Opinion- Prime Stern vs Prime O n A?

0  2018-01-17 by WhippingHuskies

Grew up listening to both. Stern during the mid late 90's and into the beginning of the Artie era was imo the greatest incarnation of the show. I think very late WNEW O n A and early XM O n A were the best versions of their run. I honestly can't decide who was better.

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Prime OnA was the best radio, regardless of how much we shit on them.

The Colin, CK, Patrice, Bobby, Burr era was some of the funniest shit I've ever heard in my life

They had 16 year old niggas ribs hurting whilst playing halo

he Colin, CK, Patrice, Bobby, Burr era

It was the best. Even the dumb shit, like "Sidewalk Fishing" before Burr got famous.

I remember one broadcast during the K Rock era, when they were terrestrial for awhile during the early XM days, where they played chubby bunny. I rear ended a cabbie with a box-truck b/c I was laughing so hard. I've been trying to find the episode but cant.

Stern did some good interviews, but O&A flowed more naturally without a giant ego in the room, also O&A would take & fight criticism. So O&A for me in general... but it's all subjective, & maybe I was late to Stern.

O and A. It’s not even close

Very different shows. I think Mid-2000s Stern might have the edge but was big a fan of both. The difference is I can go back and enjoy old Stern clips as much as I did when they first aired. Opie makes this more difficult when it comes to the old O&A shows.

Being from NyC I honestly I didn’t listen to O&A as much since Howard dominated the air back then. Some of the shit Howard did was hilarious and his interviews/guests were always better. I also have a very found place in my heart for beetlejuice. But now as I go back and listen to old O&A shows I feel like I missed out cause some of the shit with Colin, Louie and Patrice etc is absolutely hilarious. But yea both very different shows.

Stern all day.