Why does it seems as though the vast majority of people bashing Howard don't even listen to him?
Howard has exceeded all expectations since he joined Sirius, he had multiple incentive bonus' in his contract which stipulated he had to increase listenership by "x" each quarter - to my knowledge the actual numbers aren't public but the fact remains he hit them.
He has the highest listenership on satellite radio by a long shot and the potential number of people who are able to listen to howard just expanded by a great deal thanks for the Sirius/XM Merger.
Regarding the content of the show:
I personally like it much more today than ~10 years ago, not just because it's uncensored but because it covers a much larger number of subjects. Before it was just all about Howard talking about how the "man" is keeping him down, or about his obsession with Pam Anderson (insert name of porn star) or something along those lines.
I love all the additions to the show except for Howard News which is just tacky and overkill. Artie, Richard, Sal, Ronnie, JD, and the rest of the staff do some great bits and get limited to the right amount of time so they don't get old....same with the wack pack.
I think this is just a case of people doing what they typically do, idealizing something from the past and criticizing the current incarnation of it since everything from 'back in the day" is always soooooo superior
