As always, too each his own. But after reading this thread I realize one thing, that absolutely no other personality on radio would even come close to inspiring this kind of debate. Not sure what that means but it does say the Howard and his show is anything but ignored. Unlike any of the countless poser morning shows that never make me laugh. They just make me sigh and turn the radio off. That does not happen too often with Stern. Except maybe sometimes Robin and her untalented big pie hole go on and on. And again, my own opinion, the old shows are unlistenable. They really seem dated to me. To me they are more refined and clever now. Artie helps a lot in that regard. So does Sal and Richard with their phony phone calls.