Kara DioGuardi: Howard Stern Doesn't Fit in 'American Idol'!

Kara DioGuardi

Is Howard Stern a good choice for 'American Idol'? No, says Kara DioGuardi.
"I don't really know if I can even speak on it. I don't know that [Stern] has a musical background I think that if you're gonna replace Simon, you have to have that background", Kara said about Stern on Wednesday.
On Monday, Stern admitted he was in talks to replace Simon Cowell as a judge in 'American Idol' show.  "There's not a better job on the planet than judging that f---ing karaoke contest. It would be the best thing that happened to me...What a cush job -- $100 million for four months. Who wouldn't take that?" he said for Sirius radio show.
But what thinks DioGuardi about new judge Ellen DeGeneres, the one replacing Paula Abdul starting this season? "Ellen brings a sense of humor, of course, but also I think she knows more about music than we think she does. She had a really good handle on whether a contestant had potential. She knew that something was off in the vocals or in their performance…I thought she delivered the message with kindness but also had criticism in there...she did an incredible job for her first time there", Kara declared.