http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm December 5, 2003 -- RADIO rivals Howard Stern and Don Imus had an ugly, on-air showdown yesterday after Imus ran a raunchy bit poking fun at Stern's swimsuit model girlfriend, Beth Ostrosky. Imus started it when a man impersonating former Nets star Jayson Williams called his show and claimed he was having sex with Ostrosky, and that she'd called him on Thanksgiving saying she needed some "dark meat." The prankster also described Stern as an "ugly, hook-nosed, punk-assed b****" who can't satisfy Ostrosky unless she "has intercourse" with his nose. When Stern heard about Imus' attack on Ostrosky's honor, he threatened to reveal details about alleged sexual exploits involving Imus' daughter, Donna, and vowed: "I'm thinking it's time to shut him down for good - just wreck his life . . . I don't have to rely on fake stuff, bits. I think it's time to teach him a little lesson about humility . . . What I know about you could sink you." Stern's producer, Gary Dell'Abate, then patched Stern through to Imus, who was recording his show live on MSNBC. The ensuing exchange between the longtime enemies rarely rose above schoolyard taunts. Stern: "Hey, stupid b****, you want me to talk about your daughter and what went on between her and Linden?" Imus: "Yeah." Stern: "And Al Rosenberg? . . . " Imus: "Yeah." Stern: "Whose b****?" Imus: "Why don't you just keep your mouth shut, OK, punk?" Imus then hung up on Stern, prompting the self-styled King of All Media to snarl, "P- - -y. What happened, P- - -y? Whose b**** now? Yeah, play a song, stupid ass. He can't even be a man. What a woman . . . Nice showdown, douche bag." Meanwhile, Imus told his listeners: "That was Howard Stern. You know what's interesting about him? It's just so easy to get him upset. What a whiny little b****." Imus later recapped: "So what happened earlier this morning was somebody claiming to be Jayson Williams called up, suggesting they worked out with Howard's girlfriend - and it was pretty ugly. But, you know, I can continue. Just shut up about me and move on. Get some new material, because I'm not going to sit here like a baby seal and get clubbed. And I will make it as ugly as you want to make it."
Thank you. I've watched his show on TV a couple of times, and that has to be some of the most worthless programming ever. Never listened to his radio show, though.
What gets me is why they call him a "shock jock". He does the same formula show every morning: -Bring in skanky p*rn star. -Spend 10 minutes telling her how hot she is. -Have her take her clothes off (on the radio? ) -Spend 10 more minutes telling her how hot she is. -Repeat. What's shocking about that? I'd rather listen to Stevens and Pruett. And Imus. Is that guy still alive? Seriously, I thought he was dead. Talk about a washed up has-been, assuming he ever was in the first place.
Wow, two hacks going at it. AB, this coulda been your sticky. We should always be kept up to date on the actions of these two great Americans!
a caught a rerun of David Letterman the other night. Howard Stern was the guest. He said that after his contract expires in 2 years he'd like to get out of radio. I hope he sticks to that. I for one won't miss him.
Stern on Letterman was a good interview. Stern: Do you let her (Letterman's GF) go out? It's like she's a member of the Taliban. We've never seen her.
It wouldn't be worthless if the girls weren't blurred out. I have no idea why someone would listen to him on the radio though.
It's better than anything else on from 9 to 10 where I am. Robin reads the gossip pages of the New York Post at about 9:30 every morning so I don't have to while I'm driving.
Post Private Parts, I never refer to Paul Giamatti as anything but "Pig Vomit." That's the greatest name ever.
Since Stern is not played in Houston, how in the hell do the rest of you people catch his radio show? Underground website? I'm orginally from up North, so my past experience came from listening to him live on the air. BTW, I personally find his radio show HANDS DOWN more hilarious than his TV show. My taste in humor is different then the general population here. It's more fitting to the quick wit/sadistic/creative versus the popular dry act you see so rampant in Houston DJ's. I find Houston DJ's boring and unbearable. And compared to KROCK in NY, the music mix is unbelievable.
I'd be finw without anyone talking. Hence, Sirius, which is about as close as you can get to 100% music.
Regardless of what some of you think about Stern he sure as **** beats listening to most of the morning radio hacks in Houston. At least he gets good guests on his show. His tv show hasn't been the same since Hank "The Angry Drunk Dwarf" died.
I used to sometimes enjoy listening to Stern's radio show when I lived in LA. When he had someone on as a guest that he could make fun of, like Richard Simmons, it was funny. When he had to rely on himself, it was not very funny at all. Many of you posted that Stern's show has sucked since Hank died. I disagree. Howard Stern's show has sucked ever since he got divorced. Why? The enjoyment of the show, IMHO, was listening to Howard get all hot and bothered by fine babes, knowing all the while that he was married. Would he succumb? How would he explain it to his wife? Now that he's not married, the sexy women schticks have lost their edge, and so has his show. He should get out of radio when his contract expires. He is a shell of what he used to be.
I never got into his tv show or his radio show. It's not that I don't like adolescent toilet humor, I actually prefer it. I just don't think he's very good at it. Oddly enough, I thought his movie was pretty funny. I was surprised. The guy's not a bad actor.
