It's Only Roth 'n' Roll

It appears that only a few of David Lee Roth's closest friends are listening to his syndicated morning radio show. The ex-Van Halen rocker replaced Howard Stern in New York, Boston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and West Palm Beach when Stern blasted off to satellite radio.

In January (the first full month of the new show) Roth attracted 1.3% of listeners in the target audience of listeners between the ages of 18 and 34, compared to the 13.8% that tuned in when Stern was hosting.

Okay, show of hands -- is anyone surprised at this? Not the folks at CBS, who say they fully expected a drop in the ratings and are prepared for it to take as long as two years for Roth to catch on.

Read All About It:

• New York Daily News story
• David Lee Roth profile
• Howard Stern profile