Fans plunged one by one into the narrow broadcast studio, plowed into their padded seats and plugged in headphones. It's 4:50 a. m.
Early January.
The highway is still empty outside.
Starbucks is not even open.
"Well, we start at 12.
Minutes, boys, "said J. P.
Flaim, the most organized and uncluttered of the crew.
He was the only addict to shower this morning.
"I just don't feel comfortable if I don't take a shower," he explained . ".
Others also stick to familiar procedures and try to appease their nerves. Eric "E. B.
"Bickel fiddled with the machine that sent the phone to the air.
6-year-old bishop Jason toddlerfoot-
6. put his 13 feet yard props on the table and try to read the sports page.
John "cake" Orville sucked his second Diet Coke in the morning and prepared hundreds of digital sound effects.
From this morning, these four 35-year-
Old regular Joss from Prince George County is taking over the long term of Howard Sternrunning --
Profitable--
WJFK (peak hours in the morning)106. 7 FM)
In Washington and WHFS (105. 7 FM)in Baltimore.
Before he defected to satellite radio, Stern was the king of FM raunch.
It is unclear whether, despite the millions of dollars worth of new contracts, these fans will be able to meet the challenge and seize Stern's audience in Washington --
Baltimore market
"The next few months will be the most watched months of our career," J. P.
In fact, just trying to get rid of their pre-
He was very nervous last night and slept for a while. E. B.
He was so excited that he popped up an Xanax before climbing into the bed. The anti-
Anxiety drugs should give him peace of mind to sleep, he said. It didn't. J. P.
He also took a sleeping pill called Ambien.
He was fully awake by midnight.
"It must be sugar pills," he said . "
Two bottles of Miller Lite are an anesthetic option for the cake. But his 18-month-
The old son had been crying, and he and his wife shared the responsibility of the baby all night.
"This transformation will bother me and will put me in the early graves," the cake declared . ".
Lurch lost the game at about 1 in the morning due to insomnia. m.
He got out of bed, cooked some eggs and opened ESPN.
Now their producer, Chris Kinnard, is standing behind the control committee, staring at four old friends.
"This is surreal," said ginald . "
"We will take over the position of Howard Stern.
"In the studio, a digital clock can measure a few seconds per thousand.
The milliseconds of Whzing crashed to 5: 00: 000, and the fans were alive.
"That's right, donkey. we're back . "P.
He declared them "fresh" and was ready to set off.
"No one is fresh," the cake is in J. P. "It's 5:01. ""One question.
Can we reconsider? " gasps E. B.
"There is no way back," the cake warned . ".
The addicts recalled their early days at Kennedy Airport when they only aired one night a week and were not invited to a radio Christmas party.
Invitation is not important for cake.
"How about, I wasn't able to go to the Christmas party because I was still working in the toy fight city and throwing toys during the holidays," he said . ".
In the next five hours, they will open their mouths like this to study some of the most pressing questions of the day: how many inches from the urinalB. 's eighth-
Typical status of social studies teachers? (18. )
Why not wear his wedding ring? (
He's not a jewelry man"")
Is medical marijuana worth it for glaucoma? (
Cake said, of course. )
The goal of Junkies is not complex;
It's ratings, though they won't know how they did it until April.
"We can fart in the air ,[management]
We don't care as long as we enter numbers, "E. B. yells at J. P.
"No, we can't fart . "P.
He is a lawyer who is proficient in the etiquette regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
Breaking these rules is a constant fear for those addicts.
This is part of the reason why Stern abandoned commercial radio waves from satellite broadcasting. "Fine," E. B.
"We can have hiccups. "J. P.
No response, ending the only business discussion in Washington that ended with a strategic hiccup plan.
Until recently, you can turn on your FM radio during the morning rush hourS.
Listen to Howard Stern describe his penis.
For nearly 20 years, he talked to the people of the country about his manhood and became the most profitable property for radio stations, and it is reported that his employer, radio CBS, earns $100 million in annual advertising revenue.
Stern gave birth to a large number of imitators who proved their modesty and created
Millions of people find it funny, and millions of people find it disgusting air type.
Now FM radio is facing a big problem: can someone replace Howard Stern?
To understand the challenges facing the radio industry, consider the role it plays in the lives of American commuters.
The path of the country could be a scene of relentless alienation, especially for those who are within the sight of thousands of people every morning, but are basically unaccompanied.
This is the gap the radio is trying to fill.
"Sometimes I think the purpose of the car is to be the listening room for the radio," said Michael Harrison, editor and publisher of Talkers magazine, noting that the morning rush hour ---
About 6 to 9. m. --
It is the most important time for radio stations, accounting for about half of the revenue of most stations.
From cassette tape to disc to ipod, there are other media to choose from in the car.
They offer a unique alternative to the radio: Commuters choose which CD or which book to play.
But the commuters are still lonely when they cruise along the road.
Only the radio can penetrate the foam, fill the car with living human beings, and attract the emotions of the audience in a strong and unpredictable way.
Every day, Stern is conveying what the station managers are eager for: a program that draws the ears of the audience.
He expressed the desire of most adults to be carefully repressed.
He expressed his contempt for the boss.
Even if he got married, he had the audacity to fantasize about all kinds of women.
He showed the world his unshakable sense of inadequacy.
His audience worshiped him.
"Stern has a pure, direct, honest approach," Harrison said . ".
"There is little inhibition.
His audience felt like they heard it from friends.
These bonds were translated
Time advertising fee
A recent analysis by Baer Stearns predicts that after Stern leaves office, his former television station may lose up to 30% of advertising revenue.
If you're listening [to talk radio]
You're listening emotionally to some extent, "explains Walter Saab, president of Sabo Media, a consulting firm that works with radio stations.
"As a result, business information sales on talk station.
When the local retailer puts the item on the talk station, he can remove the item from the shelf.
"It is reported that when Stern was in FM, he earned $27,000 for every single live commercial ad he read.
One of his biggest clients is the Vermont Teddy Bear.
Lesson: shocking the radio is not to shock anyone.
This is for the audience to buy some plush toys and other products.
Will radio people living in the shadow of stern come up to tap the emotional needs of American commuters?
If not, Stern's successor may share the fate of the disc jockey who once played the cutting gameedge music.
First, they become irrelevant, and then they become extinct.
Threats to FM abound.
The podcast is still in its infancy and is growing faster than anyone else.
Stern vowed that satellite broadcasting was a trend for the future.
Maybe FM is becoming a new AM, a bin for a dull and practical radio.
Every weekday morning, when their alarm clock rings around 4 in the morning, fans find themselves in the center of these cross-currents. m.
The idea of sports fans began 11 years ago, E. B.
Mother of the futurelaw.
She is surfing the channel and sees a political talk show on Bowie's cable channel BCTV.
Alicia Chin recalled that I think you and your friends can do this through sports shows. B.
He studied as a school counselor in graduate school. E. B.
Run across the street to J. P.
He went home from law school in the summer to practice for a judge in Maryland. E. B. , J. P.
The cake grew up in a few houses in the middle.
Modest ranchers and Cape Cods near the class Bowie.
All three were born in 1970;
All three are obsessed with sports.
But there are also differences between them. J. P.
His father was an Italian immigrant and his mother was born in Puerto Rico.
Even a child, J. P.
His mother, lourde, said he was a motorcyclist and a neatnik.
She was surprised by the way he always picked up his toys to tidy up his wardrobe.
His parents took J. P.
Across the street, take piano lessons with E. B.
Her mother Shirley plays the organ in the Union Parish of Bowie, where her husband Carl is the pastor. Though E. B.
Destined to be the craziest fan-
His computer wallpaper shows a pair of mating hyenas-
He spends every week in the front seats of his father's church. He still does.
"We make him believe in God," Shirley Becker said . ".
The cake is just around the corner of E. B. and J. P.
On the way to boys elementary school.
His father, Gene, said the cake that was adopted five weeks ago was sunny and easy-going, but never very neat. J. P.
Come here once after school, "straighten [up]Cake's]
Because he couldn't stand the "mess", drawers and closets.
When I got to high school, cake and J.
P went to Eleanor Roosevelt in Greenbelt. E. B.
He went to the Demata Catholic school in hytsville, where he quickly became friends with a basketball player nicknamed Lu Qi, who easily integrated into the Bowie team.
Four friends thought it was interesting to launch a sports talk show.
"When we grow up, we will do that and sit together and talk about sports, debate, debate," recalls Lu . " Lu Qi lived with his parents and made two boring parts. time jobs.
On August 1995, they made their debut on the crisp white button
On the table are down jackets and paisley ties from the Heath Schuler red shirt.
Behind them, a poster board was propped up on the easel, announcing the name of their show "sports fans" in clumsy block printing ".
Lu Qi sat neatly on the table with both hands. B.
Wearing a pair of glasses, the size of the lens is the same as the size of the insert. P.
He had a smile on his face. (
The cake had to work in toy fight city, so he skipped the first show. )J. P.
Led shutdown program: "Hi.
Don't turn that dial, because we will stay here for a while, because we will become fashionable.
We are sports fans. . .
Let's start with baseball.
"They discussed whether the acquisition of batsman Bobby Bonera would make the Orioles a better team and then went on to discuss other topics, trying to sound like a professional broadcaster.
Crude oil was not ignited until the show drew to a close.
The theme was
Struggling tennis star Jennifer Capriati was arrested a year ago for holding marijuana.
"I think I saw her smoking on the 14 th Street last night," Lucci announced . ". (
At that time, 14 th Street northwest of Washington was notorious for prostitution and drug use --dealing. )
"What are you doing down there? " demanded E. B.
"The job interview," he said.
The moment lasted only a few seconds, but it was a glimpse of what a fan was going to be--
Once they gave up the tie and stiff spine.
A few months later, sports fans almost collapsed. E. B.
Remember he had an emergency meeting at his parents' house urging the cake, which was recently married and wanted to focus on earning a salary instead of bail. E. B.
He now says he feels the show is a "universal Mary Pass" to avoid getting a "real job ".
"When he was a child, he dreamed of owning a baseball card shop.
If he can figure out how to make a living from a sports talk show, it doesn't seem like a bad choice to have his own sports talk show. Then E. B.
Came up with a way to promote the show.
He sent tapes to local sports reporters hoping one of them would find these sports fans notable. It worked.
Dick Heller, a Washington Times columnist, wrote in 1996 that these sports fans are "smart, lively, and sometimes debated ".
Most importantly, they are very interesting. . .
They should get more viewers than the few channel surfers in Bowie.
The trick is, how do they get one?
"A few days later, when J. P.
Received a call from a project director at WJFK who read Heller's column.
The station described its audience in a marketing campaign as "the wall of men" and has been looking for new, non-traditional talent to flesh out its lineup.
The four boys of Prince George met the requirements.
On a Saturday night in May 1996, they made their debut on the radio.
At first, only $50 was paid per show. "Gas money," J. P. calls it. (
Fans will not say exactly how much money they are making now.
"We are not millionaires . "P.
But if you put us together, we will be together. ")
Kennedy Airport was built around legendary speakers: Stern, G.
Mike from Gordon Lidi, Don and greesman.
It was a bold confidence to put four amateurs into the squad, but then general manager Ken Stevens said he knew the fans would be special.
"They were hit from day one," Stevens said . ".
"They did not format the sound.
They sound natural, like four people who really get along. . .
The Advertiser got on board immediately.
"Soon, sports fans broadcast on Monday to Friday night instead of Saturday.
They will give tips for cheating on the golf course, or use games like "Junkardy" to attract listeners, a copy of the TV "dangerous!
Categories such as "drunk", "batsman", "blown Metropolis (
Cocaine)
And "crawling "(
The man who cheated his wife).
Their creative process has always been informal.
The idea for the new section was developed during a business break or while hanging out before the show. J. P. and E. B.
Usually as a creative engine.
Cake and chocolate often play an auxiliary role, changing the other two ideas.
Maybe because they knew each other from kindergarten. P. and E. B.
Like to argue together in the air.
"He won't agree with anything I say . "B.
He described himself as a conservative. P. as a liberal. J. P.
Calm analysis. E. B.
Run in the hot mood.
Cake and Lurch have developed their own-air personas.
For example, the cake kept disappointing himself, reminding the audience that he had pulled a 1. 5 grade-
The average score at Towson State University.
Lurch reveals the least about his private life and is usually surprised when the theme deviates from sports.
Listening to their show means joining a virtual Brotherhood with its own slang and euphemism vocabulary: Butt-trifling: (adjective)very bad. Donkey: (noun)a male idiot.
Rude to suspects :(verb)to masturbate.
At the beginning, one of their favorite things was "disturbing professionals ".
"This includes tracking athletes at the hotel they live in, convincing the help desk staff to patch drug addicts and conducting impromptu, noisy phone interviews.
They have spoken out for a boxing judge who screwed up a Hollyfield boxing match.
Another time, they woke up their ex-boyfriend Jimmy Johnson.
Hate the Dallas Cowboys coach.
"He hung up our phone soon," J said . "P.
He lamented that "disturbing professionals" became the victim of the radio station's insistence on allowing athletes to be told ahead of time that they would be interviewed on-site radio.
Jason Block, 20, started selling audio in Circuit City in 1996 when he started listening to the show.
He has been a fan since then.
"They make you feel like you're with them.
They talk about the most ridiculous things. -just like the [expletive]
This is the case with most ordinary people.
I don't know them personally, but I think I know them.
"The appeal of the sports industry is far more than that of young retail staff. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
It was a congressman from Maryland who often listened to him when driving home from Capitol Hill.
Sometimes, when fans do "bother Pro", now-
The governor said he had to pull over because he laughed so badly.
A few months after sports fans moved to the weekend night, Arbitron, a media research firm that compiled radio ratings, released quarterly data.
Sports fans are top notch
In important demographics, men aged 25 to 54 rank first in their time period.
After the sports fans celebrated, J. P.
Eagerly organize the arbitration data into a thick three-
Ring binder with multi-color partition.
Rock radio is struggling and its program director has come up with a rescue plan: sports fans.
At 2002, Unlimited Radio, the current CBS radio station, moved Prince George's crew from WJFK's weekend to the full
Important morning driving-
Time period of WHFS sister station (99. 1 FM)
This has fallen into a difficult period.
For the first time, they will fight Stern on the most brutal stage of the radio station, New York, Stern.
Since 1988, the program based on WJFK has been playing, fast-
Morning talk at WWDC (101. 1 FM).
They quickly shortened their name to an avantgarde-sounding addict and ripped off some pages from Stern's script, installing a new studio in their WHFS in Langham
Porn, masturbation and flatulence are gone.
The source of unlimited entertainment.
Fans do not hesitate to treat the long term
The caller was winded to win and played the sound of flushing the toilet before hanging up the phone.
Washington Post columnist Mark Fisher said: "I don't think they're as naturally interesting and dangerous as Stern --to-
The book radio generation is published.
"The pleasure of listening to Stern is, what will he get?
What will he do next?
The appeal of these addicts is very different, Fisher said: "They have a disadvantage that they are the people next door.
This is a great schtick.
They're buddies.
"The topics covered by these addicts are much broader than Stern, although they use some politically incorrect language when talking about women and homosexuality.
They have merged their race.
They added humor to WJFK's show, where they had a clip called "What does Brothaz say ".
This includes sending a "reporter" Mike Brown to interview Prince George's black men on politics, sports and pop culture. Brown, a 33-year-
The old African-American security guard from Forestville described his role like this: "I'm from 'hood, 'stay true, talk to the brothers about bin Laden, the red man, whatever the people in the hood are saying.
Brown, who began listening to the fanatics in 1998 and joined the show in 1999, said he had never considered "what junaz was saying ", nor did it take into account any other racist behavior that a gentleman did in the air.
"The white community talks about the black community," he said . "
The black community talks about the white community.
I never took it seriously.
It's all for fun. . .
They're just funny white people.
"Fans say it's natural for them to talk about race in the air, because they grew up in Prince George's house, and then there was a big pot of racial tension, because it was from a white man.
A paradise for the black middle class.
When they went to middle schoolB.
As part of the county's plan to eliminate apartheid, cakes and Lurch are plagued mainly by black schools. (J. P.
His parents sent him to a private secondary school dominated by white people. )E. B.
He said he did not remember the time being particularly painful for him: "To be honest, I like those years of Thomas G ".
At Pulun Middle School in Landover, he made good friends and had poor grades.
When he was in the airB.
I feel free in black-
Although he would offend J sometimes. P.
His racial humor
"I grew up with a Puerto Rican mom," J. P. says.
"Because of my background, my views on minorities are more sensitive to defining a whole class of people. . .
I'm very angry with a lot of things [E. B. ]says. "When E. B.
The needle is --
One day his mother was dating a black man, J. P.
"So what?
He is a good man. " J. P.
When E. B.
See Black community as a crimeridden.
"He would say, 'I will not go to that block because it is dark, because it is brothers.
It bothers me a lot.
"It has a grain of truth," E. B. insists. "To what? " J. P. snaps. "An all-
In my opinion, the black community may be a disaster . "B.
"That doesn't mean it's guaranteed.
Generally speaking, there is no problem with the black place.
He paused and said, "This is [expletive]
We will be fired.
"Or alienate the black audience, although there are not so many people to offend.
According to Michael Hughes, managing director of WJFK, only about 7% of junkies viewers are black.
Hispanic accounted for 6%.
But in the broadcast of slicing and chopping viewers by gender, race, age and ethnicity, these addicts are not expected to attract minority audiences. (
In fact, black people listen to a lot more radio than white people, which is why Washington is fashionable.
Jumping stations, WKYS and WPGC have a lot more viewers than WJFK, DC101, or WHFS, And WJFK, DC101, or WHFS are basically dubbed for white audiences)
At WHFS, these addicts have never been close to Stern's ratings, who directed 19% of male listeners between the ages of 18 and 34.
Only once, they beat Segal, who claims to have a population of 13%.
However, by the fall of 2004, six of these addicts had been captured.
Their target audience of 4%, more than doubled WHFS's early ratings.
This is not enough.
Hughes called them to his office a year ago.
Hughes recalled: "HFS is going to Spain at noon today.
"These addicts were sent back to Kennedy Airport unpolitely, spinning their show in purgatory on the midday radio.
However, they are hardly depressed.
More changes have taken place in the industry.
Stern recently announced his turn to the satellite.
And those fans know that CBS will soon be looking for his replacement.
It's December 16, the morning of Stern's last broadcast on FM, and despite the cold, drizzling rain, thousands of viewers gather on the streets around his midtown Manhattan studio.
This fully illustrates the appeal of Stern.
On one occasion, Stern was about seven years old.
According to Talker Magazine, radio stations across the country have 75 million listeners a week.
Other radio people, such as Rush Limburg, can have more influence.
However, Stern is different for his ability to attract young people, one of the most popular people on the radioAfter the audience
But who did Stern get?
That's what he did.
"Everything you need to know about the power [Stern's]
"The show came from something I heard one morning 10 years ago," broadcast consultant Sabo said . ".
"Howard was tired, his voice was filmed, and he came to the car cash AD. . .
He picked up the phone and said to an audience: "You do cash ads for cars.
The audience can do this.
He did it all morning and every account did it.
He just made a phone call and the audience advertised.
"Stern's ability to implant advertising information in the hearts of listeners is the reason why radio network owners charge millions of dollars in indecent fines.
Fines seem to be the cost of doing business.
The consensus is that Stern is worth it.
On 2004, after public outcry over Justin Timberlake Bahrain Janet Jackson's breasts during the Super Bowl, the consensus began to break.
Clear Channel Communications, the nation's largest radio operator, formed a zero
A policy of tolerance for lewdnessair conduct.
Almost immediately, Stern spoke in an interview with Paris Hilton's sexual partner, Rick Salomon, in a video tape that quickly spread over the Internet.
Topics covered include: anal sex and the size of Solomon's penis.
Jack Thompson in Miami
His lawyer is listening to the communication on his car radio.
He has been battling radio Stern and Lapland for years, calling it a "degradation of the public square ". ""For 20-
Thompson said Howard Stern, who has been illegally broadcasting pornographic material on public radio for years, has filed many FCC complaints.
"I have a real problem with distributing adult material to children.
Many of them are listening to Stern's show, he said.
A few minutes after Solomon's interview, Thompson made a complaint to the FCC and Clear Channel.
The next day, Clear Channel announced that it would launch Stern from radio stations in San Diego, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Lewis, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
CBS Radio has also begun tightening standards.
The political atmosphere in Washington has changed.
If the FCC starts revoking radio licenses, it doesn't matter how much influence Stern has on advertisers.
A few days after Clear Channel fired him, Stern predicted that his career on the radio was coming to an end.
He claimed that he was persecuted and even compared himself to Jesus.
By contrast, there is now an unexpected irony: Stern announced his resurrection on October 2004.
Sirius Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, an emerging company with no profits, hired a stern under the age of five.
The annual contract is about $0. 5 billion, plus more stock incentives.
Stern fired a whole.
Against his campaign. to-
As a former employer, do FM radio by yourself and urge listeners to pay $12.
Always free things for a month.
It seems to have an effect.
When Stern signed an agreement with Sirius, the company had about 600,000 users per month.
Shortly after Stern's Last FM broadcast, Sirius announced 3.
User 3 million.
The management of CBS Radio tried to play quietly.
"There is no irreplaceable talent in all media," said CEO Joel Holland . ".
"Howard has long done great work for shareholders and advertisers, but it's a new day.
"The company did not try to replace Stern with a shock ock.
Instead, the main market on the West Coast goes to comedian Adam Karola.
Long master-
Radio and television programs "Loveline" are played ".
"Rover in Cleveland
Some stations based in the Midwest.
David Lee Rose
Main city of Van Helen Singh in Northeast China-
Besides Washington and Baltimore, they went to drug addicts.
Hughes at Kennedy International Airport explained that they are a proven commodity.
"A few weeks before they took over Stern's position, the fans welcomed five couples into the studio.
This is the match show on Wednesday, which means it's time for "jungle games.
"There is a brief introduction from the contestants who are in their early 20 s to their early 30 s.
Most of the conversation was conducted in the air.
One is the bartender.
The other two are on sale.
In addition, home audio equipment is installed.
The last person named Todd announced that he and his wife, Irina, opened a website for the wobbly.
"Are you saying you asked someone else to drag her out? " E. B. asks Todd.
He nodded.
Lu Qi ordered five people to leave the studio.
"Basically, we will embarrass you . "P.
Say to the woman.
Each of them has to answer some personal questions.
Then these people will come back and answer the same question.
The couple who responded most matched won a gold necklace.
The cake asked the woman, "average 30-
How many times have your husband/boyfriend been rude to the suspect during the day?
You know what I mean.
"Kinard, producer of Junkies, stands behind the control committee.
At any time, the conversation could go from dirty to dirty, and he had eight seconds to press the review button before any verboten clicked on the airwaves.
Although most of their colleagues have been fined or fired for crossing the border, these addicts have a squeaky clean record at the FCC.
This is not to say that they have no luck.
"I'm pretty sure we'll be fired in the end," E. B. says.
"You have to push the edges over, but you can't walk over," the cake explains . ". "It's a high-wire act.
For example, this morning, J. P.
Hopefully the female Junkywed player will record the forged climax so that he can ask each man to pick the voice of his partner.
This is a routine used by addicts before.
But this time J. P. hesitated.
The fans received a steady stream of memos reminding them of the etiquette rules of CBS Radio, which the company refused to share for the story.
The FCC believes that the material is indecent, if "measured by contemporary community standards, it describes or describes sexual or excretion organs or activities in a way that is clearly offensive.
"There is a huge gray area in the phrase '[']measured]
"In terms of contemporary community standards," Hughes said.
In the past, the pretense climax procedure was on one side of the etiquette line.
Consulting Project director J. P.
I know it might be another one.
So there won't be any complaints in the studio today.
When the male came back to the studio, the female stood up.
In the last roundB.
Ask Todd about the way Elena likes to eat popsicles.
Todd looked confused and quiet for a while.
He said Elena didn't like cold food. E. B.
Throw his hand in the air.
The popsicle is a metaphor, he lamented.
Leonard listened to the joke with a cold smile.
For now, this metaphor is enough to prevent him from reviewing the conversation. Later E. B.
He admitted he had a hard time controlling his mouth.
He relied on Kinard to do it for him and said: "My child's future depends on Chris's ability to press the button.
"Greaseman leaned against his microphone, squeezed his eyes, and sang his abnormal holiday favorite.
"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love was given to me ---five blow-up dolls.
"His voice came across a lively fake sound, his hand racing on the soundboard, twisting the knob, sliding the lever and preparing for the next sound effect.
Doug Kanter's other self-gresman quickly ended his morning show every day, broadcasting in the basement of Potomac's home. "AMF," he says.
Goodbye, friends.
The 55-year-old Tracht took a few steps from his studio, leaving an unfinished jelly donut and an ashtray for cigarette butts.
He's wearing a tight blue T-shirt.
Shirt with superhuman logo seems to be on the chest, except for G instead of "S.
He went upstairs to the kitchen and poured himself a gin. It's 9 a. m.
"This is my ceremony," Tracht said, pointing to his martini . ".
"After three hours of tension, there was a disaster in every corner and you had to take a break.
"It is indeed a disaster.
Tracht's career as a radio station may be more indicative of the dangers of being a career boundary than any other shocking athlete --pusher.
Greaseman is a living creature in Washington. this city is hotter than hot-
Radio host.
However, the capital has always been one of the most fertile petri dishes on radio raunch.
Stern played an outrageous role that would make him famous as a morning figure for dc101.
His autobiography and the film "The private part" record the time of his career.
During his evolution, a decisive moment was a call from his flight at Florida Airlines on the day after hitting the 14 th Street bridge on January 1982 and killing 78 people.
Stern asked him if he could buy one.
Ticket to the bridge, the problem makes the audience out of breath for disgust or laughter.
Later in the same year, Stern was fired for criticizing the management of dc101, and Tracht took over.
His greed. -
Full of sexual hints and quirky impromptu stories-
Eventually surpassed Stern's ratings, which, though in their 1980 s, dominated radio Washington.
But his performance attracted the attention of civil rights groups, especially in 1986, when he referred to Martin Luther King.
Holiday: "kill four more and we can have a week off.
He later apologized for the sentence.
Then, on 1999, Greaseman played a song clip with a black hip
Jumping artist Lauren Hill commented, "No wonder people drag them behind the truck.
"This is the way James Byrd Jr.
A black man from Jasper County, Texas.
Tortured and murdered by a group of white people.
The next day, Tracht faxed a written apology to the Washington Post: "On my show, split-
Second judgment on advertisinglibs.
This sentence is a serious mistake in my judgment.
A few days later, he admitted that he sounded like a racist, "in my heart, I feel guilty about racist comments . ".
"But his expression of regret is insignificant.
The radio station fired him, and the greedy man became an abandoned business.
He eventually set up his own syndicate, a dime and paid the play time on WZHF, a tiny £ 5,000
Watt station in Rockville.
His show was also broadcast in Binghamton. Y.
And Portland, Oregon.
But Tracht said he never thought about leaving the station.
It's fun.
Four months ago, WMET in Washington (1160 AM)
Signed Greaseman to more than one.
The contract for the morning show.
The station has just built a studio for him in the downtown office, allowing Greaseman to move out of the basement.
Tracht said he will seize the opportunity: "We are planning to establish a dominant position in Washington [and]
Take back my stuff.
Over the years, I got along well with men between 25 and 54.
They will knock on the door soon.
"But did he learn the lesson?
"In the United States today, people must remember that politics is correct," he said . ".
After a while, he poured out his martini and refilled it.
The cake untied his 3-year-
Old daughter Juliet
She extended her arms to the air, hoping that he would take her into their house in Olney.
Cake in his 18-month-
The old son, Brendan, kept twisting in the car seat.
His other son, Kurt, 8, is at school.
All the addicts had children, but the cake won Mr. Mom title.
Others travel in a limousine while the cake is in the grocery store-getting Saturn.
For fun, other fans once timed the cake to see how long he spent on three children.
It took him seven minutes.
This harassment has been going on in people who take drugs, in-air and off.
Laughed at for not being able to dunk. E. B.
Abandoned for being the only Republican. J. P.
Was ridiculed as forced anal sex.
The cake was even needled for adoption.
You were lucky to have someone bring you in for lunch one day.
Four people, however, swear their 10-
The annual partnership has never been seriously strained.
They are still close friends in the air, playing golf and poker together and attending parties in each other's houses.
"We are like a big family," said J. P.
"The show will eventually disappear. . .
But friendship is not.
The cake flipped over the lights in his basement, revealing a mess of stuffed toys, dolls and miniature instruments.
"We are in a state of continuous recovery," Cake said . " He obviously needs J. P.
Come and sort things out.
From upstairs came the banging of the contractor's boots across the wall.
The cake and his wife, Amy, spent about $80,000 to transform the kitchen of their inconspicuous four people.
Bedroom colony.
The kitchen project is one of several obvious signs of cake success.
He still wears like a man who earns $27,500 a year in Toys R & R, often wearing sportswear and free T-shirts
Shirt from the show sponsor.
The cake points to a custom
Made a table in a corner of the basement.
"It's a sinful pleasure," he said . "
"I'm not going out to the club.
I really don't spend money except children.
"He watched Juliet knock Brendan down on the way to plastic fries, and she put the chips in her mouth.
Remember how Juliet recently swallowed a small plastic bead, and the cake suddenly sounded an alarm.
He told the girl firmly to spit out the fry.
What do we call it? he asks.
"The danger of suffocation," she said in a slightly stiff voice.
Fans often use 35-year-old middle-
Use family life as a material for their performances.
"I will have another child . "B.
One day I told the audience, "but I was shooting the blanks everywhere.
"Cake cut in and tell E. B.
What's worse: he had a vasectomy.
He played the sound of a man screaming. E. B.
When it comes to on, it usually causes chargingair sex talk.
His mother, a devout Christian, is proud of her son's success, but the erotic part of the show bothers her.
"I once wrote a letter to them," Shirley Becker said . ".
"I told them that I think they should change the way this project is, and I don't think it's ethical, some of the things they talk about. . .
Eric doesn't seem to see a conflict between a Christian living and talking about sex for entertainment. "One day E. B. confesses on-air that his 4-year-
Old son Stevie put f-word.
"No way," lur panting.
Soon the other addicts came. B.
The mother on the phone is ready to chat with their friends.
But she's already listening to the show.
"I heard your comments about your son, my grandson," she said to E . "B. on the air.
"I think it's terrible. "E. B. was repentant.
"I did try not to swear by him, but I lost my hand.
"I think you set a very bad example," his mother said . ".
"I agree, Mom . "B.
"Part of me is really proud," he added.
He used it perfectly, but I know it's socially unacceptable.
"Fans know they sometimes offend their favorite people.
This is a professional hazard. J. P.
Once lamented-
He was not famous before he got married.
He said that then he could take advantage of all the sexy women who came to him during the promotion. When J. P.
When he got home, he found his wife Carol furious. "What?
Do you wish you hadn't married me?
He recalled her.
"Whenever he talks about sex. . .
"I'm just a little scared," Carol said . ".
"He would say, 'I bought some last night.
My friend will call me and say, "Do you know what he's talking about ? "?
It was awkward when everyone heard the news.
"Their daughter in kindergarten, Kelsey, has begun to feel the same way. J. P.
Tell a Story
About the air of Kelsey's stool in his chest when he was a baby.
"It really embarrassed her," Carol said . ".
Amy Auville says her child is still too young to understand and even be interested in most of the cakes that are being talked about on the radio.
Sometimes the children just listen to him, she said.
Still, once the joke becomes vivid, she dives for volume control.
"I won't let them listen unless I'm with them," she said . ".
Amy is a reading expert at a primary school in Montgomery County, so she doesn't always hear the show.
This is not important.
"I have a network of spies," she said . "
"If I should know what he said, I will.
"One day the addicts found themselves on the phone with a former CIA field officer named Bob Bell, an expert in Middle East affairs.
Under normal circumstances, there is no business for addicts to talk to him ---and vice versa.
Apart from Bell's best-selling book "can't see evil" is the inspiration for "Syria"
A movie starring George ClooneyE. B.
Baer is welcome to the show and ask what he calls home.
Bell says he lives all over the Middle East.
"It sounds like life is terrible," said E . "B.
"You can't go to the football match.
He asked what happened to this thing called water.
Boarding, there have been many news reports recently.
It's a torture that gives people a feeling of drowning, Baer said. J. P.
I want to know that the tortured person has not cried uncle long before.
"About 14 seconds," Baer said.
He added that the result is sometimes a heartbeat stops. E. B.
Ask some questions: why can't we find bin Laden?
What is Iraq doing?
Bell described Iraq as a complex blend of race and tribe and began to explain the impact this had on rebuilding the country.
Fans look at each other.
The cake flattened his hand and began to slap the air: "Bob, we are on top of our heads.
Most of Bell's answers suggest that his comments on President Bush and politics as a whole are low.
"I guess you don't like Washington . "P. says.
"I hate Washington," Bell replied . "
"But you know what I'm talking about.
"No, we don't . "
"We know about the Reds.
"Bell hung up the phone.
Kinard said in the air, "Come on, cake. Can we water-
Check in for $10,000? " (
Once, the cake was put in the coffin for two days.
He has constipation for $2,000. )
"I have a risk of heart disease! " says Cakes.
"Let me think about it.
"In the words of cake, these addicts relentlessly push the concept that they are four retarded . ".
"But the fact seems more complicated when the microphone is cut off.
"I have been reading about game theory . "B.
One day after the show, he and the cake were having sushi lunch.
"I still like sports," he said . "
"But frankly, I look at box scores every day.
"Cake often sounds like an English major student when he talks.
"My social life is dying," he said one day . ".
But he pointed out that he scored 960 out of 1600 on the SAT, refuting his clever statement. J. P.
He took a law degree from Temple University and took the bar exam, just as the radio program became a full show
And decided to let E. B.
Read the results in the air.
Although he failed in his second attempt, he learned that he had failed.
Now, behind a stack of legal books near his home table, J. P.
Keep the notes he used to study for the bar in case he decided to practice the law.
He wants to know how he has changed since the fans first aired.
"I used to enjoy spring training," he said . "
"But not long ago, it was no longer interesting.
At some point in your life, you wake up and rather watch meet the media.
The closest thing to "meeting the media" is their regular chat with Republican Governor Elsie of Maryland.
Ellis, a former center-back at Princeton, mainly talked to fans about sports.
Last year, they lost to Elsie in football and agreed to stand at the crossroads of Elsie's choice, holding the government sign that we love us.
Elish said he may not pay his debts until the election is approaching.
Elixi acknowledged that his appeal to these addicts was an opportunity to connect with important voter groups, many of whom did not pay attention to national politics.
He came into contact with them in a very friendly media environment.
These addicts usually give Elsie a few minutes to end his policy.
"Governor, what happened to the state this week? " E. B.
Asked in a performance.
Elich spoke about the decision not to intervene in the execution of a convicted murder case.
How long do you need to make a decision? E. B. asks.
"I bet it will take you two minutes.
"I have read all the briefings," said Elish, who knows a little about the process, covering everything from the Bill of Rights to the Patriot Act.
"It sounds like a nap," said E . "B.
He then began to feel uneasy about Prince George's rising crime rate.
He lives in Montgomery now, but his parents still live in Prince George's house. "P. G.
"The county is collapsing," E. B. declares.
When the governor made a promise,B.
Tilt to the cake and smile.
He smiled and said: "We are cross-examining him, just like a real media person. "E. B.
Ogles is a passing woman who is one of the seven people who came to spideduz, a pub in ferfax.
"She has a good chest," he said . "
In order to help them adjust the switch to Stern's time period, fans are hiring so-
It's Junkettes. who's out of T-
Shirts and hugs the audience during the promotion.
Two Junkettes will be selected tonight.
There is one main condition: they must be hot.
This choice is left to the crowd on the surface, and when women jump in front of them, the crowd laughs and cheers.
Fans took to the stage, and the cake was standing with Nancy, the first one. be Junkette.
"Have you ever kissed a girl? " he asks.
"Yes, I do," she said.
People's walls are approved.
"Have you ever done more than kissing a girl? " Cakes asks.
"No," said Nancy . "
"However, I will do more with my roommates who are standing there.
"She pointed to a woman near the stage, and the men cheered in unison, just like a bubble pack.
"Will you do it on the stage?
Asked Nancy.
His voice rose with every word and incited the crowd.
Under Nancy's quick rush, the roommate climbed up.
The two women kissed and danced awkwardly.
Music began to play in the bar.
Soon the cake was twisted with the woman.
That night, the cake came home and told Amy that he was dancing with the sexy young woman.
He knew it would be the theme of tomorrow's show.
"This is called a preemptive strike," he later explained . ".
"Even though it's nothing, it's innocent and I want it to be there so that it's not blown into something out of proportion.
Still, Amy was angry: "I don't think it's interesting.
Any woman who loves her husband will be jealous if her husband goes home and says he is dancing with other women at the bar.
"The next day, as predicted, other addicts relived the bumps and grinding of the cake on the stage.
The cake told others he was in trouble with Amy.
You just bought her a $80,000 kitchen. B.
Makes her sound like a gold hunter.
Amy, who happened to be listening to the show, picked up the phone angrily and said it.
"When I got married to John, he was running the toy fight city," she remembers saying on TV.
"If I were a materialistic, I wouldn't have married him in the first place.
"The addicts laughed and told Amy to relax. As E. B.
"It's all for fun," People often say.
Taylor Curry is a special writer for the magazine.
He will answer questions and comments about the article at one o'clock P. M. on Mondaym.
In the Washington Postcom/liveonline.