Posted by Eric Margolis on February 09, 2010 at 07:16:02:
In Reply to: Howard's Next Job??? posted by Marshal on February 09, 2010 at 01:32:26:
>>The one place where'd he'd come close to his Sirius money, he'd still be "releavnt", he wouldn't have to work much, and he'd be the savior for a show that would die without him.<<
Howard Stern would be mismatched at American Idol. As a guest host, he'd be a novelty and maybe provide some comic reflief. As a replacement for Simon Cowell he'd be a dismal failure.
American Idol thrives on entertaining an audience that is a complete cross-section of American culture. Young, old, all races. Stern simply does not have that wide an appeal.
He does well on radio, because of how specifically targeted radio is.