When did Howard Stern (radio personality not bombshell model enabler) become irrelevant

[JPK]

I saw a report of one of the Tea Party protests in Chicago and heard a "baba booie" yelled in the background.

Howard was on the radio in Chicago for a while and he must have had incredible PR people because his name was always popping up in the papers and on the news. Mentions about him, his opinion on things, etc.

Since he went to satellite, I just NEVER here his name anymore.

Is he still working, alive, or whatever?

JPK