I’ve been a Howard Stern fan for most of his radio career. So I swallowed hard and set my DVR for “America’s Got Talent,” to watch him in his foray to the network.

I’ve never watched any of what passes for contemporary talent shows among the network’s reality offerings. I’ve seen nary an episode of “American Idol” or “The Voice” or “The X Factor” or “So You Think You Can Dance.” Call me a snob, but they all look like extended auditions for the next big lounge act in Reno or a headliner in Branson, Mo.

But I’m a Howard loyalist. (More…)