WABC Host Bill O'Reilly calls in to touch on the shifting media landscape and his puzzling relationship with Howard Stern. O’Reilly recalls knowing Stern from their Boston University days and even having him on The O’Reilly Factor, but Stern now denies knowing him, which O’Reilly finds strange. He critiques Stern’s transformation from rebellious satirist to Hollywood insider and political activist, suggesting it alienated his core audience and may explain declining SiriusXM subscriptions. O’Reilly reflects on the disappearance of true media icons like Walter Cronkite, Rush Limbaugh, and Johnny Carson, saying no one of that stature is emerging today. He praises Sid for being one of the last daring voices in radio and predicts that Stern may soon retire, though he might stay if he accepts a pay cut when his current contract is up.
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