Really Howard?

Today, I stumbled across a terrible story in the media. The very perverted and much "hated" Howard Stern was said to be a possible host of the very popular American TV show known as American Idol. Howard Stern is mostly known for his very explicit and viewed as offensive radio show. After he was kicked off public radio, he made his own radio station where many listeners tuned in. The Parents Television Council was calling on FOX, hoping they would dismiss the rumor that Howard Stern would replace the very entertaining Simon Cowell as a judge. American Idol is watched by many families and is seen as a family friendly television show. Knowing, for sure, that if Howard Stern partook in the show, American Idol would lose many audiences.

The Parents Television Council was very upset about the possible hiring of Stern. The Parents Television Council said that unless Stern went through a "moth-to-butterfly" type of transformation that his hosting possibilities should be withdrawn. They said that Stern would ensure the death of the number one television show. Obviously Stern has not gone through many changes as he has many derogatory comments to say about former American Idol winner Fantasia. When referring to the three laws of making money in the media business, there needs to be ads. If people are not tuned into American Idol, then the production of their ads decreases. They do not cost as much to have their ads during the show, and if people are not viewing, the odds are good they will not make more profit. The franchise of American Idol will immediately suffer from the hiring or guest host of Stern.

American Idol has a great reputation for being family friendly and a very popular television show. Howard Stern's participation on the show would completely change this image for a long time. The shows sponsors would not want to get their reputations tarnished from his mouth talk on the show. Many people tune in week after week for constant entertainment, myself included. I was shocked to read about the possibilities of Stern on the show and even more shocked that FOX did not immediately respond to the rumors. American Idol is one of the first shows we think about in our decade. It has changed the way we view television and should not be demoralized with the hosting of Howard Stern. It would do nothing positive for FOX, its advertisers, and people on the actual show.