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Howard Stern Signs New 5-Year Deal With Sirius/XM

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:28:13 CST

After weeks of tense contract negotiations, Howard Stern has inked a deal to stay on Sirius/XM for another five years. Earlier this week, Stern ranted against the Sirius CFO for hinting that the shock jock may need to take a pay cut, PopEater reports, but he apologized on-air yesterday. There...

Howard Stern Touts Woods Mistress Pageant

Will McCahill — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:20:00 CST

Howard Stern jumped on the Tiger Woods mistress bandwagon today, offering a $100,000 prize for the winner of a beauty pageant contested among the golfer’s alleged flings. Nothing is confirmed yet, however, notes Eric Gargiulo , adding that the prize total is pretty low by current standards, and that many...

Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Hospitalized

M. Morris — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:09:37 CST

Comedian Artie Lange, Howard Stern's volatile sidekick, is in the hospital in New Jersey but hasn't said why. The troubled comic's agent released a statement saying, "We can confirm that Artie is in the hospital. Artie has chosen to keep all information on this matter between him and his doctor....

Rosie Radio Hits Satellite This Fall

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:01 CDT

Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a radio talk show on Sirius XM, joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern this fall. She’ll interview celebrity guests, take calls, and blend pop culture with serious topics, the company says. Rosie Radio indicates the flagging satellite conglomerate’s determination to...

Right-Wing Radio Host Calls Maddow 'Little Boy'

Sarah Quinn — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:18:58 CDT

A right-wing radio host's rant on Tuesday got nasty—even for talk radio. Andrew Wilkow of Sirius/XM, filling in on the syndicated "Mark Levin Show," called MSNBC's Rachel Maddow a "nice little boy" and Perez Hilton a "vile sodomite," Salon reports. "It just sounds so good to hear in my...

Liberty Media Nears Sirius Rescue Deal

Rob Quinn — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:21:41 CST

Sirius XM may have found its white knight just in time, the Financial Times reports. The deadline for the satellite radio firm to restructure its debt or file for bankruptcy protection is today, and Liberty Media is believed to be readying a last-minute rescue deal that would give it a...

Sirius Creditors Ready to Go After CEO

Sarah Quinn — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:54:05 CST

Sirius XM Radio's creditors want the company to make a deal with an investor rather than file for bankruptcy, and they're prepared to go after CEO Mel Karmazin's job if things don't go their way, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The board of directors should carefully consider the ramifications" of...

Stern: Satellite Radio 'Will Survive'

Matt Cantor — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:40 CST

Despite reports that Sirius XM radio plans to file for bankruptcy, Howard Stern says the format is headed in the right direction and will survive, Reuters reports. “Everybody's wondering about this whole bankruptcy thing with Sirius,” he said on his radio show. “I'm not concerned. I think satellite radio is...

Satellite Radio Is Doomed

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:40:39 CST

The country’s only satellite radio company is close to filing for bankruptcy, and columnist Mike Elgan is having an “I told you so” moment. Before Christmas Elgan predicted in ComputerWorld that Sirius XM wouldn’t survive the recession, given its shaky financial status—and the downturn now looks certain to kill...