his buddy is evidenced by their poolside chats and playful car ride banter. Rooney is also a professional boxer by trade.
Fans of Beetlejuice are already enthusiastically buzzing online about the upcoming show. Here are just two sample comments, from Facebook: ("OMG I can't wait!!! I love Beet!!"); and YouTube ("Beetle is THE superstar of the Wack Pack. Nobody else compares!"). Set to premiere just days before Halloween, fans are invited to download an original Beetlejuice mask to use as their costume. There's also an interactive game visitors can play online called "The Beetle MisMatch Game." All these Beetlejuice activities plus video clips and a soundboard are available on http://www.thisisbeetle.com/ 
While This is Beetle contains the usual adult humor and shock value that have helped make Howard TV programming iconic, it also mixes in legitimate sentimentality as a change of pace for viewers.
About Beetlejuice (also known as Beetle or Beet)
Beetle is Jersey City native Lester Green, who has become a well-loved entertainer. Beetle doesn't let physical and mental limitations hinder his hilarious exploits. He just approaches life with gusto. After being discovered more than a decade ago by Bobby Rooney's brother, the late Sean Rooney, Beetle has made numerous appearances on the Howard Stern Show and Howard TV. He has since been seen in "Scary Movie 2" and "Bubble Boy;" and earned a spot touring with the The Killers of Comedy. This is Beetle is his first TV series.
Doug Z. Goodstein is the Executive Producer for Howard TV On Demand. Mike Gange is Supervising Producer. Keith Fenimore serves as the Director and Senior Producer for This is Beetle. The entire series was shot on location in New Jersey.
About Howard TV On Demand
Digital cable's subscription video-on-demand service Howard TV On Demand is the television version of the daily Howard Stern Show on satellite radio. Subscribers get an uncensored window into the show and its colorful cast of characters, plus a wealth of favorite library content and original series. Viewers have unlimited access to more than 40 hours of content per month. Howard TV On Demand is currently available to over 37 million digital cable subscribers through Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Bright House Networks and Rogers Cable systems. It is a service of iN DEMAND Networks.

Hey Stern Fans,
In case you missed it, the Best of Howard Preview is still available along with 40 hours of original programming every month on Howard TV!
Log on to http://www.howard.tv/  for details on how to find it in your area. This is your chance to see the best of the year in one two hour show &
to vote on what you think the sexiest, grossest and most unbelievable moments were. Watch it today!

HOWARD TV ON DEMAND PREVIEW will air starting midnight on Friday,
November 3rd thru Sunday, November 5th through your digital cable
video-on-demand service.  More info and video clip!

PHOTOS!!   Official Site! Voicemail Greeting #1  Voicemail Greeting #2


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8/17/06

from postchronicle.com

Satellite Radio Investors Want Merger, Howard Stern Disses Gary
By Mitch Marconi
Aug 17, 2006


Investors in Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have reportedly called for a merger of the two companies after each posted disappointing numbers, reports UPI.
On the recent Hollywood Reporter/Bloomberg 50 Entertainment Stock Index, the satellite radio companies finished in two of the bottom three positions, nudging investors to openly suggest a merger as a possible solution for the failing companies, said The Reporter.

Mel Karmazin's defection from Infinity was touted as the spark that would ignite Sirius' stock but ever since Mel became Sirius' chief executive officer in November 2004, the company's stock price has fallen from $4.72 a share to $3.75 as of Monday, causing it to come in at a disappointing third from last on the stock index.

XM has fared no better with the companies stock falling from 34.65 to $11.01 over the same time period. The suggested merger could prove to be a needed move for both sides, The Reporter said.

Industry analysts have suggested that a merger of the companies would eliminate bidding wars over high-quality entertainment. It would also allow the "company" to do away with customer rebates intended to attract subscribers. These were two major sources of losses for both companies.


From nydailynews.com

Captain Janks has struck again!
Yesterday, the notorious prank caller and Howard Stern fan - real identity: North Wales, Pa., gas-station employee Thomas Cipriano scammed his way onto CNN's "The Situation Room."

In a live 4 p.m. phone interview with star anchor Wolf Blitzer (below), Cipriano impersonated Wendy Hutchens, a California woman who claims that five years ago she had detailed chats about the death of JonBenet Ramsey with creepy murder suspect John Mark Karr.

"Wendy Hutchens is joining us on the phone right now," Blitzer told viewers. "Wendy, thanks very much for doing this. Tell our viewers how you got involved with John Mark Karr." In a husky voice that kept changing register, the fake Wendy explained that she met Karr through a relative.

"So then what happened after that?" Blitzer pressed. "When did the E-mail, when did the talk of JonBenet Ramsey begin?" The fake Wendy answered: "It started around September of 2001, when he told me that he knew more about the JonBenet Ramsey case than what anybody else had known - and that he was instructed to kill JonBenet by Howard Stern."

At which point, Blitzer, poker-faced, ended the interview: "All right. Well, that sounds like we've just been Howard Sterned, as they say."

A CNN spokeswoman told me sheepishly: "We make every effort to screen all of our guests, and we're looking into this incident."

Cipriano, meanwhile, told me he hatched the scheme early yesterday afternoon and was surprised at how easily he succeeded - first impersonating Hutchens' alleged publicist, "Bob Fortello," and then arranging for "Hutchens" to phone the control room directly and give the password "blue."

"I've been doing this for 20 years!" Cipriano marveled. "You'd think they'd be on to me by now."

From pressofatlanticcity.com

Artie's On Fiiire!

Stern sidekick Artie Lange is a hot ticket
By SCOTT CRONICK At The Shore, (609) 272-7017

'Artie Lange's Beer League' opens for qa limited release Sept. 15.
Press file photo
He cleans out vending machines, smokes like a chimney, drinks Jack Daniels by the gallon, sleeps with prostitutes, gambles like Pete Rose and loves sports.
All of those things — coupled with the fact that he also happens to be extremely funny — make Artie Lange one of the most popular comedians in the country today.

The “Howard Stern Show” sidekick made most longtime Stern fans forget Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling as fast as Lange can eat a box of Devil Dogs when he joined the popular radio show in 2001.


His everyman demeanor makes this Union native relatable to the average Joe. He's a Jersey boy done good. Even though he was an original member of “Mad-TV,” starred in films including “Lost & Found,” “Old School” and “Dirty Work” and even co-starred on the ABC sitcom “Norm” with buddy Norm McDonald, Lange says he has found his dream job on the Stern show, where his popularity has risen to heights Lange never expected.
The former longshoreman took the time to talk about his career, his upcoming movie “Artie Lange's Beer League” and selling out two shows at Borgata Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25 and 26, where he will perform material from his hit DVD “It's the Whiskey Talking” and new material while also treating the audience to an uncensored trailer of “Beer League.”



Q: When you recently performed with Andrew “Dice” Clay at Borgata, the response was unbelievable. You received a standing ovation before saying one line, and the opening comics couldn't even perform because the crowd was chanting your name.

A: It's funny. I hate to sound like some pompous, jaded ass, but since I've been on Howard, it's the typical reaction I get. Any city where the show is big, I even get a bigger reaction than that night. That was a tame crowd compared to the ones in Cleveland, Dallas, Philly and Pittsburgh.

Q: Your movie “Beer League” opens Sept. 15, and there seems to be a lot of buzz for a movie that's an independent release.

A: Look, the fact of the matter is that this is a small movie, but because of the Stern show, it seems like a big movie. We are only opening up on 200 screens in (former) Stern markets. It's mathematically impossible to open up to the kinds of money some people are talking about. We'll see how it does in Jersey, New York, Philly and Cleveland. Then, if it's strong, we'll open on another thousands screens in other Stern markets.

The movie only cost $3 million, so if it makes $8 to $10 million, it's a huge success, and all the DVD stuff will be gravy.


Q: The early buzz is good.

A: It's been amazing. I was very proud when it received a standing ovation at the Las Vegas Film Festival. And even Variety, which is a pretty snobby magazine, gave it a positive review. I think it's very funny.


Q: Will there be more Artie Lange indies?

A: The production company is so happy already — they know it will make money — that they offered me and Frank Sebastiano, who wrote the film with me, another project. It was such a great experience creatively, it makes sense.


Q: How much of an impact has the Stern show had on your life?

A: Amazing. I was always a huge fan of the show myself, but my career has never been better. I just sold out Carnegie Hall — three thousands tickets — in two hours. Tickets for the Borgata shows are being sold for 800 bucks on ebay. (I was just on “Late Show with David Letterman”) and I was able to be on my two favorite shows in the same day: Letterman and Stern. I also recently did the “Best Damn Sport Show (Period)” and just filmed episodes of “Entourage” and “Rescue Me.” What else could I ask for?


Q: How about a good relationship. Your trials with your on-and-off girlfriend Dana are pretty well documented. What's up with that?

A: We still talk on a regular basis. And as crazy as this may sound, I still think there's a chance we will end up together. We went through hell together, and most of the stuff was my fault, but we care for each other.


Q: So the prostitutes shouldn't come knocking in A.C.?

A: I didn't say that. You never know. There could be a huge argument the night before or something.

Artie Lange and

Ralphie May


WHERE: The Music Box, Borgata, Atlantic City


WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25


HOW MUCH: Tickets, priced at $39.50 and $45, are available at Borgata's box office or New Era Tickets at (866) 900-4849 or TheBorgata.com

From news.sawf.org

London, Aug 14: As if knowing how much they are worth is not enough, Forbes magazine has broken down how much some of the world’s most famous people earn – by the minute.

Topping the list is the man who gave the world movies like ‘ET’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Minority Report’ - Steven Spielberg who pulled in a whopping $647 per minute amounting to a staggering $340 million in 2005.

The second highest earner is not any famous actor or actress but FCC bęte noire and ribald radio jock Howard Stern who gets paid $588 a minute, with a total income of $308 million.

Number three on the list is ‘Star Wars’ director George Lucas who earned $458 a minute in 2005 with a total sum of $240 million, reports The Sun.

The top five was rounded off by chat show host Oprah Winfrey, who earned $454 a minute totaling up to $230 million, and comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld whose $102 million pounds income amounts to him earning $194 per minute in fourth and fifth place respectively.

The list for the top ten celeb pay packets as per Forbes magazine is:

Steven Spielberg — $340 million. Pay per minute: $647.
DJ Howard Stern — $308 million. Pay per minute: $588.
George Lucas — $240 million. Pay per minute: $458.
Oprah Winfrey — $230 million. Pay per minute: $454.
Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld — $102 million. Per min: $194.
Golfer Tiger Woods — $93 million. Pay per minute: $174
Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown — $91 million. Pay per minute: $170.
Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer — $85 million. Pay per minute: $165.
JK Rowling — $78 million. Pay per minute: $145.
Law and Order creator Dick Wolf — $72 million. Pay per minute: Ł136. (ANI)

From thestar.com

Howard Stern's departure hurts CBS radio sales
Aug. 4, 2006. 01:00 AM


CBS Corp. posted profit and sales that missed analysts' estimates as its TV and radio units struggled to boost advertising revenue.

Profit from continuing operations rose 29 per cent to $489.8 million (U.S.), or 64 cents a share, buoyed by a $129 million tax gain, the New York-based company said.

Sales fell less than 1 per cent to $3.48 billion, but below the $3.6 billion average estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial.


Radio revenue fell 8 per cent after the departure of Howard Stern while revenue from TV, responsible for 65 per cent of CBS's sales, fell 1 per cent.
 

OLD NEWS

July 2005 from steppinoutmagazine.com
 EXCLUSIVE...
Stern replacement found!
Howard Stern's successor has been found! It's none other than 80s rocker David Lee Roth. Infinity Broadcasting isn't commenting and Roth has been asked to keep mum until it's officially announced. But an inside source at Infinity has confirmed the signing. Roth auditioned for the job both in L.A. and Boston and got very positive feed back from listeners. Roth has been running ads in trade publications looking for a producer "For a HUGE radio show." Roth is said to be taking over for Stern in early September, 3 months before the shock jocks contract is due to expire.

Howard Stern shops around as E! stint wraps
Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:26 AM ET
By Andrew Wallenstein
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Howard Stern Show" is signing off E! Networks next month, ending an 11-year run of racy programing that featured porn stars, amputee beauty pageants and the oddball members of Stern's "wack pack."
After taping more than 2,000 episodes of his daily radio broadcast, the nationally syndicated radio personality is looking for a new television home, with sources indicating Spike TV is at the negotiating table; the Viacom-owned cable channel declined comment.
Stern will tape his final episode July 8, less than half a year before he is scheduled to take leave of terrestrial radio for his new deal at Sirius Satellite Radio. E! retains rights to air library episodes of "Stern," its highest-rated program, which will continue in its regular late-night slots beginning July 11.
"As 'The Howard Stern Show' evolves into a premium service, it is time for our late-night programing to evolve as well," Ted Harbert, president and CEO of E! Networks, said in a statement. "All of us at E! are extremely grateful to Howard for all that he's done for the network."
On his radio show Tuesday, Stern himself referred to the impending end of his contract with E! He alluded to having a post-E! strategy but indicated he wasn't ready to divulge details.
Spike TV would represent a potential home for Stern, given its programing mix is targeted at the young male audience he has lured throughout his career. Stern already has a cartoon series based on his early years in development at Spike TV. Last year, the network took a stab at an original late-night programing block with animated fare that flopped.
What isn't clear is what any basic cable channel would do to handle the relaxed content limits to which Stern is looking forward at Sirius. Despite his routine complaints about the restrictions imposed on him by Viacom-owned parent company Infinity Radio, the show still is among the raciest programs on the air, with E! frequently forced to edit profanities and pixilate nudity.
Sources have indicated E! parent company Comcast Corp. was not thrilled about airing Stern in light of increasing scrutiny of cable programming on Capitol Hill.
An ever racier version of Stern's show conceivably could have a place on premium cable, but HBO already discontinued its discussions with Stern, according to sources.
Representatives for Stern could not be reached for comment.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
 

Howard Stern's radio move opens way for rival hosts
Monday, June 27, 2005
By Sarah McBride, The Wall Street Journal
With just over six months to go before Howard Stern moves to subscription-only satellite radio, station manager Daniel Cook has been struggling to find a replacement for Mr. Stern's morning show broadcast by KBZZ in Reno, Nev., for over 10 years.
"We've been pulling our hair out, trying to come up with a game plan," says Mr. Cook, recounting conferences attended, shows tuned into, and pitches heard -- all aimed at finding a new host. "There are some possibilities here, but I just don't have anything."
Mr. Cook shares his dilemma with the 37 other stations around the country that air Mr. Stern's show. Finding a successor who won't leave advertisers and listeners flipping the dial is a tall order and few stations are confident they have found the solution. Last year, six Clear Channel Communications Inc. stations had to drop the legendary shock jock's show to comply with the company's anti-indecency policy; most fell sharply in Arbitron Inc.'s station rankings.
While Mr. Stern isn't the first big-name host to leave the broadcast airwaves, he is the biggest to step down since the renaissance of talk radio that began in the 1990s. His departure leaves the key morning drive slot without a dominant nationally known personality.
But waiting in the wings is a band of lesser-known talk radio hosts eager to fill Mr. Stern's shoes and prove that his departure from regular radio isn't disastrous for stations. The leading candidates come with a variety of credentials, including skill bantering about 1980s hairdos, stunts involving bodily fluids and off-color on-air chitchat that has prompted fines by the Federal Communications Commission.
Many people associate Mr. Stern primarily with strippers, lewd language and trouble with the FCC, and those are the first traits aspiring successors imitate. But some industry observers say Mr. Stern's success is rooted more in his ability to talk with intelligence to anybody -- from rock stars to waitresses -- and cover fresh ground with even the most jaded celebrity.
"He's edgy, he's got charisma, and he's a fearless interviewer," says Michael Harrison, the editor of trade publication Talkers. The mostly alternative rock stations that run Mr. Stern's morning show rely on it to set up the cutting-edge atmosphere they hope will draw in listeners all day long.
His imminent departure also risks leaving many radio stations without the steady revenue Mr. Stern provides. In a top five market, Mr. Stern could bring in as much as $10 million in extra local advertising revenue. That more than makes up for the base fee of $2 million to $3 million a large-market station would have to pay Mr. Stern to air him. While other shows are less expensive, they don't bring in the same advertising money.
On the flip side, his departure represents an unusual opportunity for radio talent that aspires to the national status Mr. Stern commands today. Yet few people believe any one person could instantly fill his shoes.
"Whoever you put in there, even if the personality is great, he's not Howard Stern," says Bob Ausfeld, general manager of WQBK in Albany, N.Y., who is among those scrambling for a replacement for Mr. Stern's show.
Joel Hollander, chief executive of Infinity, says his chain will not use a single replacement across the 27 Infinity stations airing his program. Infinity is already seeking to distance itself from Mr. Stern.
Many Infinity stations, including flagship WXRK in New York, have removed Mr. Stern's image from the home pages of their Web sites, forcing viewers to look harder for the first mention of the star.
Many stations are considering enlisting an existing syndicated show that does well with Mr. Stern's core audience, 18- to 54-year-old men. Top contenders in this category include Chicago-based Erich "Mancow" Muller; Tom Griswold and Bob Kevoian of the Indianapolis-based "Bob and Tom Show"; and Shane French of Cleveland-based "Rover's Morning Glory."
Mr. Muller already has kicked into high gear. In recent months, he hired a new publicist and syndicator, Central Point, Ore.-based Talk Radio Network FM Inc. Now, his show airs in 18 cities, including the GBP 2 radio market, Los Angeles. That's double the number about a year ago.
"It's going to be the biggest morning show in America within 18 months," he brags, demonstrating the self-promotion traditionally key to success in the shock radio genre.
Mr. Muller is perhaps best known for a previous gig in San Francisco where one of his sidekicks got an on-air haircut in the middle of the Bay Bridge, tying up traffic during rush hour. That exploit resulted in a class-action law suit against his employer.
Mr. Muller is also well known at the FCC, which has fined him for indecency on five separate occasions. But since being fined $7,000 in 2002 for airing a song called "Smell My Finger," Mr. Muller has cleaned up his act considerably. "I had strippers on my show, I had porno stars on my show," he recalls, saying the novelty has worn off. "They really have nothing to say."
While talking with a stripper or porn star in itself doesn't land a host in hot water, it can if the FCC judges the conversation "patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards." Radio companies complain the rule lacks clarity, leaving them guessing what is indecent. The result: while their hosts still discuss sex and bodily functions, they shy away from the detailed descriptions that might have slipped by before a renewed crackdown on indecency began last year.
These days, Mr. Muller is more likely to engage in anonymous phone pranks or hold fast-paced conversations with movie and television stars. He recently put two pizzerias claiming to be Chicago's best on the phone with each other, forcing them to debate who truly deserved the title.
The Bob and Tom Show, while often bawdy, also steers clear of any material that could land them in trouble in Washington. Recent shows have spoofed grunting during the Wimbledon tennis tournament. The duo often discusses obscure cultural trends such as the mullet, a hairdo popular during the 1980s, and men's pants that hang too low in the back, revealing too much flesh.
Mr. Griswold and Mr. Kevoian's show is already broadcast in 150 different markets around the country. But where Mr. Stern shines in giant metropolises like New York and Los Angeles, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Kevoian do well in midsize and smaller cities.
Generally speaking, their show caters to a less-sophisticated audience. On a recent morning they asked a guest what the television upfronts were, referring to presentations TV networks give advertisers about new shows. By contrast, Mr. Stern's program regularly discusses Nielsen television ratings, rarely providing explanations.
Because its markets are smaller, the Bob and Tom Show falls far short of the estimated 8.3 million weekly listeners Mr. Stern has nationally, according to Talkers. Also, the hosts tend to attract a slightly older crowd than Mr. Stern. Their syndicator, Clear Channel Communications's Premiere Radio Networks, declined to comment.
Mr. French's talent is less proven, with his show airing in just three markets: Cleveland, Columbus, Oh., and Madison, Wisc. It just started in the last two, but Mr. French has held his own against Mr. Stern's show in Cleveland. At 29, Mr. French is younger than any of the other contenders, potentially making him a longer-term bet.
Regular highlights on Mr. French's show include a cast member known as Dieter who takes on shocking dares each Friday. A recent segment involved Dieter and an intern drinking shots of medicine to induce vomiting. The intern gagged first and had to drink Dieter's vomit.
In the end, some station managers, including Mr. Cook in Reno, would like to eschew syndicated talent altogether for a homegrown program. "It would be great to have a local show," he says. Station staff could use "a person we could go out and do events with.

Howard's show in the shop

STERN CRIES FOUL: The King of all Media wants the press to back off. Howard Stern confirmed on his radio show that he is dating actress Beth Ostrosky but complained that the media frenzy surrounding the romance has caused him problems at home. "[The media] are relentless in the pursuit of my personal life, so I had to pick up the phone and call my kids," said Stern, who recently divorced wife Allison after 20 years of marriage. They have three daughters together. "I'm trying to straighten things out with my wife and kids," he added, "and this makes everything complicated." Ostrosky played a sexy volleyball player whom Ben Stiller lusts after in the 1996 comedy Flirting With Disaster.

"The Howard Stern Radio Show" made its debut Saturday, Aug. 22nd, 1999 and got good ratings. However, some narrow-minded markets (including my own area, Lubbock, TX) have yanked the show.  Read about it!

According to Mr. Showbiz: "Howard Stern is moving from Long Island to Manhattan, and has purchased a $5.9 million condo for his wife and three daughters on West 67th Street, reports the New York Observer. The King of All Media apparently grew tired of commuting. His new neighbors reportedly include Regis Philbin and Marv Albert, both of whom the shock jock frequently targets on the air."

Reuters news service says: "Saturday Night Live" honcho Loren Michaels doesn't sound intimidated by Howard Stern. In fact, Michaels says he'd like to have Stern on the >>NBC<< show -- even though the syndicated shock jock's new TV show competes against Michaels'. Before "The Howard Stern Radio Show" made its TV debut, Stern had bragged he would bury the show he called "Saturday Night Dead." But Michaels wasn't offended and says he wouldn't rule out having Stern host "SNL" this season. "If it was the right thing for us and the right thing for him, I would do it in a second," Michaels told The Philadelphia Inquirer. Stern, whose TV ratings took a nosedive after his second show, guested on "SNL" last year.

Reuters/Variety Entertainment 10/24/98

Stern Show Loses Four More Stations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Bros. chief Jamie Kellner apparently is not impressed by Howard Stern's raunchy TV show. The New York Post says four Kellner-owned TV stations -- in St. Louis; Portland, Ore.; Fort Myers, Fla., and Knoxville, Tenn., have dumped Stern's weekly show. The Post notes Kellner is also the honorary chairman of the Parents Resource Council, a non-profit group that has been urging stations to dump Stern's late-night program. But a spokesman for the Kellner company that owns the TV stations says that has nothing to do with the dump-Stern decision. Kellner himself could not be reached for comment. A Warner Bros. spokesman said Kellner was on vacation.

STERN BLASTS MARGOLIS: Never one to pull punches, radio bad boy Howard Stern called Cindy Margolis's new variety show "a nightmare" during a Monday morning on-air rant. "I'm the target audience and I couldn't even get through it," he said. "Do you think she honestly thinks that TV show's any good? God, she must be whacked out of her skull. I don't know what they were thinking." Sounds like somebody needs to remind Stern that his Saturday night show has been marketed as a companion to The Cindy Margolis Show by CBS's syndication arms Eyemark and King World.

 

STERN SETTLES MOVIE LAWSUIT: The King of All Media has conquered a

Beverly

Hills studio that claimed he reneged on a deal to star in a movie with

Melanie Griffith. According to AP, shock jock Howard Stern accepted a

$50,000 settlement in a lawsuit he filed against Ministry Films and its

president, Alan Mruvka. Stern claims that the studio wooed him for a

movie

knowing it didn't have the financing to make the film, then failed to

pay

him when the movie wasn't made. Stern sought $1.5 million in

compensatory

damages and unspecified punitive damages.

From USA Today Friday April 24th:

A digital battle over 'Nike and Me'
By Leslie Miller
Fri., April 24, 1998
FINAL EDITION
Section: LIFE
Page 3E

The Internet is the latest battleground for documentary
maker Michael Moore and Nike founder Phil Knight,
dueling over details in Moore's new film, The Big One.

Knight apparently took exception to his portrayal in the
film, which criticizes corporate labor practices. So Nike
posted a Web page: ''On the Cutting Room Floor scenes
you won't see (but SHOULD see) from Michael Moore's
'The Big One.' ''

''Ordinarily we're not in the cinema business,'' says Nike's
Vada Manager. ''But this deals with our corporate
reputation and the accuracy of the facts.''

The page (info.nike.com/media/main.html) has four audio
and video clips, taken from Nike's videotaping of the
same interview, addressing details including the age of
workers in Nike's Indonesian shoe factories.

Moore responded last week by adding a new section to
his own Web site refuting Nike's page, with outtakes from
his own footage. Moore's page
(www.dogeatdogfilms.com/mikenike.html) mimics Nike's,
using the same colors, titles and layout. ''Nike is
deliberately misleading Web surfers, and we want to set
the record straight,'' says Tia Lessin, coordinating
producer.

NOTE: Nike has changed its page....aw....
 

HOWARD NEWS!
10/11/97
Howard Stern sues studio for $1.5 million over ill-fated movie
By Michael Fleeman Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- New York-based radio personality Howard Stern
filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against a studio that allegedly
reneged on a deal to feature him in an ill-fated movie with Melanie
Griffith. In the Superior Court lawsuit, Stern claims Ministry of
Film Inc. of Beverly Hills recruited him for the movie "Jane"
knowing it didn't have financing for the film, then failed to pay
him when the movie wasn't made. Ministry of Film officials declined
to comment. Stern claims he was offered the role of a character
named "Michael Davis" in April and that he entered into written
and oral agreements in July. The lawsuit doesn't give the story
line of the movie. Shortly before filming was to begin in August
in Vancouver, studio president Alan Mruvka told Stern's agents
there had been a problem with foreign distribution deals and that
financing for the movie had fallen through. "Mr. Mruvka was very
apologetic and never denied that there had been a final and binding
agreement and contract with Howard Stern," the lawsuit says. The
lawsuit alleges the studio "never had financing for the film" and
that it was trying to raise the money by saying it had Stern,
Griffith and other actors on board. The studio, Stern claims,
didn't pay him. Stern, who starred in the autobiographical movie
"Private Parts," said he had met his end of the deal by appearing
for a wardrobe session, reviewing scripts and making plans to
appear on the set of "Jane." Stern is alleging breach of contract,
fraud and negligent representation. He is seeking $1.5 million
in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages. A woman
answering the phone at the studio offices said Mruvka and other
officials declined to discuss the lawsuit. "We don't want to
comment because we don't know anything about it," said the woman,
who wouldn't give her name.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A few months ago, Howard Stern hosted Julie Cailini
('96 Playmate of the Year) and Stacey Sanchez
('97 Playmate of the Year) for a morning of sordid joviality.
The ladies, who were promoting their latest calendars,
answered ten questions from Howard, ostensibly to demonstrate
how important it is for them *AS ROLE MODELS* for young women to
stay up on current affairs. The ladies' answers were amusing
(and a bit sad), but the bit did prove that you don't have to
be a neurosurgeon to earn a pile of cash! Love him or hate
him, you have to appreciate Howard's sense of the absurd.

Q: Who is the President of Russia?
Julie: "Gorbachev"
Stacey: "Gretzky"
(correct answer: Boris Yeltsin)

Q: Define the meaning of NAACP.
Julie: "Something, something, for Certified Pianists"
Stacey: "It's some kind of police organization."
(correct answer: National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People)

Q: Who was the inventor of the lightbulb?
Julie: "I know Edison invented the telephone, but I can't remember the
Light bulb guy."
Stacey: "I don't know."
(correct answer: Thomas A. Edison. Alexander Graham Bell was the
phone guy!)

Q: Who is the Speaker of the House?
Julie: "Gore something-or-other."
Stacey: "Bill Clinton."
(correct answer: Newt Gingrich. For the benefit of international
members of the market-l, Al "Gore" is the U.S. Vice President, "Bill
Clinton" is
our president.)

Q: Define the meaning of the letters CIA.
Julie: "I don't know."
Stacey: "Certified Investigation Association."
(correct answer: Central Intelligence Agency)

Q: What is the center of our solar system?
Julie: "The Equator"
Stacey: "The Moon"
(correct answer: The Sun)

Changing his tack to create better odds for the girls, Howard switched
to what he termed "industry related" questions:

Q: What do the initials "DK" stand for?
A: both knew it was fashion designer "Donna Karan."

Q: What is "Cristal?"
A: Both knew it was an elite champagne

Q: What car company has a model known as a "911?"
A: both knew it was Porsche.
 

Stern to Take on `SNL'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Howard Stern is not ready for prime time, but
he's ready for CBS late night.
The self-proclaimed "king of all media" announced today that he's
going to have a syndicated show
on CBS-owned and-operated stations, competing with "Saturday Night
Live." The "shock jock,"
who played himself in "Private Parts," a movie about his life, said
"The Howard Stern Show" will be
taped in his New York radio studio and hit the air this summer.
"Late-night television is ready for someone like me," said Stern,
whose locker-room talk about sex and bodily functions have resulted
in fines from the Federal Communications Commission. "Standards
have gone to an all-time low and I'm here to represent it."
NEW YORK (AP) -- The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" is taking
on "Saturday Night Live."
Raunchy radio host Howard Stern will launch an hour-long television
show on 12 CBS-owned television stations in August, directly
competing with NBC's Saturday night comedy institution at 11:30.
"`Saturday Night Live' has ceased being funny ... and maybe it's
time to have an alternative," Stern said at a news conference
today.
"The Howard Stern Show" will be taped and be similar to the show
he pproduces for E! Entertainment Television, which Stern will
continue. Both shows are set in the radio studio where he broad-
casts his nationally syndicated show.
Stern said he won't have to clean up his act for broadcast on CBS
stations.
"CBS is the Tiffany Network but I sat down and thought about it,
and you know what, Tiffany is a stripper's name," Stern said.
"Television is ready for someone like me."
The show is not immediately being offered to the more than 200 CBS
affiliates, some of which may be reluctant to take on Stern's
humor. Instead, it will start at 12 of the 14 CBS-owned stations
and will eventually be sold to other stations that want it.
Initially, the show will air in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami,
Denver, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
 

Stern vs. Trump

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Who would win a TV ratings battle between Howard Stern and Donald Trump? You may get to find out Sept. 26 when "Saturday Night Live" starts a new season. "SNL" producer Mary Klein has been fiercely lobbying Trump to be the host for the season debut. Trump, who's never shown any dislike for publicity, told the New York Post he's interested, but would have to check with Stern. "I don't want to mess up
Howard's ratings," he said. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" makes its debut Saturday in a time slot opposite "Saturday Night Live."
 


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