How is Stern so rich?

[Yossarian]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5083824.stm

According to this he's extremely wealthy - making more than George Lucas.

How did that happen? I thought he was mainly a radio 'talent' guy. I can see him making a few bob from his show, various book and dvd deals but hardly that kind of coin. Anyone care to enlighten me?

[wade moore]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5083824.stm

According to this he's extremely wealthy - making more than George Lucas.

How did that happen? I thought he was mainly a radio 'talent' guy. I can see him making a few bob from his show, various book and dvd deals but hardly that kind of coin. Anyone care to enlighten me?

He got a $100 mil for his Satellite deal alone...

[Joe]

well, he is the king of all media. and kings are usually rich.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Well, I would expect that you make a lot of money for running the NBA.

[Deattribution]

He got a $100 mil for his Satellite deal alone...

100 mil per year for the next 4 more years, plus he's got his Howard On Demand stuff now as well.

[cartman]

He was still making bank on his terrestrial radio deal before his move to satellite. His show was syndicated, and he usually rivaled Rush Limbaugh for highest paid radio personality. Just from that, he was making $20-$25 million per year. Add it the movie and books, and he probably averaged over $30 million per year for the past 10 or so years.

[Deattribution]

An incredibly lucrative year for the shock jock, thanks to his rich contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, which pays him $100 million annually. (Stern pays all the production costs for his show.) The company also awarded him a one-time $225 million bonus in Sirius stock for meeting subscription benchmarks. That prompted a breach-of-contract lawsuit from CBS Radio, his old employer, which claimed that Stern used CBS airtime to plug Sirius. Stern settled the case in May for an undisclosed sum. The outsized compensation package prompted massive first-quarter losses for Sirius, which has seen its stock tumble 32% to $4.41 since the new year.

Sounds like he had a nice year.

[SFL Cat]

Sounds like he had a nice year.

Yep, he can afford a lot of lesbian prostitutes with that kind of cash.

[rkmsuf]

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[Bearcat729]

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Kwa-un Sa, Laji-wan

[AgustusM]

Howard Stern and his popularity are one of many things that I simply don't get.

I have seen the show and found it mildly entertaining but how people are entertained long term by fart jokes and "hey, babe lose the top" is beyond me.

I don't begrudge him one bit, your able to get loaded by acting like a 13 year old - hey hats off, wish I would have thought of that. But I still don't understand WHY he is popular to more then a small segment of people.

[rkmsuf]

Howard Stern and his popularity are one of many things that I simply don't get.

I have seen the show and found it mildly entertaining but how people are entertained long term by fart jokes and "hey, babe lose the top" is beyond me.

I don't begrudge him one bit, your able to get loaded by acting like a 13 year old - hey hats off, wish I would have thought of that. But I still don't understand WHY he is popular to more then a small segment of people.

that's cool that you can see radio.

I hear colors.

[rkmsuf]

Kwa-un Sa, Laji-wan

Targzissians are obviously reptilian

[heybrad]

I have seen the show and found it mildly entertaining but how people are entertained long term by fart jokes and "hey, babe lose the top" is beyond me.
Because long term that's not what the shows about. It's about the relationships between everybody and them discussing regular life issues in a funny way. Sure the occasional fart is thrown in along with a pornstar taking off her top, but it's not nearly on as much as it used to be.

This week was hilarious with George Takei coming back. The stories of the time he's spent with Artie off the air were pretty darn funny.

[rkmsuf]

Because long term that's not what the shows about. It's about the relationships between everybody and them discussing regular life issues in a funny way. Sure the occasional fart is thrown in along with a pornstar taking off her top, but it's not nearly on as much as it used to be.

This week was hilarious with George Takei coming back. The stories of the time he's spent with Artie off the air were pretty darn funny.

Sulu is awesome. That guy takes a beating but is hilarious and surprisingly in tune with things at 69 years old. Should be a regular.

"Oh my."

[Samdari]

Sounds like he had a nice year.

Well, the bonus was in Sirius Stock, not cash, so the value of it dropped precipitously because of him getting it.

[rkmsuf]

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[AgustusM]

that's cool that you can see radio.

I hear colors.

they don't have TV where you live?

I have never once listened on the radio, but his show was (is?) on nightly on E.

[rkmsuf]

they don't have TV where you live?

I have never once listened on the radio, but his show was (is?) on nightly on E.

the E show was a mere fraction of the show

bye for now

[wade moore]

they don't have TV where you live?

I have never once listened on the radio, but his show was (is?) on nightly on E.

I'm not a big Stern fan, but...

The TV Show does not give an accurate picture of what his radio show.

It merely pulls the portions that will make for "good TV"... i.e. attractive women who take their clothes off.

[rkmsuf]

FYI for Stern fans, today Howard 100/101 started streaming online.

[molson]

I have seen the show and found it mildly entertaining but how people are entertained long term by fart jokes and "hey, babe lose the top" is beyond me.


The show is definitely a personal taste, as well as an acquired taste, but what you're describing is not the aspect of the show people get really hooked into. The show can occasionally even be compelling - a week or so ago Artie Lange went into a long discussion about his relationship with his father after he had fallen off a roof and become a quadriplegic. Robert Duval was on a few days ago telling incredible stories about his career that I've never heard anywhere else. Dana Reeve used to talk intimately about her life with her husband after his accident. This is the kind of stuff you would never see on the E! show.

[AgustusM]

The show is definitely a personal taste, as well as an acquired taste, but what you're describing is not the aspect of the show people get really hooked into. The show can occasionally even be compelling - a week or so ago Artie Lange went into a long discussion about his relationship with his father after he had fallen off a roof and become a quadriplegic. Robert Duval was on a few days ago telling incredible stories about his career that I've never heard anywhere else. Dana Reeve used to talk intimately about her life with her husband after his accident. This is the kind of stuff you would never see on the E! show.

got it, I still doubt I would tune in or be interested, but at least that does shed some light on the show beyond what E shows.

[Dekanth]

The guy is really a comedic genius. To survive on radio as long as he has, doing shows every single day, for 4+ hours a day for 25+ years, it is unprecedented. I could understand people getting bored of him during his last few years on terrestial radio, but satellite has given the show a whole new breathe of life. I would own Sirius without Howard, or I would own it if it was only Howard. The product is that good, and I was very skeptical going into it. Big fan, big fan.

[stevew]

FYI for Stern fans, today Howard 100/101 started streaming online.

Well, it's only been 6 months, its about time. Thanks for the tip though, now i'll have something to listen to at home.

[WVUFAN]

Stern is not my cup of tea. He's an abrasive, irritating braggart. Give me Glenn Beck any day.

[Galaxy]

Stern is not my cup of tea. He's an abrasive, irritating braggart. Give me Glenn Beck any day.

Glenn Beck and Howard Stern are very differnet people.

[wade moore]

The guy is really a comedic genius. To survive on radio as long as he has, doing shows every single day, for 4+ hours a day for 25+ years, it is unprecedented.

Um, not really...

[Joe]

Um, not really...

yeah

[Galaxy]

LOL.