LOS ANGELES — “America’s Got Talent” contestants might be facing an unlikely new judge: shock jock Howard Stern.
Stern was in negotiations to replace the departing Piers Morgan on NBC’s talent show, a person close to the situation said Friday. The person lacked authority to discuss the talks while they were in progress and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Stern, whose show airs on subscription service Sirius XM Radio, is a regular viewer of “America’s Got Talent,” the person said. An e-mail seeking comment from Stern’s agent in New York was not immediately returned.
Morgan, a British journalist and TV personality, announced this week that he’s leaving “America’s Got Talent” to ease his schedule and focus on his CNN talk show.
“America’s Got Talent” has been a summer hit for NBC with 14 million weekly viewers. The Associated Press
