Overview

• Stern told Andy Cohen he loves Oprah Winfrey, follows her, and enjoys watching her despite past on-air criticisms.
• He said he has never spoken with Winfrey and suggested she may be wary of engaging, noting Gayle King once floated a meeting.
• Stern reiterated he finds Winfrey "unapologetically wealthy" on social media, framing his past comments as observations rather than hostility.
• He said he would sit down with Winfrey for an interview but advised that she doesn't need it and predicted she likely wouldn’t agree.
• Coverage notes their history, including Stern’s 2004 call for an FCC probe of her show and his 2022 critique of her Instagram posts, and reports that Winfrey has not publicly responded.