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Stern Replacements Confirmed
by Sarah Hall
Oct 25, 2005, 12:15 PM PT
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Brace yourselves, Stern fans--there's a new shock jock in town.
On Tuesday, former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth appeared as the much-touted mystery guest on Howard Stern's radio show to reveal that he will be taking over the morning slot on Jan. 3 after Stern's shift to Sirius Satellite radio.
The announcement followed months of speculation over who would be filling the airtime left vacant by the self-proclaimed King of All Media following his last terrestrial broadcast on Dec. 16.
"You've built quite an empire here, and I'd like to think that they've saved it for the best guy," Roth told Stern. "It will be a very interesting adventure."
Roth will take over in markets including New York, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas and West Palm Beach, Florida.
The ex-rocker said that he was approached about the job in February and that working in radio had been a lifelong dream of his.
"I'll be performing for more people in one morning than the Rolling Stones will in an entire summer," he said.
"I'm happy for you and I do wish you the best," Stern told his replacement.
The legendary radio host said he needed to move on to the unfettered format of satellite radio because he wanted "freedom to speak about what I want, and I have to be free to do my type of comedy."
His "type of comedy" has earned Stern strict fines and suspensions from the airwaves in recent years, spurring the shock jock's desire to operate without censorship restrictions.
"Putting together this morning radio network was the greatest pride of my life," Stern said. "When they said I couldn't do it, I said 'You're all insane.' How do you not challenge the future? How do you not challenge this industry? I can't imagine why you would want to do it."
After all those years of challenging the industry, Infinity Broadcasting apparently felt that Stern's shoes were simply too big for just one host to fill.
As a result, Adam Carolla will be picking up Stern's radio hosting duties in several West Coast markets, including Los Angeles, Seattle and Phoenix, with former Man Show cohort Jimmy Kimmel serving as a creative consultant.
"When we set out to find a replacement for Howard Stern we took the opportunity to cultivate a wide array of talent, from both in and out of the radio industry," Infinity CEO Joel Hollander said in a statement. "With Roth, we’ve found someone who continues to evolve his career and deliver for his legion of fans. Adam’s depth of entertainment experience is unmatched in radio. And Jimmy has a proven track record of creating winning shows for both radio and television. Couple that with an impressive roster of emerging talent and formats and we have all the necessary elements for Infinity to continue as the major player in morning drive."
Stern had previously endorsed Roth and Carolla as his choices for his replacements back in June.
Elsewhere, DJ Rover, who helms the morning show for Cleveland's 92.3 Xtreme Radio, will take over for Stern in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Memphis.
Several other Stern stations will replace the host with the DJ-free Jack-FM format, while at least one will begin broadcasting CNN's morning news.
Following both Roth and Carolla's morning drive shows, Penn Jillette (i.e., the taller, louder half of Penn & Teller) will broadcast a one-hour comedy program in markets including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Detroit, San Diego, Baltimore and Las Vegas.
Stern was paid a reported $500 million to make the jump to satellite and has had a timer on his Website counting down the days until the end of his terrestrial contract for months now.
"I've done what I needed to do here," Stern said Tuesday. [/b][/quote]
by Sarah Hall
Oct 25, 2005, 12:15 PM PT
back to story
Brace yourselves, Stern fans--there's a new shock jock in town.
On Tuesday, former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth appeared as the much-touted mystery guest on Howard Stern's radio show to reveal that he will be taking over the morning slot on Jan. 3 after Stern's shift to Sirius Satellite radio.
The announcement followed months of speculation over who would be filling the airtime left vacant by the self-proclaimed King of All Media following his last terrestrial broadcast on Dec. 16.
"You've built quite an empire here, and I'd like to think that they've saved it for the best guy," Roth told Stern. "It will be a very interesting adventure."
Roth will take over in markets including New York, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas and West Palm Beach, Florida.
The ex-rocker said that he was approached about the job in February and that working in radio had been a lifelong dream of his.
"I'll be performing for more people in one morning than the Rolling Stones will in an entire summer," he said.
"I'm happy for you and I do wish you the best," Stern told his replacement.
The legendary radio host said he needed to move on to the unfettered format of satellite radio because he wanted "freedom to speak about what I want, and I have to be free to do my type of comedy."
His "type of comedy" has earned Stern strict fines and suspensions from the airwaves in recent years, spurring the shock jock's desire to operate without censorship restrictions.
"Putting together this morning radio network was the greatest pride of my life," Stern said. "When they said I couldn't do it, I said 'You're all insane.' How do you not challenge the future? How do you not challenge this industry? I can't imagine why you would want to do it."
After all those years of challenging the industry, Infinity Broadcasting apparently felt that Stern's shoes were simply too big for just one host to fill.
As a result, Adam Carolla will be picking up Stern's radio hosting duties in several West Coast markets, including Los Angeles, Seattle and Phoenix, with former Man Show cohort Jimmy Kimmel serving as a creative consultant.
"When we set out to find a replacement for Howard Stern we took the opportunity to cultivate a wide array of talent, from both in and out of the radio industry," Infinity CEO Joel Hollander said in a statement. "With Roth, we’ve found someone who continues to evolve his career and deliver for his legion of fans. Adam’s depth of entertainment experience is unmatched in radio. And Jimmy has a proven track record of creating winning shows for both radio and television. Couple that with an impressive roster of emerging talent and formats and we have all the necessary elements for Infinity to continue as the major player in morning drive."
Stern had previously endorsed Roth and Carolla as his choices for his replacements back in June.
Elsewhere, DJ Rover, who helms the morning show for Cleveland's 92.3 Xtreme Radio, will take over for Stern in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Memphis.
Several other Stern stations will replace the host with the DJ-free Jack-FM format, while at least one will begin broadcasting CNN's morning news.
Following both Roth and Carolla's morning drive shows, Penn Jillette (i.e., the taller, louder half of Penn & Teller) will broadcast a one-hour comedy program in markets including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Detroit, San Diego, Baltimore and Las Vegas.
Stern was paid a reported $500 million to make the jump to satellite and has had a timer on his Website counting down the days until the end of his terrestrial contract for months now.
"I've done what I needed to do here," Stern said Tuesday. [/b][/quote]
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