Is Howard Stern going to get the Larry King job?

[Renew Deal]

I have to wonder about this. Howard has said he's been offered TV jobs. Howard is currently on vacation. The Larry King job is perfect for Howard Stern. It's right up his alley. If it happens, you heard it here first!

[WI_DEM]

1. I doubt it will be Stern, speculation has been Ryan Seacrest of all people

he sometimes sits in for Larry, too.

While potential successors like Katie Couric and America's Got Talent host Piers Morgan have been tossed about, King's pick is frequent substitute and well-known mentee Ryan Seacrest, who Forbes profiled this week as part of our annual Celebrity 100 issue (See: Ryan Seacrest: The Man Without A Shtick).

"I can’t be objective because I don’t know his feelings, his interest in politics, but Ryan Seacrest ... he is curious. He is interesting. He is likable,” King told Tuesday's guest Bill Maher after making the announcement. "If he has a great interest in politics, I would recommend him."

Seacrest tells Forbes he could do the job. "What does is a radio show on television with newsmakers," he said in his cramped Idol dressing room last month. "It's a great show and a format that's comfortable."
http://blogs.forbes.com/bizblog/2010/06/30/ryan-seacres...

[meegbear]

5. I think King wants Seacrest, but the network wants Morgan ...

be interesting who wins.

[Renew Deal]

8. Larry will not win.

And I'm not convinced Seacrest would or could handle that job. He's so bland and uninteresting.

[MattBaggins]

14. What's your point?

He would be replacing King; so bland and uninteresting should be a selling point.

[Renew Deal]

15. lol

[valerief]

27. Tracy Morgan???? nt

[meegbear]

31. LOL! No Piers Morgan, the British guy from America's Got Talent ...

whoever the hell he is.

[valerief]

32. Oh, I'd much rather see Tracy Morgan take King's seat. Wouldn't that be beyond fabulous? nt

[meegbear]

34. Yes! The spot needs some life, and he'd give it

[hlthe2b]

12. Ryan Seacrest--- a slightly more polished Kato Kaelin...

I don't get it.. (but admittedly, I've never been a big fan of American Idol, though I've watched on very rare occasions)

[Contrary1]

39. Phil Donahue would be my choice...

but at 74, he's probably considered "too old".

[Ozymanithrax]

2. Yes, Fart man could have a place on CNN... n/t

[DrDan]

3. lol - good one . . .

[seabeyond]

4. stern may be perfect for king, but stern is far from perfect for audience.

i think that matters to the networks.

[Renew Deal]

6. I disagree

I think CNN would want a known personality that can touch on many topics and cover multiple issues. Howard is a mix of news, politics, and entertainment. He's a great interviewer and he's a lot calmer than he was 20 years ago.

He was also the popular favorite to replace Simon Cowell. This is actally a better format for him.

BTW, there's a poll on this site and Howard is leading: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20009249-10391698...

[Johonny]

26. I don't know

Howard is popular with totally different demographic than Larry. CNN to do this they'd have to trust younger viewers to actually watch, because I have no doubt the audience that watches Larry now would have no interest in watching Howard. I just don't see CNN rolling the dice at that time slot. He might be leading online polls, but do online poll voters = same demographic that watches Larry King. I don't think so.

[seabeyond]

29. yup. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. DUzy

Give me a break.......................

[1776Forever]

9. You said it "TheCowsCameHome" - when they do Howard will "have a place" rofl! n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. I can just picture my 95 year old mother

watching string-haired Stern trying to conduct a serious interview on prime time TV.

[Skink]

10. Letterman or Regis.

[Renew Deal]

11. Letterman wouldn't do that and Regis is 78

He's too old to start now.

[Skink]

13. Regis could go to a hundred.

[Renew Deal]

16. You're probably right

Though I thought the same thing about Larry.

[edbermac]

18. Obvious bullshit from Stern.

Just playing financial head games with Sirius to enhance his contract, just as he did when he talked about going on American Idol.

He wants to switch from spanking naked lesbians to interviewing Regis for an hour?

Nobody's buying that shit, Howard.

[Renew Deal]

20. You've confused some things.

Howard didn't bring up the American Idol job. The media did. And Howard didn't bring up the Larry King job. He's currently on vacation. I brought it up.

[edbermac]

28. At some point he was talking about Idol.

"In February, reports surfaced that Howard Stern, 56, was in talks to fill Cowell's saucy, opinionated seat for season 10 of the singing competition. Stern vaguely told listeners on his SiriusXM radio show, "I have been offered a job at one of the big networks ... to host a -- well, not host, but judge a primetime show." In April, when TMZ approached Stern, he retorted on camera, "I'm too good for 'American Idol.' "

I think it was around this time he was negotiating with Sirius, which made me think he was using Idol as a wedge for a better deal.

Anyway, no way in hell would he replace King.

Baba Booey...Baba Booey...

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

35. Again, the media brought it up, he didn't

He talked about it. A lot. And why not?

What you quoted in that article seems to be a paraphrase. I think he was far more coy about what it was he was offered or not offered.

[ejpoeta]

19. they said king wants friggin ryan seacrest to replace him. uggh.

[alfredo]

21. Joy Behar is my bet.

[Renew Deal]

22. She's in the CNN family and is very likable

So she's not a bad choice.

[alfredo]

25. She's filled in the King on my occasions. I think she got

the show as a test run for taking over King's job. Bill Maher would be good too, but he's a bit more combative and darker in his outlook.

[LynneSin]

23. Have you ever listened to Howard Stern in the past 30 years?

I highly doubt he would get that position, in fact I think he would be better at replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol than taking over for Larry King.

First, Stern would get huge protests from the fundies who have protested him for years. Second, Stern has pissed off alot of people over the years with his brand of interviewing. Don't get me wrong - Stern loves that he has done this. But there are alot of people who won't do a show hosted by Stern.

But with Idol, Stern has the perfect blunt, in your face attitude that would probably work like a charm.

[spinbaby]

24. That might make CNN interesting enough to watch

There's nothing else worth watching on CNN.

[valerief]

30. Yes, ever since they dropped the Rapture Index a few years ago.

I think of them as the mainstream Armageddon network.

[RagAss]

33. We aren't that lucky

[SoCalDem]

36. Yep.. they'll probably give the extra time to Blitzkrieg or Candy Crowley

[redqueen]

37. *rofflemayo*

[avaistheone1]

38. Stern is too swarmy.

[valerief]

40. Yes, swarmy and beeish. nt