Howard Stern Swears Not To Appear On Jay Leno To Promote His New NBC Gig
Feb. 2 2012, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer
On a night he celebrated his 30-year anniversary on late night, David Letterman welcomed Howard Stern as his featured guest, and the King of All Media didn't disappoint, lending his hysterical commentary on pop culture with the inimitable wit that’s made him radio’s brightest-ever star.
Stern -- who announced in December he's taking the spot vacated by Piers Morgan on NBC's America's Got Talent -- swore to his longtime pal Letterman he wouldn't be promoting his new gig on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, claiming he's a loyal "Letterman guy."
(Stern’s relationship with Leno soured in 2004, when Leno covertly recruited Stern’s lackey “Stuttering” John Melendez to The Tonight Show, where he served as the announcer for five years.)
“I’m not interested in going on Jay’s show,” the radio icon told his TV counterpart. “I'm probably the only idiot in show business who picks sides in these late night wars.
“You announce the war's over, I'm stil