Celebrity Buzz Howard Stern wrote a nice love letter in honor of the Today Show iron man nabbing a spot on Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list. Stern even included the fact that Matt's wife Annette is his preferred third party in a fantasy ménage à trois. How sweet! (via time.com)
Culture Buzz Effective immediately, KFI-AM 640 in California has taken its drive-time talk show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou off the air indefinitely for “inappropriate comments about the late Whitney Houston,” the station said.
Culture Buzz This is awesome. On his show Monday, Howard Stern went on a 12-minute rant about the “One Million Moms” campaign against Ellen DeGeneres, people who joke about Rosie O'Donnell being a lesbian, anti-gay politicians, and much more. It's worth listening to in its entirety. (via Vulture)
Business Buzz The fast food chain has apologized and pulled the local ad in response to outraged dog lovers everywhere. Although they still have not apologized for their food.
Culture Buzz Only theater director and actor Ira David Wood III can turn “Sexy And I Know It” into a poignant piece of literature.
Politics Buzz Insane has-been Glenn Beck endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in the most insane way possible.
Politics Buzz Shelly must have been too focused while working undercover at the IRS to notice that the Cold War ended.
During his first interview in nearly five years, Dave Chappelle talks about bulking up and why he gave the silent treatment to a crowd in Florida last month. Turns out it wasn't the first time he went quiet on a whack audience. (via.)
Culture Buzz From the Craig Warren Collection, this very rare and desirable piece is among the most sought-after 1966 items of Batman memorabilia. No Bat Cave is complete without it!
According to a sub-story from Nation X #1 called 'RoadTrip', X-Men Wolverine and Nighcrawler as also fans of yuppie-favorite radio show, This American Life. This worries me because if I have to compete against Jean Grey for the love of Ira Glass, I'll never win.
Tech Buzz It's rumored that Apple will soon give access to FM radio receivers in their devices, so people can listen to radio on the iPhones and iPod touches. That's right, FM radio on your mp3 player. Here are 5 other examples of needless antiquated technologies incorporated into new devices.
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Reggie Jackson will serve as co-host of “October Nights'' on Sirius XM Radio each Tuesday for six weeks starting Oct. 6. The Hall of Fame slugger and Bill Pidto will take calls from listeners during the two-hour satellite radio show.
Finally, a classic radio show that follows a morning zoo format, adding a little “jelly to the tart” (a.k.a. fart noises). Now if only Delilah would pull out the boob jokes, we might finally start listening to the radio again!
Culture Buzz Here is a system, courtesy of Tumblr Liana, to devise an exotic name worthy of an NPR show (like Nina Totenberg or Renita Jablonski). Add your middle initial to your first name, then tack on the smallest foreign town you have ever visited. I am Amandak St. Milo, and I will be hosting a variety show/Tim Riggins Appreciation hour. Tune in tomorrow at 5.
It's true! On his Sunday radio show, he wished Miley would get a gum transplant, make a sex tape with her dad, do heroin like Britney, smoke crack like Lindsay Lohan and finally, “catch chlamydia from a bicycle seat.” Woah. Miley start using grocery bags on your bike seats! We can't say for sure that Jamie hasn't sabotaged your ass.
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 8:35am on March 03, 2009. we detected breaking news about “RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: ‘Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.’”. This page shows the headlines about “RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: ‘Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.’” from both sides.
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 6:31pm on March 01, 2009. we detected breaking news about “Paul Harvey, Talk-Show Pioneer, Dies at 90”. This page shows the headlines about “Paul Harvey, Talk-Show Pioneer, Dies at 90” from both sides.
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 8:31am on March 01, 2009. we detected breaking news about “Rush Limbaugh At CPAC: Doubles Down On Wanting Obama To Fail (VIDEO)”. This page shows the headlines about “Rush Limbaugh At CPAC: Doubles Down On Wanting Obama To Fail (VIDEO)” from both sides.
Another snuggie parody? Why not? This one's set to the tune of The Lonely Island's “I'm On A Boat” and sung by Kiss Morning Freak Show hosts Mikey and Big Bob. If it wasn't confirmed already, the snuggie's gone mainstream.
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The latest College Humor video shows you what songs would sound like without all that metaphor filler crap. Honest and straight to the point, I like it.
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Magic Johnson accused of faking AIDS by radio shock jocks. People are searching for “Magic Johnson” on Google after two radio hosts accuse him of “faking AIDS.” How can you tell if someone is faking AIDS? I guess the best approach is to make an accusation and see how they react.
Celebrity Buzz A Michigan radio station is holding a contest in which the winner will earn $10,000 for proving they have taken the virginity of one of the Jonas Brothers (except the youngest because, oh yeah, he’s SIXTEEN). And pop radio continues to redefine the meaning of “teenybopping.”
Advice from the guy who knows a thing or two about the craft. And, no, horn-rimmed glasses aren’t a necessity. (But they help.)
Celebrity Buzz Howard Stern re-cut excerpts from Dolly Parton’s audiobook (read by the country legend herself) to make it sound as if she were saying some awfully offensive things. Now Dolly is threatening legal action. But seriously, of all people Howard Stern could choose to taunt, he chose her? She’s the awesome Southern relative made of body parts we’ve always wanted.
TV Buzz It started on radio, moved to television, and now it’s going live: Tonight, This American Life will be broadcast live from a New York stage to movie screens across the country. If we know Ira Glass (and we do), there are going to be a lot of panties thrown on-stage at this show. Flannel-clad hipster chicks have, indeed, found their Elvis.