Indeed, Stern sounds like a guy who should have retired years ago, one begging to be fired, an attempt to end his own misery. Howard Stern, seen here with Robin Quivers in 1992, used to be able to tout massive ratings success. DonвЂ™t just take my word for it - endless Reddit threads and Facebook groups are devoted to carbon dating the showвЂ™s death, parsing over its comedic breadcrumbs and wondering why Stern even bothers anymore. Today, itвЂ™s all too easy to predict what Stern will say next. Most common answer? вЂI want to see what heвЂ™ll say next.вЂ™вЂќ Mario Tama/Getty ImagesДЄs for those who loathed Stern: вЂњThe average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day. Answer most commonly given? вЂI want to see what heвЂ™ll say next.вЂ™вЂќ Howard Stern recently signed a five-year deal to remain at SiriusXM. The average Howard Stern fan listens for, are you ready for this, an hour and 20 minutes. вЂњThe average radio listener listens for 18 minutes. As memorialized by an analyst in SternвЂ™s 1997 biopic вЂњPrivate PartsвЂќ: Once upon a time, you could argue that would be fair compensation after all, one could never predict what Stern would do or say. ThatвЂ™s a salary of over $1 million per show. This is incredible, considering he works three days a week, Monday through Wednesday, broadcasting maybe three hours per day, about 112 shows per year with 253 days off. Stern, 67, renewed his contract with SiriusXM last December, signing for five years at a reported $120 million per. Also, Howard: This pandemic will end, even though you, a germophobic recluse, clearly wish it would not.Д«ut such sentiments have defined SternвЂ™s show and attitude this past year: pessimism, anger, and a worldview that shrinks ever inward, limited in size and scope to The Basement - the literal and metaphorical dwelling place of this once-great show. вЂњI do not believe the pandemic will ever be over.вЂќДЇor a once-constant listener like me, this is heretical, especially here in New York City, where every single neighborhood is struggling to survive. вЂњThings will never get back to normal,вЂќ he declared just two weeks ago. The Howard Stern who stayed on air as planes flew into the World Trade Center is unrecognizable. Over one year later and now vaccinated, as he first admitted on-air Monday - back from yet another vacation - Stern still has no intention of ever returning to his Midtown studio, his luxury Upper West Side apartment, or any semblance of pre-pandemic life. In March 2020, when New York City officially went into lockdown, Stern fled to his basement in the Hamptons. вЂњThe Howard Stern Show,вЂќ long in decline, is dead. The Academy never took away Harvey Weinstein's Oscar - so how could they not let off Will Smith? Johnny sinks to new Depps: Star's testimony a disaster class in actingДianne Feinstein, Joe Biden show why we need age limits for politicians Hollywood ushers in a new Golden Age - of the 50-something romcom queen Amber Heard's riveting testimony took apart the Johnny Depp myth

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