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Why I Love Jack FM

Yesterday I had to find a new radio station to have on all day since Howard Stern is gone and his old station in New York plans to move from a classic rock format to all talk in January. I looked around all the radio choices and picked Jack FM on 101.1 (be careful if you click that link because you’ll be overwhelmed with loud audio) in New York because I’d heard a lot about the Jack-FM-Format-as-iPod experience.

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I love Jack FM because it feels programmed just for me. I get great variety and excellent songs. The “Jack” announcer is annoying and robotic but I listen for the music not for the talk.

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Why Howard Stern Will Fail

Today is Howard Stern’s last day on regular radio. In a few weeks he will disappear on satellite radio where you will have to pay to hear him. Howard is being paid $500 million over the next five years to fade away and that’s an offer that would be hard for anyone to turn down. I miss the early days when Howard was cutting-edge funny and was the hero of the ordinary person struggling to make it from one day to the next.

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Script Doctor Magic

I have many secret lives. I will reveal one of them to you now: For the past 15 years I have been a well-paid Script Doctor for select Hollywood and New York writers, producers and independent production companies.

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The Enemy of the Arts

My great mentor, Dr. Howard Stein, claims the enemy of the Arts is the Humanities.

I often reflect on his statement.

Dr. Stein’s advice is timely and terribly true.