{"id":4602,"date":"2026-07-16T07:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:36:28","slug":"why-howard-stern-should-quit-now-and-retain-a-little-dignity-rather-than-flogging-his-dead-horse-of-a-show-any-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4602","title":{"rendered":"Why Howard Stern should quit now and retain a little dignity, rather than flogging his dead horse of a show any longer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s something to be said for going out on top.<\/p>\n

And that something can\u2019t be said for Howard Stern.<\/p>\n

The one time \u201cKing of all Media\u201d has been limping along like an aging star athlete desperately clinging to his youth and glory.<\/p>\n

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This week it was reported he laid off about a dozen staffers on Zoom, telling them his Sirius show was being cut down to once a week after Labor Day. The rest of the time will be filled with archives.<\/p>\n

But other than inflating his ego and filling his already overflowing bank account, what\u2019s the point in going on with the show?<\/p>\n

His reign has long been over, so his best idea would be to simply pack it in already.<\/p>\n

Stern is now 72. He\u2019s been at it since the late \u201970s and for decades he not only dominated radio and entertainment but managed to stay on the cutting edge. Now, in 2026, he\u2019s just another voice in a crowded podcast space.<\/p>\n

Last summer, rumors about his retirement flew as the $500 million contract he signed in 2020 was nearing its end. However, reports of the pioneering shock jock\u2019s demise were untrue.<\/p>\n

In December he said, \u201cI am happy to announce that I have figured out a way to have it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s no way to have it all. Maybe he has money and the adoration of the snooty Hamptons set, but he no longer takes up much oxygen in the entertainment space.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s lost his edge, his touch and, it seems, much of his audience. While other podcasters are on the ascent, unique viewers to his YouTube page fell from 4.5 million in June 2024 to 3.1 million last year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s tough to stay on the throne for so long, but he precipitated his own fall by turning into what he mocked. He embraced a slavish devotion to therapy, and his own celebrity. He locked himself into a self-induced two-year quarantine during COVID while lecturing others who went on with their lives.<\/p>\n

The man of the people became a man in an ivory tower.<\/p>\n

His past due date was solidified in 2024 when he fawned over then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden, speaking to him like he was a toddler. Then when Kamala Harris became the candidate, he bitched about \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d lightly mocking her, saying \u201cI hate it. I don\u2019t want you being made fun of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also gushed, \u201cWhen I met you out in the hall, I said, \u2018I\u2019m really nervous because I want this to go well for you.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n

Stern was once a glorious force for good in our culture. He was raunchy, playing bongo on people\u2019s bare bottoms and hosting ridiculous live events like, \u201cUS Open Sores\u201d at the Nassau Coliseum in 1989.<\/p>\n

He was irreverent and surrounded by a court of certifiably insane people. He kept a lot of folks, especially famous people who were used to being fawned over, on their toes with his unpredictability during interviews.<\/p>\n

With the FCC as his foe, he championed the underdog. He built his loyal audience honestly.<\/p>\n

But we must give him his due. Podcasters of today couldn\u2019t hold a candle to Stern in his prime.<\/p>\n

Stern was spontaneous and offensive in all the best ways. He was able to sit across from a celebrity and coax out personal details that no one else even dared. For that boldfacer, surviving Stern was a badge of honor.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, every actor is a whore selling their lifestyle brand or trying to get a piece of the attention economy. They are lined up, ready to reveal their deepest darkest secret to anyone with a microphone, in the hopes a two-minute clip will go viral and keep their name in the headlines.<\/p>\n

In sharing some tawdry story, it\u2019ll make them come across as authentic and edgy.<\/p>\n

These saucy revelations aren\u2019t organic by any stretch. And mining them doesn\u2019t require any real skill by the interviewer.<\/p>\n

Stern was singular in his chutzpah. <\/p>\n

Of course, people are allowed to evolve or change.<\/p>\n

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But the dude has hung around the party far too long.<\/p>\n

There are so many titans of entertainment who packed it in or shifted while they were riding high. Jerry Seinfeld famously turned down $100 million to produce another season of \u201cSeinfeld.\u201d And even David Letterman retired at 68, but comes out now and again with special projects.<\/p>\n

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As Neil Young sang, \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0better to burn out than to fade away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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