Report: Idol Producers Courting Howard Stern To Replace Simon Cowell
Posted on Feb 05, 2010 @ 07:45AM
American Idol producers "will do what it takes to sign" radio legend Howard Stern as a must-have replacement for Simon Cowell when the British mogul leaves the show after this season.
"Idol bosses think he'd be even nastier than Simon," a source told the NY Post. "They know he would be great TV, and would clash with the other judges such as Ellen DeGeneres and the contestants."
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Stern has engaged in hours of discussion about American Idol since its' 2002 debut, often discussing it in-depth with Eric "The Actor" Lynch, a regular caller of his radio program. The Private Parts star held a grassroots campaign for his fans to vote for ex-Idol hopeful Sanjaya Malakar three years ago.
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Stern, whose Sirius XM contact is up in January 2011, recently said on his radio show he was "approached by a major TV network to take over a TV show and leave here and do that next year -- and I did turn it down.
"I'm not even sure if I want to be working," the King of All Media said. "I'm waiting to see what happens."
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Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 9:12pm
Yuck. No one will watch that. He was done in the 90s. Find a music executive who knows what he/she is talking about to replace Simon.
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 9:01pm
Howard and Ellen hate each other. I'd tune in to see that, but wouldn't the drama take away from the contestants? Howard would never leave NY...bet it's a rumor
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 6:48pm
Awesome I would LOVE to see him there. Get ride of that IDIOT Ellen and replace her with Neil Patrick Harris!
Jess
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Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 4:13pm
Howard would speak his mind, and not be polite about it like Simon, so it would work.
Problem is there is too much traveling on the show, and Howard don't like flying.
I can see him appearing as a guest judge though.
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 4:11pm
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? The show is washed up and simply cannot move forward without Simon or Paula or Ryan. make this the final year. Be done with this crap already.
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 4:03pm
I want to hear Howard stern interview tila tequila! That would be hilarious! Please Howard- book her, it would be the best radio ever!
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 2:20pm
Howard is afraid to fly. So unless they move the show from LA to NY, there is no way this will happen. Baba Booey to you all
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 1:47pm
Howard is not a "mean" guy, his radio character is a perv and let alone, he only has power behind a radio mic. He doesn't have any knowledge of the music industry on a recording level anyway. Nothing against him, just not a good fit.
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 1:25pm
Oh. My. God.
Posted Fri, 02/05/2010 - 1:10pm