(SDSU) did a good job doubling our post players and bothering us offensively. They made some tough shots. They executed. |
[If passed, the bill will] ruin commercial radio, ... Radio is the medium of the street. If you can't talk the language of the people and of the day, then you're no longer effective. You might still be able to exist. But you can't evolve on a competitive level. |
[Stern's departure comes as stations are thinking of switching from music formats, which Stern's show complements, to talk programming, which has been a boon to AM radio.] It's ironic two things are going on at the same time, ... There's a real predisposition in FM radio to entertaining new talk formats, just as they're losing their major talk talent. |
[The lost market share only shows that Stern, love him or hate him, is] one of the biggest radio attractions in the modern era, ... He's a phenomenon. |
A lot of people in political talk radio are still on that left-versus-right formula because it's been working. You can be sure that if it continues to show a decline in ratings, they'll alter the course. |
All across the board, most of the major companies have enacted some type of hard-core rules that basically set the record straight that the talent has to take every opportunity to keep indecency off the air, ... slightest infraction. |
Every game you play to win, and we're out here for our two seniors, Michael Morris and Andrew Patterson. We want to keep our season going as long as possible. |
Everybody knew this wasn't working out. You can't blame CBS for saying it would stick with [Roth], but it was a bad mix: wrong guy, wrong job, wrong time. |
God is going to make sure what is to happen, happens, ... irregardless if you recognize it or not. |
Half of (the dilemma) has been caused by technological advancements and affordable portable technology, ... and the other half has been the corporatization of radio. It has taken away from the excitement of diversity, that every market was so different. |
He has to be considered one of the broadcasters of the 20th century. Within a couple years, in large part due to Howard Stern, FM will be dominated by talk. |
He is irreplaceable. Stern is one of a kind, among the very, very small handful of people that were THE broadcasters of the 20th century ? and carrying into the 21st. |
He isn't just a political talk show host, he's a showman, |
He isn't just a political talk show host, he's a showman. He's definitely one of the top radio personalities in America. He's doing very well in syndication. |
He's a dead man talking. Based on reports from behind the scenes and critical reaction, coupled with early ratings, it's not looking good. |