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'Idol' Judges and the Parent's Television Council Hope NotThe rumors have been flying for a few weeks now, ever since American Idol judge Simon Cowell announced that he would be leaving the hit FOX show after this season. With longtime judge Paula Abdul already gone, many fans are wondering who will replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. And one of the most talked-about names floating around is Sirius Radio's raunchy shock jock, Howard Stern.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, American Idol's newest judge, Ellen DeGeneres, has already said she will leave the show if Stern joins the Idol panel. Fans of Stern's Sirius XM show have heard him trash DeGeneres in the past, including dissing her as an Idol judge. Meanwhile USA Today reports that judge Kara DioGuardi is not too keen on the prospect of bringing Stern on either, saying, "I don't think he has a musical background...If you're going to replace Simon, you have to have that background."

And while Idol's Randy Jackson has been mum about the Stern rumors, Stern had a few words to say about Jackson, telling his Sirius audience last week, "Can you imagine me sitting there with like a little ping-pong paddle, and I smack Randy Jackson's belly every time he opens his dopey mouth?"

According to Billboard, Stern has verified that American Idol producers are interested in him and would reportedly consider paying him his required $100 million dollar salary. Stern also called American Idol a "karaoke contest" (but one he would be willing to judge for 100 mil) and said if he were a judge, "looks would play into the judging, too... I would be honest with them. I would say, 'Look at you. You're out of shape, go work out.' It would be sort of like 'The Biggest Loser' and 'American Idol' combined."

But while Howard Stern certainly has a fan base, many people think he wouldn't be right for Idol. Because American Idol is considered a family show, the Parents Television Council is up in arms over the Stern chatter, asking FOX to address the rumors. The PTC has even started a petition to keep Stern off of Idol.

If he were hired for the show, would Howard Stern be able to clean up his act for American idol's mixed viewing audience? That remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure- Stern would make Simon Cowell look like a lamb. Not that the shock jock is a big, bad wolf or anything (okay, well maybe a little), but contestants would need to have a very thick skin in order to audition for American Idol if the Howard Stern is brought on board.

Sources:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2040270,american-idol-howard-stern-021010.article

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/02/kara-dioguardi-ellen-degeneres-brings-sense-of-humor-to-american-idol/1

Howard Stern Show, Sirius XM, February 9, 2010

http://www.billboard.com/news/howard-stern-addresses-american-idol-judge-1004065889.story

http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2010/0210.asp\

'Idol' Judges and the Parent's Television Council Hope Not

The rumors have been flying for a few weeks now, ever since American Idol judge Simon Cowell announced that he would be leaving the hit FOX show after this season. With longtime judge Paula Abdul already gone, many fans are wondering who will replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. And one of the most talked-about names floating around is Sirius Radio's raunchy shock jock, Howard Stern.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, American Idol's newest judge, Ellen DeGeneres, has already said she will leave the show if Stern joins the Idol panel. Fans of Stern's Sirius XM show have heard him trash DeGeneres in the past, including dissing her as an Idol judge. Meanwhile USA Today reports that judge Kara DioGuardi is not too keen on the prospect of bringing Stern on either, saying, "I don't think he has a musical background...If you're going to replace Simon, you have to have that background."

And while Idol's Randy Jackson has been mum about the Stern rumors, Stern had a few words to say about Jackson, telling his Sirius audience last week, "Can you imagine me sitting there with like a little ping-pong paddle, and I smack Randy Jackson's belly every time he opens his dopey mouth?"

According to Billboard, Stern has verified that American Idol producers are interested in him and would reportedly consider paying him his required $100 million dollar salary. Stern also called American Idol a "karaoke contest" (but one he would be willing to judge for 100 mil) and said if he were a judge, "looks would play into the judging, too... I would be honest with them. I would say, 'Look at you. You're out of shape, go work out.' It would be sort of like 'The Biggest Loser' and 'American Idol' combined."

But while Howard Stern certainly has a fan base, many people think he wouldn't be right for Idol. Because American Idol is considered a family show, the Parents Television Council is up in arms over the Stern chatter, asking FOX to address the rumors. The PTC has even started a petition to keep Stern off of Idol.

If he were hired for the show, would Howard Stern be able to clean up his act for American idol's mixed viewing audience? That remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure- Stern would make Simon Cowell look like a lamb. Not that the shock jock is a big, bad wolf or anything (okay, well maybe a little), but contestants would need to have a very thick skin in order to audition for American Idol if the Howard Stern is brought on board.

Sources:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2040270,american-idol-howard-stern-021010.article

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/02/kara-dioguardi-ellen-degeneres-brings-sense-of-humor-to-american-idol/1

Howard Stern Show, Sirius XM, February 9, 2010

http://www.billboard.com/news/howard-stern-addresses-american-idol-judge-1004065889.story

http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2010/0210.asp\


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