Newer PostOlder PostT U E S D AY, J A N U A RY 0 9 , 2 0 0 7Howard Stern Gets $83 Million BonusHe's earned every bit of it.</p><p> Stern committed to Sirius satellite radioback in 2004, when they had just 600,000 subscribers and he was thebiggest radio star around.</p><p> Outsiders predicted he could help thecompany grow to 3.5 million subscribers by 2006 (its competitor XMhad a huge lead in technology and paying customers).</p><p> If Stern couldbeat that projection by a massive 2 million, he'd get this bonus.</p><p> Today,Sirius has more than 6 MILLION subscribers, meaning he toppedpredictions handily and is putting the heat on XM.</p><p> The NYTimes chatswith Stern, who poo-poos the idea he needs the FCC and constraints tobe funny. (Does Chris Rock need to clean up his act and go on TV to befunny or can he stick to clubs, asks Stern?)But he does draw the line atchloroforming people -- Howard Stern, a model of restraint.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 4:41 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Howard Stern Gets $83 Million Bonushttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/01/howard-stern-gets-83-mi... 1 of 37/28/09 12:51 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyMichael in New YorkAaron POPSURFING.COM: Howard Stern Gets $83 Million Bonushttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/01/howard-stern-gets-83-mi... 2 of 37/28/09 12:51 AMPOPSURFING.COM: Howard Stern Gets $83 Million Bonushttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/01/howard-stern-gets-83-mi... 3 of 37/28/09 12:51 AM
