The Ticker: O’Reilly, Cramer, Iraq…

> On the Factor tonight, Howard Stern says “it’s a lock” that satellite radio will succeed. “Much like cable television, which you are on, has succeeded.” Bill O’Reilly responds: “We’ve succeeded, but MSNBC is a disaster, so it’s not a lock.” Stern answers: “Trust me. With me, it’s a lock.”

> ICN notes that Brian Williams tossed to CNBC host Jim Cramer “to explain the situation with company pensions dissapearing from corporate America” yesterday on NN…

> Jon Friedman on the Vargas/Woodruff decision: “In one stroke, ABC essentially gave a no-confidence vote to all five of its most high-profile news stars: Vargas and Woodruff, as well as the troika at its popular breakfast show, Good Morning America, Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts.”

> CNN is premiering a one-hour special, “1,000 Days In Iraq,” on Sunday night…