Thursday, October 12, 2006

Howard,Howard,Howard

Howard Stern was very popular during my elementary years in school. But, he was really just a phase. When my father used to take me to school in the morning, the first thing he would turn on in the morning was the Howard Stern show. Some people might think that he was wrong to let me listen to the nasty comments that Howard Stern had to say, but honestly I had no idea what Howard meant when he talked. And, to this day I still don't remember. During this time Howard, the self promoter that he was, was everywhere. His movie, his posters, his television show, his radio show. Almost everywhere you looked there was Howard Stern's long face and sraggly, black hair. This show was not meant for everybody, because like every piece of media there was a specific audience his show was directed at. That audience was the working man. Generally, Howard's show would come on early in the morning, chances are if you didn't have a job you probably wouldn't be up early listening to his show. Also, these listeners range from being highly educated to somewhat educated.
Stern could get away with saying anything to anyone. He would have political people, celebrities and even porn stars on his show. If people wanted to make something of themselves all they had to do was go on Stern's show, and that was it. He created a whole new medium for people to come out and make celebrities of themselves. He was THE Johnny Carson of his time. If somebody wanted to put their name out there to the public all they had to do was go on the Johnny Carson and they would be known. It was the same with Stern, people used his show as a stepping stone to show their celebrity status.

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