PromoTheRobot Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 A Faustian bargain for Stern? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Stern has been irrelevant for many years, IMO. When is the last time he did anything interesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 A Faustian bargain for Stern? PTR Busted link brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Stern has been irrelevant for many years, IMO. When is the last time he did anything interesting? Cue the father of the redheaded child in 5...4...3...2...1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Stern has been irrelevant for many years, IMO. When is the last time he did anything interesting? "Interesting" is the opinion of individuals. "Relevant" would be the ability to exert influence on multitudes of people, via a large audience or platform. I would say Rush Limbaugh hasn't done anything interesting in years, but he's certainly relevant in that MANY people love/hate him and are aware of him. Howard's awareness level amongst the general public has certainly decreased since he left free radio, and interest in him has fallen. While he used to be gossip page fodder, now he's almost like a back-burner known only amongst his loyal listeners. I like Stern and think he's done some of his most interesting stuff since his move to satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Stern has been irrelevant for many years, IMO. When is the last time he did anything interesting? Or was this the inside joke set-up for someone to knock down??? Sorry if I fumbled the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Here's good link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Since he went to satellite I have not heard one word from him. So in my mind, yes he has become irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Here's good link. Sorry...thanks for fixing it. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 so he goes from 12 million listeners who were paying $0.00 to listen to him, to potentially 19 million paying 12.00/month, or more "realistically" 1-2 million "actual" listeners at $12.00 a month...granted he isnt getting the 12.00/month, but i would bet that he is the reason for a good portion of the listeners, I know I count mice elf among those. doesnt sound irrelevant to me A Faustian bargain for Stern? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 so he goes from 12 million listeners who were paying $0.00 to listen to him, to potentially 19 million paying 12.00/month, or more "realistically" 1-2 million "actual" listeners at $12.00 a month...granted he isnt getting the 12.00/month, but i would bet that he is the reason for a good portion of the listeners, I know I count mice elf among those. doesnt sound irrelevant to me The point of the article is that A-list celebrities don't bother getting on the Stern show like they once used to, and he doesn't make news like he once did because of his FCC troubles. No one disputes he has more money than god now. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 yeah, i am guilty of a knee jerk reaction, i read the rest of the article after i posted...and frankly thats fine with me, he gets people on his show that want to be on the show(or at least that is the impression I get) rather than people that need to be on to whore themselves out for their new project The point of the article is that A-list celebrities don't bother getting on the Stern show like they once used to, and he doesn't make news like he once did because of his FCC troubles. No one disputes he has more money than god now. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Stern hasn't been funny in years and I can't stand him, however I do like to bash him on internet message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 As Chef Jim noted, what is "relevant" may or may not be relevant to you. Do you know who the biggest star in Bollywood is? Me neither, but I bet 500-600 million people in India do. I started listening to the Adam Carolla show podcasts. I really enjoy his show, but it doesn't matter to me if it's considered "relevant". It just needs to entertain me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 As Chef Jim noted, what is "relevant" may or may not be relevant to you. Do you know who the biggest star in Bollywood is? Me neither, but I bet 500-600 million people in India do. I started listening to the Adam Carolla show podcasts. I really enjoy his show, but it doesn't matter to me if it's considered "relevant". It just needs to entertain me. Hell I can't even tell you who the biggest star in Hollywood is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantelliotoffen Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 It's not so much that his guests suck more now on Sirius it's just that he keeps having the same rotation of guests on over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I've listened forever. Haven't noticed a guest dropoff. He rarely has huge superstars and has about the same number now as ever. Big stars don't risk his show. For example, Brad Pitt is a huge Howard fan but refuses to go on the show. Others are like that. One way to measure his relevance: whenever he has a guest, that person (even the most irrelevant porn star) jumps to top 10 (usually top 3)in Google Trends. Happens 100% of the time. Also Google Trends reflects when they run a particularly good bit. After most shows, you can go to the Google Trends top 50 and 10 of the topics are related to Howard's show that day. I'd say that's pretty relevant, whether you listen anymore or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I've listened to the show for years. I think that Howard is simply in a much happier place in his life, which may not be condusive to being "relevent." He's been in three-times-a-week therapy for years (making him a much calmer, happier guy), signed a contract for $500 million and just married a super model. Yeah, that's irrelevent, for sure. When I tune in it's just to hear old friends do their thing. I don't care if "A" listers don't come on - give me Eric the Midget anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantelliotoffen Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I've listened to the show for years. I think that Howard is simply in a much happier place in his life, which may not be condusive to being "relevent." He's been in three-times-a-week therapy for years (making him a much calmer, happier guy), signed a contract for $500 million and just married a super model. Yeah, that's irrelevent, for sure. When I tune in it's just to hear old friends do their thing. I don't care if "A" listers don't come on - give me Eric the Midget anyday. I don't care much about A-listers either, I just want a fresh variety of new guests. No more Joan Rivers, no more Lisa Lampenelli, no more Tito Ortiz, and no more Iron Sheik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 A Faustian bargain for Stern? PTR I heard him for 10 days when i was on vacation cuz the rental car had satellite radio in it. I really enjoyed his show a lot. When I can afford it I think Im gonna sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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