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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1278259" data-attributes="member: 151"><p>Howard Stern has been on the air for over 20 years, now. His schtick has changed, but not dramatically. He's a radio talk host, and that means one thing: getting people to listen...any way he can. Just like a sports talk show host or a political pundit, he makes wild, outrageous statements. He incites, he amuses, he irritates. If he can get a reaction, great. But he's only after one thing: <strong>your attention</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>Remember: you're the product. His advertisers are paying his stations on the assumption that you're going to listen. Stern is a geek. He knows plenty about D&D. That's not his job, though. If you're looking for a pundit for D&D, go ask WotC or Hasbro to increase their ad budget. As many people listen to Stern because they DON'T like him as those who do.</p><p> </p><p>If I have a problem with Stern, it's that the few times I listen, he's entirely too self-referential and he's become stuck in a rut. I remember back when Stern was on WABC on AM in NY, a loooong time ago, back when he still did sketches, such as the one having Wally try to kill the Beaver to impress Jodie Foster (which should give you an idea how long ago <em>that</em> was).</p><p> </p><p>Radio hosts aren't there to give any subject a fair shake...they're there to get you to call in, to be upset or amused, and most importantly, LISTEN. All things aside, Stern is not terribly relevant to the popular zeitgeist any longer. Like any number of radio hosts, he only matters to his fans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1278259, member: 151"] Howard Stern has been on the air for over 20 years, now. His schtick has changed, but not dramatically. He's a radio talk host, and that means one thing: getting people to listen...any way he can. Just like a sports talk show host or a political pundit, he makes wild, outrageous statements. He incites, he amuses, he irritates. If he can get a reaction, great. But he's only after one thing: [b]your attention[/b]. Remember: you're the product. His advertisers are paying his stations on the assumption that you're going to listen. Stern is a geek. He knows plenty about D&D. That's not his job, though. If you're looking for a pundit for D&D, go ask WotC or Hasbro to increase their ad budget. As many people listen to Stern because they DON'T like him as those who do. If I have a problem with Stern, it's that the few times I listen, he's entirely too self-referential and he's become stuck in a rut. I remember back when Stern was on WABC on AM in NY, a loooong time ago, back when he still did sketches, such as the one having Wally try to kill the Beaver to impress Jodie Foster (which should give you an idea how long ago [i]that[/i] was). Radio hosts aren't there to give any subject a fair shake...they're there to get you to call in, to be upset or amused, and most importantly, LISTEN. All things aside, Stern is not terribly relevant to the popular zeitgeist any longer. Like any number of radio hosts, he only matters to his fans. [/QUOTE]
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