It's very tempting to use the
"No, he long ago became what he once ridiculed" otion and not think any further.
In my opinion though, the interviewers of years gone by are a dying breed; in some cases that's not a bad thing.
But overall, I miss the older generation of interviewers who were either skilled at their craft in a serious way, or those with an 'alternative' approach like Stern.
Sadly, it's probably just the now semi-retired old/er generation like me who fully appreciate this - maybe not, I don't know?
But with Stern, he had a certain uniqueness which however hard they try (and some don't like him and never did so forget them), his uniqueness remains,
albeit as he ages so his take/approach alters, but those trying to emulate him, still, in the main, fail to do so.
Overall, you know quality interviewers of most types must now in short supply when networks have to resort to the likes of Piers Morgan ....
