Michael Harrison Stern Quotations

No one will pick up where Stern has left off, ... Howard is a one-of-a-kind broadcasting phenomenon who has not just a brilliant intellect and personality but an enormously well-honed set of radio skills and natural talent. Infinity faces a major challenge losing him, and Sirius will be the beneficiary of tremendous buzz.

If someone had come along and instantly maintained the ratings that Howard Stern had, that would have been looked at as the second coming of Christ,

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.

Replacing Stern on the radio is like replacing John Lennon in the Beatles. And it's even harder because Roth has no radio experience.

Stern as a property is far more expendable to Clear Channel than to (Viacom), taking into account the money involved and the politics of dealing with the FCC.

The radio business is a tough business and Howard Stern generates a ton of money, ... I don't think (Viacom) ever wants to cut him loose. It would be a nuclear-sized event if they did part company.

There's no question in my mind that satellite radio will take its place in the evolution of radio and that Howard Stern is a catalyst for it happening faster. But it's not going to replace FM or AM radio.

There's only one thing that rules whether Howard Stern stays or leaves Infinity and that's money. If Howard Stern brings in more money than it costs to have him, he stays. If it costs more money to have Howard Stern than he brings in, he leaves.