<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"When shock jock Howard Stern assumes his seat on the America&amp;apos;s Got Talent judges panel on Monday&amp;apos;s premiere, fans can rest assured he&amp;apos;ll tell it like it is.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m going to be a strict judge,&amp;quot; Stern, 57, admits ahead of the NBC hit&amp;apos;s seventh season debut. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t want to go buzzer-crazy, but I&amp;apos;ve got to stick to my guns. We&amp;apos;ve got to find the best talent.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAgreeing to take part in the Nick Cannon-hosted series alongside Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel in December, Stern has long been a fan of the NBC hit.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m a huge fan of the show -- I&amp;apos;ve been asked to do a lot of different things in my career and I&amp;apos;ve avoided them,&amp;quot; Stern, who replaces departing judge Piers Morgan, says. &amp;quot;Something appealed to me with this. I sit at home on my couch and judge.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBantering with Osbourne and Mandel in the preview clip above, the radio deejay will definitely provide must-see TV.\r\n\r\nSays Mandel of his new colleague: &amp;quot;[Howard brings] more excitement and more energy than there&amp;apos;s ever been in the past six seasons. [This season] he&amp;apos;ll bring the unexpected.&amp;quot;\r\nAmerica&amp;apos;s Got Talent premieres Monday at 8 p.m. (EST) on NBC."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/howard-stern-ill-be-americas-got-talents-strict-judge-2012145>