Replace Howard Stern? Like him or not, that’s a tall order for CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting). In fact, the company chose two people to replace the famously potty-mouthed and popular radio host (who now operates from Sirius satellite radio, safe from the FCC’s prying ears.) On the east coast, listeners will hear David Lee Roth, on the West Coast, Adam Carolla–known to cable television viewers for hosting the “Man Show.”
So where do you go to promote your show if you are replacing Howard Stern? To National Public Radio, of course. This morning Carolla did just that, shaking up the normally ever proper and serious “Morning Edition” show.
Toward the end of the interview, host Rene Montagne asked Adam whether he’d been given a talk on FCC indecency rules. He had of course–Infinitiy’s lawyer’s aren’t crazy. But Carolla then quickly pointed out this stuff wasn’t new to him. Everyone asks him, he said, whether he’s just going to go out and start throwing the “f-bomb”. His answer: “I’ve been on TV for ten years, what the [bleep] do you think I’m gonna do?”
It was probably the first time in decades the Morning Edition crew had to use their bleep button. Stern may be gone, but things may still be interesting for CBS and the FCC. Stay tuned.
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