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Olga Rivera
Professor Don Gregory
Journalism
9-12-03
Parental Con-Stern
Thirty-six double D breasts and collagen lips. ... Howard Stern remains radio’s most popular personality, but surely the King of all media Howard stays under the noses of every watchdog group the media has to offer. ... 7 million fine because of a series of indecency charges leaded against the Stern show. The FCC said the broadcasts involved included graphic discussions of masturbation and child molestation and a segment on which Stern talked about shaving his posterior (Ho).
Recently, Stern has maladjusted to his meaning of “a bonified news program” He claims that his show which does in fact provide the news should be able to interview celebrities such as Mary Carey and Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... The FCC ruled that Stern’s radio show is a news program therefore if he wanted to interview these two candidates for whatever reason, he can, without the hassle of receiving complaints on why other candidates did not get publicized on his particular show. ... ”
The FCC ruled in Stern’s favor making the interview possible for Howard to boost his ratings. “We expected the commission to rule favorably, and we’re pleased with the result,” said Dana McClintock, a spokesman for Infinity Broadcasting (anonymous)
The FCC has had a numerous amount of complaints towards the Stern show. ...
One individual who has filed numerous official complaints with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Howard Stern Show and indecency violations is Californian Al Westcott. Al Westcott has been engaged in regularly filing indecency complaints regarding the Stern Show since 1989. "It is the FCC that allows our public airwaves to be used by Howard Stern to broadcast the address of a web site that contains graphic photos of men and women fu%#!
Approximate Word count = 1479
Approximate Pages = 5.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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