[BC] WSJ on replacing Howard Stern

[Mike McCarthy]

Yes,  Howard is a superb showman. While I don't like his show (though it is 
very amusing at times), he is among few peers in the ability to envelop a 
persona, but also detach when the mic is turned off.  From what I 
understand of the man, he is a complete introvert when off the air or not "on".

MM

At 02:36 PM 6/30/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>------ At 12:56 PM 6/29/2005, Rob Atkinson wrote: -------
>
>>Several years ago I heard howard stern do a 10 minute interview with 
>>someone in which he managed to stay straight and not lapse into vulgarity 
>>and T and A stuff.  He was extremely entertaining, and talented.  I came 
>>away thinking that if he could manage to drop the whole shock radio bad 
>>boy thing, he'd be on hundreds of stations, tv, and be the next Larry King.
>
>Howard is a very talented and intelligent man. So intelligent that he 
>created this bad boy character and made it into a huge success. I believe 
>Howard is bigger than Larry King ever was. I can think of little more 
>frightening than being told I could be the next Larry King. I was very 
>involved in Talk Radio when Larry King became one of the biggest radio 
>disasters in history.
>
>>If you can look past the whole radio outcast act, you will see someone 
>>who is a really good broadcaster.
>
>I believe him to be a superb broadcaster. I think Infinity is going to 
>have to go in a totally different direction. Replacing Howard with an 
>imitation Howard just won't work. The replacement will have to have a 
>schtick all his own. Now that Mel is gone and TV folks are running things, 
>I don't hold out much hope. I wouldn't be surprised to hear an audio feed 
>of The Early Show.
>
>Rich