American Idol's rumored interest in Howard Stern has drawn an official protest from the Parents Television Council (PTC).
PTC has released a statement calling for American Idol producers declare they have no intention of hiring Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell when when the Brit Crit jumps ship at the end of the season. PTC President Tim Winter stated in a press release Wednesday:
"I hope that Fox will put the rumors to rest and announce that it has no intention of adding to the show one of the most profane, sexually-explicit and anti-family performers in the history of the broadcast medium – either as a guest or as a judge"
Winter later then added:
"Any involvement by Howard Stern on ‘American Idol’ would be disastrous and would immediately destroy the show’s hard-earned reputation as one of the most reliably family-friendly programs on broadcast television."
PTC has previously filed FCC complaints regarding the content of WWF Smackdown, Withcout a Trace, NYPD Blue and the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show for Janet Jackson's infamous 2004 "wardrobe malfunction".
PTC's website states that the group's mission is: "to promote and restore responsibility and decency to the entertainment industry in answer to America's demand for positive, family-oriented television programming."
PTC advisory board members include Billy Ray Cyrus, Naomi Judd and Tim Conway.
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i hope the ptc gets @sscancer and isn't allowed to smoke any weed to soothe its suffering.
:-)
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Maybe
Maybe these people should be at home monitoring what their children are doing ingtead of wasting time and energy making inane demands. Bad parenting!
God, these people are overreacting!
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