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Howard Stern isn’t so sure about Chris Wallace‘s recent departure from Fox News. As Mediaite notes, the one time King of All Media opened up about Wallace’s prospects at CNN — which, according to Stern, seem dismal.
“I always liked Chris Wallace on Fox News,” Stern said on Monday’s (Dec. 13) episode of his SiriusXM radio program The Howard Stern Show. “I always thought he was a level-headed guy. The guy actually pulled it off.”
So with the news that Wallace will be departing Fox News for CNN, Stern had some parting words for the news anchor as he changes lanes in broadcasting, heading to the network’s new CNN+.
“I gotta tell ya, people don’t watch CNN, who the hell is going to pay for CNN+? Are they out of their mind? CNN+, I mean what is that? Regular CNN isn’t enough?” Stern said. “Good luck being seen on that thing. I mean I like Chris Wallace, but I’m not paying a monthly service fee.”
CNN+ has yet to launch, so we’re unsure about the total fee that will be involved with subscribing. But Wallace is one of the first folks to sign on as a big name attached to the streamer, alongside folks like Scott Galloway and Kasie Hunt, who will also have shows. The platform is expected to launch in 2022.
“He was on Fox News for 18 years, I’m sure they’re pissed because they were pretty loyal to him. They probably weren’t coming up with the dough re mi,” Stern said. “I mean they probably offered him some good money.”
Stern continued: “Maybe he said to himself, ‘They just had Jeffrey Toobin jerking off on a Zoom meeting, and they didn’t really fire him, so that’s probably a good place to work. You can jerk off on your Zoom and not get fired.’ I think he saw an opportunity.”
No matter how much he enjoys Wallace, Stern says that ultimately, he’s not going to subscribe to CNN+. And he predicts that a good handful of folks will be on his side.
“What are they going to put on CNN+ to get someone to pay?” Stern wondered. “Maybe they will take the Cuomo brothers and have them talk p*ssy unedited. The world is so f*cked up.”
