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King of All Retirement?
Fans of The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM satellite radio may have noticed a familiar tone in the King of All Media’s voice lately. For those who remember the ugly, combative days of terrestrial radio, it’s all too familiar.
Howard Stern’s five year contract with Sirius XM satellite radio is scheduled to expire in January 2011—now just a year and a half away. The King of All Media has made no secret of his reluctance to re-up with the satellite radio service. Howard Stern regularly describes himself as “exhausted” and states that he would like to have some time to enjoy his life with his family. Howard Stern’s co-hosts have asserted that the King is a workaholic and will go crazy in self-imposed retirement.
Although Howard Stern has made no explicit statement about his plans once his Sirius contract is up, regular listeners may have noticed the Howard Stern’s reluctance to tow the party line for Sirius XM the way that he has in the past. When Stern first joined the satellite radio service, he regularly spoke about how refreshing it was to work at a radio station where he was free to exercise his creativity without the restrictions and bureaucracy that he was faced with on terrestrial radio. Lately, though, Howard Stern has been more critical of the company that most would agree he is single-handedly keeping afloat.
Sirius XM recently released their long-awaited iPhone application without access to Howard Stern’s channels. Howard Stern responded by stating that contractual conflicts with Apple kept him off of the new iPhone. Howard Stern expressed further frustration with Sirius XM when they leisurely announced that talk show superstar Rosie O’Donnell would be hosting a show on satellite in Fall 2009. Stern recently brought O’Donnell into the studio to air out their long-running feud. Sirius XM executives apparently pounced on O’Donnell shortly after the interview and began brokering a deal, leaving Howard Stern out in the cold.
“Don’t treat me special, I’m just an employee,” sighed Howard Stern, after the announcement that Rosie O’Donnell was joining Sirius XM. “Listen, I tend to get overly exuberant and think of myself as part of something and then I realize I’m just an employee.” Fred Norris then cued up and played the Kansas classic “Dust in the Wind.”
Although we can’t start calling the executives at Sirius XM “Pig Vomit” just yet, there’s definitely been a change in tone regarding Howard Stern’s love for his satellite radio home. Perhaps its wedded bliss that’s making Howard Stern long to sleep in past 4:00AM? Or maybe there are still bigger broadcast mountains to climb on Stern’s horizon? Fans from around the world will wait with bated breath to hear about the King of All Media’s next step.
Does thinking about the good ole days make you want to hear Howard Stern go off on the FCC? Relive the good times here:
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