I never cared for Howard Stern, but watching The Last Word just now about Lady Gaga

[Omaha Steve]

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I couldn't pick out a single Lady Gaga song. But I think the world of her progressive politics. Howard Stern was doing an interview with her. While talking about her song about rape (I forget the title) he pressed her on the issue. The tone of his voice surprised me. He was expressing concern while pushing for an answer. She went there without saying I was raped. I hope this will help her to heal finally after all these years.

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[fulllib]

1. I watched it too

He definitely was sensitive to walking her through it.

[shenmue]

2. Howard

is smarter than he looks.

[nomorenomore08]

9. I always thought so. He just has a really juvenile sense of humor - a lot of smart people do. n/t

[mr_liberal]

3. I'll have to watch the repeat.

Im a Gaga fan.

[Inkfreak]

4. He's a gifted interviewer. And a bit of an ass.

Some great radio over 30 or so years. I'm a BaBaBooey fan, myself. Who considers himself liberal!

[IkeRepublican]

5. Fafafofo

[a kennedy]

10. And a bit of an ass......you're kidding right, he's a huge ass in my book.

JMHO.

[bearssoapbox]

6. They care about homeless animals too.

My wife told me about this. I was never a big fan but this makes me think better of him.

My wife saw an interview and she says he's a big softie when it comes to cats.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/beth-howard-stern-comeback-kitty-article-1.2014329

Cool story.

[Recursion]

7. It's easy to underestimate Stern, and he only makes it easier. But ...

... he does have some surprisingly good interview skills in the right context.

[justiceischeap]

8. A lot of people don't seem to understand that his radio persona is just that

a persona. It's a "character" that he puts on for the show. He's a good guy under all that schtick.

[Little Star]

11. Watching him as a judge on America's Got Talent...

changed my opinion of him. He seems to be a pretty nice guy.

[Javaman]

12. I had listened to Howard for years (back to his NBC days)...

And while he does some crazy sensational stuff, he is probably one of the best interviewers I have listened to.

Once he moved to Sirus I couldn't bring myself to pay for radio.

[deutsey]

13. It seems like he's grown since his "shock jock/king of media" years

I always thought he was smart and there's no denying he was certainly talented at what he did in those years, but I never cared for him.

I used to listen to him on DC101 in the early '80s but turned him off when he called Air Florida after one of their jetliners crashed in the Potomac River and asked about the price of a one-way ticket to the 14th Street Bridge, the site of the crash.