Monique - Radio Gunk : Howard Stern

October 11

Monique is a radio addict, with particular emphasis on Howard Stern. She has developed an audience which is both loyal and interactive; they talk about anything from what Stern is up to and pop culture in general. The forum is one of the most diverse on the subject of radio and pop culture venturing into Politics, social issues and other items of interest.

As the giant freight train that is Howard Stern continues, and with his accruing yet more outrageous amounts of wealth, his show has not only carried some notable guests, it's had it's share of performative cruelty; one only has to remember the treatment of the late Dana Plato, a vulnerable woman who got the sharp end of Howards' tongue, who left the studio and promptly killed herself.

Although the show wasn't probably the direct causes of Plato's final actions, she had many problems, but it certainly didn't help and with the knowledge of what happened subsequently, extremely uncomfortable listening

But Stern is still there, with a considerable following. Is it all fake? Or is Stern as he sounds on the radio? These are questions which fascinate people, even outside radio 'geeks'.

Monique has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of those involved with the Stern phenomenon. She talks to Ed Opperman about how the sidekicks have not prospered, despite being part of the team which got paid $90m. No one seems to have come out of their association with Stern unblemished.

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