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April 22, 2006
Roth Setting Sights on Sirius?
Here Comes the Big Fuck You to CBS...
(A.P.) Hell, Mich. - Roth Army World Headquarters
It sure doesn't take long for the rumors to start, does it. But here we go. A day after Roth was fired from CBS' East Coast morning show after taking over for Howard Stern on January 3rd, Roth has been already mentioned as following Stern to Sirius radio.
So let's start with the root of the rumors, and how they've gotten started. First and foremost, DLR has no qualms whatsoever in levying pain to those that he seeks out as the ones that have wronged him, in particular when it's taking money out of his pockets. Ask Big Ed Anderson and the Van Chirella brothers. Roth took it to the next level yesterday when he hired Howard Stern's lawyers to meet with CBS execs about settling his contract. That's right, the very same lawyers that are currently suing CBS radio for Stern. In Roth's words, my "legal team of Darth Vader...will settle like gentlemen, or start World War 9." Expect this to get extremely ugly. With Stern's lawyers in tow, I can't imagine CBS relenting anything, since doing so could hurt their case with alleged unpaid money to Stern. Roth certainly won't back down either, as he's already mentioning money that he could have made over the past 6 months in touring that he's turned down based on his radio show. Throw it all together, and you have one big clusterfuck for CBS. I'm sure nothing would make Roth any happier.
Nothing would make Stern happier either. Roth is said to be considering television and/or another radio gig. Roth has already contacted Sirius radio, and no doubt, had a phone call from Stern long before he reached the Free Radio studios yesterday morning. Roth probably will have to wait a bit before he can officially make an announcement, with certain legal proceedings about to take place, but I don't expect it to be that long before we get a confirmation that Roth is on Sirius in some capacity. Talk about a big FUCK YOU from Roth to CBS. Talk about a big FUCK YOU from Stern to CBS. Of course, CBS took a preemptive measure by signing Opie and Anthony to take over for Roth in a syndicated capacity. Opie and Anthony, who, ironically, were fired by Infinity broadcasting a few years ago for broadcasting 2 people having sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral, will be simulcast from XM radio for the first 3 hours of their show, putting the two head to head against Stern in nearly every major market, not to mention the satellite capacity. This should make the Stern, CBS, O&A war that much more interesting.
Where does Roth fit into all of this? I'm not sure, but I'm relatively certain that the one thing Roth wants to do before saying goodbye to radio for good is show people that he can do it if given a chance. The Satellite format may turn out to be the best place for this to happen. Ultimately, will it? I sure as fuck wouldn't bet against it...and I wouldn't doubt that we'll see Roth follow Stern on Stern's Sirius broadcasting...pitting Stern and Roth, the former CBS employees, against Opie and Anthony's time slot on the simulcast, and their subsequent 2 hours after the CBS feed ends.
If nothing else, it sure as hell COULD be fun...
Where do we at the Army ring in on this?
Well, We didn't start the Roth Army because of a radio gig...we started it because of the music...
that being said, if Roth can not only yank a few million out of CBS' pockets, and pocket a few more by joining Stern and Sirius, and proving the suits wrong...more power to him.
Hell...Roth isn't Roth if he isn't pissing off somebody...
April 22, 2006
Roth Setting Sights on Sirius?
Here Comes the Big Fuck You to CBS...
(A.P.) Hell, Mich. - Roth Army World Headquarters
It sure doesn't take long for the rumors to start, does it. But here we go. A day after Roth was fired from CBS' East Coast morning show after taking over for Howard Stern on January 3rd, Roth has been already mentioned as following Stern to Sirius radio.So let's start with the root of the rumors, and how they've gotten started. First and foremost, DLR has no qualms whatsoever in levying pain to those that he seeks out as the ones that have wronged him, in particular when it's taking money out of his pockets. Ask Big Ed Anderson and the Van Chirella brothers. Roth took it to the next level yesterday when he hired Howard Stern's lawyers to meet with CBS execs about settling his contract. That's right, the very same lawyers that are currently suing CBS radio for Stern. In Roth's words, my "legal team of Darth Vader...will settle like gentlemen, or start World War 9." Expect this to get extremely ugly. With Stern's lawyers in tow, I can't imagine CBS relenting anything, since doing so could hurt their case with alleged unpaid money to Stern. Roth certainly won't back down either, as he's already mentioning money that he could have made over the past 6 months in touring that he's turned down based on his radio show. Throw it all together, and you have one big clusterfuck for CBS. I'm sure nothing would make Roth any happier.
Nothing would make Stern happier either. Roth is said to be considering television and/or another radio gig. Roth has already contacted Sirius radio, and no doubt, had a phone call from Stern long before he reached the Free Radio studios yesterday morning. Roth probably will have to wait a bit before he can officially make an announcement, with certain legal proceedings about to take place, but I don't expect it to be that long before we get a confirmation that Roth is on Sirius in some capacity. Talk about a big FUCK YOU from Roth to CBS. Talk about a big FUCK YOU from Stern to CBS. Of course, CBS took a preemptive measure by signing Opie and Anthony to take over for Roth in a syndicated capacity. Opie and Anthony, who, ironically, were fired by Infinity broadcasting a few years ago for broadcasting 2 people having sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral, will be simulcast from XM radio for the first 3 hours of their show, putting the two head to head against Stern in nearly every major market, not to mention the satellite capacity. This should make the Stern, CBS, O&A war that much more interesting.
Where does Roth fit into all of this? I'm not sure, but I'm relatively certain that the one thing Roth wants to do before saying goodbye to radio for good is show people that he can do it if given a chance. The Satellite format may turn out to be the best place for this to happen. Ultimately, will it? I sure as fuck wouldn't bet against it...and I wouldn't doubt that we'll see Roth follow Stern on Stern's Sirius broadcasting...pitting Stern and Roth, the former CBS employees, against Opie and Anthony's time slot on the simulcast, and their subsequent 2 hours after the CBS feed ends.
If nothing else, it sure as hell COULD be fun...
Where do we at the Army ring in on this?
Well, We didn't start the Roth Army because of a radio gig...we started it because of the music...
that being said, if Roth can not only yank a few million out of CBS' pockets, and pocket a few more by joining Stern and Sirius, and proving the suits wrong...more power to him.
Hell...Roth isn't Roth if he isn't pissing off somebody...
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