Report: Howard Stern In Talks To Join Americas Got Talent Judging Panel

First Published: November 10, 2011 7:02 PM EST Credit: Caption Will Howard Stern replace Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? NY, N.Y. -- Could Americas most famous radio DJ be in line to replace outgoing judge Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? Sources told The Wall Street Journal that shock jock Howard Stern is in talks with NBC to join the panel, which includes Sharon Osbourne and comedian Howie Mandel. The paper reported that the deal could be worth $15 million a year to bring Howard to the AGT fold. This is not the first time Howard, who hosts his The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM Radio, has been bandied about as a potential reality show judge. AH Nation Poll: Would Howard Stern be a good choice to replace Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? Click HERE to vote! He suggested American Idol needed him back in February 2010 in an interview with Access Hollywood. Theyve got a bunch of people on there who dont have an opinion, he told Access at the time about the then-AI panel, which included Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. Judging is an interesting thing. What I do for a living is a lot more complicated than judging. I have to wake up people, he continued. I compete in radio markets and to sit there and judge a karaoke contest, the one criteria would be to have an opinion. It seems that two or three of the judges barely have an opinion and the shows in trouble, lets face it They probably do need me, but who knows if that would ever come together. And he even offered to replace the departing Simon for a massive payday. Theres isnt a better job on the planet than sitting there judging that [expletive] karaoke contest, he said on his SiriusXM radio show in February 2009. And, you know, if theyre gonna hire me, they gotta pay me a ton of [expletive] dough. If I do say so myself, I cant imagine anyone else but me replacing him, he reportedly added. I mean, I dont know. How else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And whos not afraid to speak their mind? A rep for NBC did not have a comment on the WSJ report, when contacted by Access Hollywood. A rep for Stern did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Access. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.