howard stearn, now there's a reference for ya! what a complete waste of breathable air!

Is that the anniversary party?

Anyone want to make a wager that Jeff the Drunk isn't conscious at the end of either of his 5 hour appearances? That guy is disgusting.

Hey wow. Sessa hawking the No idea Tavern AGAIN! Makes one wonder...

Howard Stern, he's still, after all these years, on somewhere and people still listen to him?
A blast from the tabloid past.

just drove by and there was the man, gimpy arm and all, outside smoking. def stopping by tonight to see what's going on.

Millions still listen to Howard on Sirius...ever hear of it?

Howard Stern, I so glad he's still working but living the New York - New Jersey Metropolitan area where he was a presence of fairly high profile, he's basically disappeared.

Up to about four years ago when he still was on local broadcast radio (then his home base, by the way), you would walk into places and hear show in the background, his on air antics made the news, people in conversation would commented about the things he did on shows both radio and cable TV. He would occasionally show up on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Now... nothing at all.

Now, he’s like a band that had a long string of major hits ten years ago, who’s music you can only buy now by going their website. If you're still actively a fan, you know where to find it, if not, you're not likely to happen upon it by chance.

Howard on Sirius*, yeah, I know he’s consigned there, after most of the broadcast radio stations dropped him for pushing his luck that resulted in multiple fines and in his field not being talked about anymore is much like having died professionally.
Being on subscription or pay radio is akin to professionally being on life support because no one I know who regularly listened to his show would pay to get any satellite cast service just to get his show.

Considering where he was in popularity five to ten years ago, I think he blew it… big time.
He went from being a Star to just having a job.

* Sirius at that moment when he signed was the recently arrived other guys to compete with XM. Read still new and hungry for any talent they could get.

jeezy creezy GDA, is there anything you do care for that Sam Sessa posts about? perhaps a poached egg and big game hunting in the late afternoon. that sounds bolly!

in all siriusness, (couldn't resist) Howard Stern probably did the smartest thing to keep his career afloat that he could. let's draw a comparison between his program and "dinosaur rock". while arguably not the proper term, that’s essentially what Howard Stern has turned into.

I don't believe he's any less of a star than he was 5 years ago, it's just his range of it that's been affected. To continue with making a comparison, R.E.O. Speedwagon, or Electronic Light Orchestra aren't burning up the airwaves with the new singles they put out, but they're certainly still selling out the venues they do play at.

It’s all about finding and keeping with your niche these days, especially with such a segmented piece of the market like Howard Stern has. Just because he’s not in a free radio situation, doesn’t make him any less available. If people want to hear him, they will. And a lot of people have. I could also make the argument that while Soulja Boy isn’t exactly what you’d call the pinnacle of musicianship and creativity (based on pure speculation), you can’t not argue that he’s not relevant to his own audience.

Hey GDA, you may not be looking for it, but Howard's profile is still pretty high these days. He's been on Letterman at least 5 times since his move to Sirius, his weekly "best of Howard TV" show airs Friday nights on Mojo, and the show made national headlines just a couple weeks ago when sidekick Artie Lange went beserk and "quit" on air. He's still just as big a national star as he ever was...

GDA - Howard chose to leave terrestrial radio, he wasn't losing the audience and he wasn't "dropped" as you say. In fact, read the Wall Street Journal article from Sat. The radio stations are struggling since he left while Sirius has gained millions of listeners. Every day on Google Trends, you will see keywords from the people on Howard's show. I think you're the one who may be a little off of people's radar.

Ugh. GDA, You are correct in the fact that Howard has gone the way of the dinosaur in regards to where he was, tens of millions of listeners. Now, he's hovering at just over 5 million and that's how many SUBSCRIBERS sirius has. Not how many actually listen to him. There is a difference. What's the difference? Howard in effect took a section 8 voucher. He chose the guaranteed monthly payment. PJ is right in the effect that Howard took the oodles of money and job security, (although his job was never ever in doubt on public radio) and chose private radio. But going from the nightly news (Howard's at it again!) to google trends (seriously, that's you're argument?) is a huge drop in public perception. I personally, was wondering what the heck ever happened to him. Finding his crew taking part in nights at the No idea Tavern are pretty lame. I actually feel even more sorry that those guys have to take gigs like that, but hey their happy, I guess.

Whoa, I wouldn't say that jeff the drunk is part of his "crew".

Artie on the other hand sells out AC and Vegas anytime he puts on a show. That's a bit different than these type of appearances that the wack packers do.

I always liked the junkies more than howard but he does put on an entertaining show.

If your moniker is Jeff the drunk (from Howard Stern fame) And I'm not singling out Sessa, then you're the "crew" du jour.

Anon - Jeff def. does not fall under Howard's "crew" and would know that if you bothered to listen to the show. In radio terms, the "crew" would be those that are in the studio and on the air every show. While I'm certain Jeff wishes he were considered part of the "crew," he ain't.

Google Trends track what every day people are talking about and looking for, not what the news media puts out. Maybe you want someone telling you what the news is? I know I don't.

Artie gets paid over $70,000 for one night of work. I am pretty sure that Jeff gets paid a lot less, probably $1000 for a whole weekend's worth of sitting around. Artie makes more money on the road than he does on the show. Those guys take gigs like that to support themselves not for the fun of it.

Also, remember Sanjaya from last year. That sure brought Howard a lot of attention from the mainstream news. I don't think he had as much to do with it as he likes to say but the media sure bought into it.

PJ Pants and Locust Point Man, just for curiosity I checked out Jeff the Drunk’s MySpace page using the link supplied by Sessa . It contains: “About me: I'm a permanent member of the Wack Pack from the Howard Stern Show on Sirius 100.”

That sounds suspiciously like he’s part of Howard’s crew or he thinks he is.

If you really think google trends 'tracks' what people are talking about or what they search, then this conversation is over. I know this will crush your little world, but they don't. I work in IT.

It's another tool to move traffic to a certain website say containing Howard Stern or Miley Cyrus. It has nothing to do with 'the people'. Sorry to sound Area 51 and what not, but jeez, some of you people are so gullible. No wonder those Nigerian email scams are still floating around. They work. BTW, PJ I've just come into some money, what I need you to do is write me a check...

You're gullible if you believe the bs from the nightly newscast is what everyone is talking about...those stories are decided on by producers trying to come up with what THEY think is news. I'm in PR and a quick search finds that Howard's name was mentioned in nearly 5,500 articles in the last 2 years alone (no that's not using Google), so you must be missing what everyone else is talking about.

pj pants,

where did that 55 hundred count come from?
There has to be a lot of redundancy in that list. Exceedingly few articles are listed just once on any search engine. Gullibility is yours if you think so.
Yes, producers select what appears on the air, usually with the basic premise that this what people want to hear about. Apparently Howard mustn’t be deemed worthy to be a lead story anymore to attract viewers or even second level story. How many of those articles rise above are passing reference or mere filler?
As PR person, maybe should work for Howard so his name will really be in peoples faces several times year, like back in the day.

It's hardly a search engine. It's a paid service for PR professionals so they can track client media coverage. There are NO duplicates and all are legitimate publications. In fact, I even added in some keywords so no "Howard K. Stern" mentions would be included. It's a legit number.

Howard couldn't care less if he's in the papers. It's his fans that try to set the record straight when false things are being said.

pj pants,

I'll accept 5,500 count, but, I cannot believe any public person, including Howard, doesn't care if he is in the news or at least in the print medium. When your no longer before the public in some form, hopefully favorable, you're ability to increase your audience size is limited to word of mouth of your core fans.
As PR person you should have a greater grasp that career opportunities increases when people are still aware you're out there.
Remember we are talking about the self proclaimed "King of All Media".