Howard Stern is the closest radio personality to Kyle. Big name, big show, high risk, high reward.

But does Kyle's new venture have enough in-built tension for the audience?

American Radio Programmer and Consultant David Hill can pinpoint the moment when Howard changed. It's when he left broadcast radio and went behind the paywall.

Does Kyle need an enemy to fight? With no censors, no ACMA, no management and no advertisers - is Kyle heading for bland-ville?

David's article is here:

https://barrettmedia.com/2026/07/20/when-howard-stern-won-he-lost-the-fight-that-made-him-matter/