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Article: Howard Stern fighting CBS radio suit.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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CBS Corp.'s radio division sued Howard Stern Tuesday, claiming its former star shock jock breached his contract with them when he moved to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
The lawsuit, which also names Sirius and Stern's agent as defendants, claims Stern improperly used CBS radio's air time to promote his new show with Sirius, which began last month. CBS also claims Stern discussed his plans with Sirius without disclosing them to CBS as required under his contract.
Even before the lawsuit was filed in state Supreme Court in New York, Stern tried to upstage the action with a news conference in Manhattan Tuesday to strike first at his former employer.
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