Today's warm and fuzzy thought.

Howard Stern has announced that he will be leaving public broadcasting, and entering the world of satellite radio. Stern has faced millions of dollars in fines in the past few years for his radio program and in the world of satellite radio, he can say whatever he wants.

I remember the first time that I heard Stern on the radio, I was driving through the Chicago area and all I could think was: "Why does Alan Alda have a radio show?" It wasn't until after a bit about making Sonny Bono's coffin out of the tree that he hit, I realized that it probably wasn't Alan Alda. From there I listened a few more times when I was in New York and I was never as offended as I thought his reputation deserved.

Then, Stern came to Denver and I began listening on a fairly regular basis on my way to work in the morning. Again, I didn't hear anything that was totally offensive. Now that is not to say that I think that his brand of humor is great. I have never been a huge fan of over the top abrasive-simply for the sake of being abrasive-humor still, I enjoyed his show. Then after a comment that he made in regards to the Columbine High School shootings, Stern was taken off the air in Denver and I can't say that I missed him all that much.

I hope that he makes a success of his 5 years on satellite radio and doesn't prove his critics right by going totally off the deep end. I think that he has an opportunity here to really express himself and actually do some good for Sirius. I wish him the best of luck and maybe I'll even catch his show.