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Old 14-01-2005, 11:25   #23
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Re: Outsourcing and idiotic Americans

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Originally Posted by Russ D
I'm not saying it's what Stern would have done - instead my view is before he became the 'shock-jock' he is today, radio in the US was very bland, it needed a kick up the arse. Larry King was the 'Jeremy Paxman' of his time but that's as radical as it got. Then along came Stern who decided to push the boundaries of what you could and could not say, opting for the "my show is late night so if you're going to get offended then you shouldn't be listening" attitude. Soon other jocks found out they COULD be rude and get away with it. This effect has snowballed and we now have the idiot in that link.
Yes I see what you're saying, but it's not down to Stern. I would say that radio in the US is very bland now (post Jackson's wardrobe malfunction). When I started working on the radio in the late 80's the USA was the place we all looked to steal ideas from. Indeed Steve Wright made his whole career out of copying Rick Dees from KIIS-FM Los Angeles pretty much verbatim. BTW...Stern was on at breakfast not late night.

Individuals like Scott Shannon, Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, Rick Dees and many others pushed boundaries in the US, Stern pushed them further and now that's backfired on him. But to most balanced individuals Stern is still an entertaining listen.

The problem now is that the USA has become an ultra-conservative nation where you can own a gun, show imagary of violent and distrubing death but you can't show a nipple or say **** or ********.

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