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Originally Posted by Mutt
I was as big a Stern fan as anybody, he's a genius and a dope at the same time and he realizes it. When he left terrestrial radio I knew I wouldn't chase after him to satellite - I had a great run listening to him, have all the classic Channel 9 shows on VHS in a box. I got bored with the sophomoric stuff and uncomfortable with the exploitation of society's rejects like Hank and Beetlejuice. The true genius of Howard was turning his workplace into a live raw sitcom and drama - all my favorite Stern show memories are cast member based, Howard's relationship with Jackie and Gary the highlights for me. Fred, Howard and even Robin doing their Jackie impersonations, tears of laughter every day. Then the Jackie Puppet - Billy West was incredible, I was so bummed out when Billy left.
I had no idea Howard was only doing the radio show 3 days a week now. Probably a Beth O thing - hated when Howard split up from his wife.
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Those were the gold old days. The gary puppet was even better then the jackie puppet. But truth is. Times change. Jackie was a moron for leaving. It basically ruined his career. Again, he exploits the wackpackers but at the same time he is very helpful to them. Do you think beetlejuice would be doing guest appearances for thousands of dollars if it wasnt for Stern? Sal & Richard who are both on the show now, and get paid to make prank phone calls and do interviews were just callers 10+ years ago. He gave them jobs. Most of the people who work on his show have worked there for years and years and started as interns. He is loyal to his employees and allows a lot of people to earn based on his name. Him doing 3 days a week has nothing to do with Beth, just more to do with his age having to wake up at 3 am for the last 30 years. He also has so much material to fill up the time. I personally like it on sattelite better because I can catch his shows and I dont have to be up at 6am. When he was on regular radio, if you missed something you would not be able to hear it again. His stuff now is way less of the sophomoric humor and much more great interviews. My girl hated him when I met her. We would listen in the car sometimes and one day Chris Martin of cold play was on. My girl happens to be a big fan and was so intrigued by his interview she couldn't get out of the car for work. This is because of Howard, not because of Chris Martin. The guy is a genius in the way he interviews people. And the comedy is funny too.