The King Is Alive, Long Live The King

Today was Howard Stern's last broadcast on terrestrial radio in New York. He says goodbye to this world and goes to satellite radio next year. I've been a fan for many years and regardless of what your feelings are towards his style of entertainment I don't think you can deny the importance of a move like this. Hear me out...

Stern has relentlessly been at the mercy of the FCC over the past couple of decades and he finally had enough. His move to Sirius radio was motivated by frustration. Not only is censorship an issue here but so is the future. I personally don't like to be told, like a child, what I can and cannot watch or listen to and neither should you. As a filmmaker, what I can create? Don't get me started, too late. We are moving into a new era of customizable everything. They want our dollars so we have the say. Pick, choose, download. Get what you want, when you want it, no matter what the content. We tell you, you don't tell us... that's what is important here.

So here is to Howard, they didn't break you. A true inspiration in a world that is so bent on homogenization. A battle hard fought and won by a man who is truly a dying breed. Ahhh, now I finally feel proud to be an American. You can hear Howard on Sirius radio on the other side January 9th. Good luck to him and the crew. I've got mine and I can't wait to hear him speak his mind all day long but hey, that's just me.

Tags: Howard Stern, Sirius Radio