From: pr@devmail.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern
Subject: The Article that said the TV show was cancelled
Date: 23 Jul 92 13:27:30 GMT

It's one thing for someone to just write in and state something like the
Stern TV show is cancelled (from out-of-market even); when it's something
official and important we fans want to know the source of such info.
Besides, the WWOR statement the poster (Mark) quoted made the situation look
very one-sided  (WWOR budgetary concerns). Hence this Daily News article
brought to you as a public service and typing practice for me. Note:
the article was cut from the paper
if the date was July 16 or 17.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        "TV off for Stern; films, radio ahead"
by George Maksian and Richard Johnson  - Daily News Staff Writers.

        Howard Stern got his wish yesterday: WWOR/Ch.9 canceled his TV show.
        Now, Stern told The News, he will be devoting his time and attention
to films, TV specials and his top-rated morning radio show, which soon will
add four cities to its roster of outlets.
        "I can't do everything" said Stern, who has railed often and loudly
against Ch. 9 and the constraints of the TV show.
        "The radio show has gotten so big, and I have an opportunity to do a
movie....I'll announce in about two days which studio I'll be with."
        Stern's WXRK radio show, already simulcaset in L.A., Washington, D.C.,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, will soon be heard as well in Cleveland, Chicago,
Dallas, and San Francisco.
        "I'm going for total domination," he said.
        Stern said he had been asking for better porduction values for the
two-year-old TV show, and that doing the program and the radio show at the
same time was "a nightmare."
        "They wanted the show.  They wanted a third season...I bowed out
gracefully.  My plan all along has been movies. It's the right move for me.
        Stern called the management at WOR-TV (sic)"good guys" adding, There's
no hard feelings."
        Stern wouldnt divulge the title of his film, but promised, "You'll be
repulsed."
        Ch 9 will air three more original "Stern" episodes, starting Saturday
(11pm) and then go into reruns for an unspecified period of time.
        "Ch. 9 made a business decision to stop production because the cost of
the program exceeded the revenues, even with its high ratings," said Grazia
Manziano, a spokeswoman for the station.
        The reruns will continue as long as the ratings are high, she added.
The show often beats "Saturday Night Live" in the ratings.
        "Howard Stern" made its debut locally on July 14, 1990 , and went
into syndication the following January. It's currently seen in about 50
markets.
        Ch 9 station general manager Michael Alexander recently told The News
that while the show was playing well in New York, it wasn't distributed widely
enough nationally to make it profitable.
        Alexander said the program was seen in 56% of the country and that
advertisers won't buy into a program unless it reaches at least 80%.
        Ch. 9 said that the station is exploring other ventures with Stern.
"Howard Stern is a special talent and the station wishes him well in his
future endeavors,' said the spokeswoman.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.howard-stern