WI: No Howard Stern?

Whether you love or hate him, Howard Stern's impact on media cannot be denied. But what if he never got into radio (of course, you'd need a REAL early POD since according to wikipedia he had in interest in radio since the age of 5)? What would be the impact on talk radio, and pop culture in general?
 

Wendigo

Banned
His call to Air Florida when he was on DC 101: "How much to fly from Regan to the Memorial Bridge?" Stupid SOB should have been forever banned from airplay for that one...:mad:

I don't get it. What's so offensive about what he said?

Also just because someone makes a joke on air that you don't think is appropriate or whatever doesn't mean they should be punished for it. Comedy is subjective after all.
 

Delta Force

Banned
I don't get it. What's so offensive about what he said?

Also just because someone makes a joke on air that you don't think is appropriate or whatever doesn't mean they should be punished for it. Comedy is subjective after all.

It's a joke about Air Florida Flight 90, and presumably the joke was made while Stern was working in the city where it crashed.
 
Whether you love or hate him, Howard Stern's impact on media cannot be denied. But what if he never got into radio (of course, you'd need a REAL early POD since according to wikipedia he had in interest in radio since the age of 5)? What would be the impact on talk radio, and pop culture in general?
NY would not have mandatory night construction to keep construction from interfering with daytime travel. He ran for Governor on that sole platform and the subsequent law enacted under Pataki was even named for him.
 
Whether you love or hate him, Howard Stern's impact on media cannot be denied. But what if he never got into radio (of course, you'd need a REAL early POD since according to wikipedia he had in interest in radio since the age of 5)? What would be the impact on talk radio, and pop culture in general?
Don Imus, by Stern's own admission preceeded him as a shock jock and was an influence. Imus may not end up with Stern's reach, but chances are he influences someone else who takes Stern's place.
 
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