Howard Stern, Most Popular Talk Radio Personality with Web Users for 6th Consecutive Year

Howard Stern, Most Popular Talk Radio Personality with Web Users for 6th Consecutive Year

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WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LYCOS, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com), a leading entertainment destination for creators and consumers of quality content, today announced its sixth annual list of the most popular talk radio personalities with web users, based on The LYCOS 50 (http://50.lycos.com). The LYCOS 50 is an authoritative weekly list of the most popular people, places and things web users search for everyday.

For the sixth year in a row, Howard Stern continues his reign as the most-searched talk radio personality with web users, generating 232 percent more online interest than Adam Corolla, who holds the number two spot this year. In Jan. 2006, Stern left his top-rated morning show at Infinity Radio for Sirius Satellite. Stern's move to satellite radio was a huge factor in bringing awareness to satellite networks, Sirius and XM. In fact, due in part to Stern's move, search activity for Sirius Satellite Radio increased 1,300 percent in 2005 and another 128 percent in 2006. Oprah Winfrey, while not making this year's list, also received a bump in online interest over the past few weeks since the debut of her recent entrance to XM Satellite, with her Oprah & Friends radio show.

1) Howard Stern (1)
2) Adam Carolla (-)
3) Tavis Smiley (29)
4) Don Imus (-)
5) Rush Limbaugh (2)
6) Tom Joyner (-)
7) Lionel (-)
8) Wendy Williams (-)
9) Al Franken (-)
10) Art Bell (7)
11) Jim Cramer (-)
12) Opie & Anthony (10)
13) Tom Leykis (17)
14) Emma B (-)
15) Sean Hannity (11)
16) Michael Savage (5)
17) Chris Evans (-)
18) Don and Mike (15)
19) Bob & Tom (9)
20) Sara Cox (-)



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