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Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author. Stern hosts The Howard Stern Show four days a week (Monday-Thursday) on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station.

The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (a humorous reference to Michael Jackson's appellation "The King of Pop") has been dubbed a shock jock for his highly controversial use of scatological, sexual and racial humor. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though controversial, he is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.

He is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until his last terrestrial radio broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on the subscription-based Sirius satellite radio service on January 9, 2006.

In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, Private Parts, which he adapted into a film, and Miss America. Stern's television endeavors include a variety show on New York City's WWOR-TV, a nightly E! show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar CBS program that competed with Saturday Night Live for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for digital cable subscribers in various markets, and Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch for FX which Stern executive produced.

In 2006, Howard Stern was elected into Time Magazine's "Time 100: The People who shape our world" and was ranked #7 in Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual Celebrity 100. On February 13, 2007, Stern became engaged to his long-time girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky.

=is a cock sucking fag............oh and sold out when he went to sirius.....

and all his lemmings lap up his drivel and pay him 13.95 for it....hahahahahhahahahaha

the end...

Radio career

Terrestrial radio career

After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a disc jockey at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts. Stern then worked as a disc jockey and program director for WRNW in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, playing rock music. He discovered a talent for Lenny Bruce-type comedy, and developed a wide-ranging confrontational style. In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in Hartford, Connecticut at WCCC-FM and WCCC-AM, whose progressive rock format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality. Radio station owner, Sy Dresner, thought Stern's use of phone calls (as radio personality Don Imus was doing then) was a natural ratings appeal. It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, Fred Norris, who was working as an overnight deejay at the time. Stern moved to FM radio station WWWW "W4" in Detroit, Michigan, further developing his show until the station adopted a country music format, and then went to WWDC-FM "DC101," in Washington, D.C. for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC Radio. Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.

Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was simulcast on WYSP in Philadelphia. Before long it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day.

Satellite radio career

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with Sirius, a satellite radio service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs. His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, which he did meet in January 2006.

Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy censorship and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio..

The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.

On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio announced it had filed a lawsuit against Stern, Stern's agent Don Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio, saying Stern used CBS's airwaves to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself. The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of … airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York state court, sought compensatory and punitive damages. Not to be outdone, Stern earlier in the day (prior to CBS's announcement) held a press conference at which he mentioned that CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and its news magazine show 60 Minutes. "I made them millions of dollars. If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months?" Stern said. "How can you have it both ways?"

Leslie Moonves appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record advertising revenue the network sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern said the network had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public.

On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan. Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.

As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.

Career in other media

In 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts. The book was a bestseller and became the fastest selling book in Simon & Schuster's history.

In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket. Although he legally qualified for the office and campaigned for a time after his nomination, many considered his gubernatorial run a publicity stunt. His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls. After he accomplished his platform's goals he planned on resigning the post. However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.

In 1996, Stern released his second book, Miss America, which focused more on his radio career. Like his first book, it was also a bestseller.

In 1997, he starred in Private Parts, a biographical film chronicling his rise to success. The film is based on his 1993 autobiography Private Parts. The film premiered at the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million. It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.

The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.

For his performance, Stern won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on write-in votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin. Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.

In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the 1982 movie Porky's and the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School. Stern was also a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for three seasons.

He informed listeners early in 2004 that the ABC television network was in talks with him to produce an interview special.

See also

• Howard 100 and Howard 101
• Sirius Satellite Radio
• List of celebrity guests on the Howard Stern show
• The Wack Pack
• Howard 100 News

References and Notes

1. Spade, David (May 2006). "Howard Stern New King of Satellite". Time Magazine. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities Forbes.com, June 2006
3. The Associated Press (2007-02-14). "Howard Stern Engaged to Model Girlfriend". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-06-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
4. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. And lo and behold as soon as I graduated, I got a job at WNTN, doing daytimes at this progressive AM rock station in Newton. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
5. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 118. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I didn't last long at that station. I wanted to be in radio, but not for free. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
6. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 119. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. So I went up there and the radio station was in an old house in the middle of a residential area of Briarcliff Manor. One of the bedrooms was the radio station studio, the other was a production studio. I was doing this show and I was fucking nervous and my voice was horse and I was croaking "WRNW" and talking soft like an FM disc jockey. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
7. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 122. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. So I went to my father and he told me take the job as program director but stay on the air as a disc jockey because program directing is a shit job and on air is where the action is. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
8. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 125. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I picked up Radio & Records, which is a trade publication in radio, and I saw that WCCC, a station in Hartford, Connecticut, was looking for a "wild, fun morning guy." {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
9. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 127. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. But there was one good thing about Hartford. I met Fred "Earth Dog" Norris there. Fred was going to college and he was the overnight guy. Hw was a funny guy and a good writer and he had a knack for doing impressions. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
10. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc · 8-K · For 10/1/04
11. "Howard Stern & Co. score $200M payout". CNNMoney.com. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2006-07-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
12. Kurtz, Howard (December 11, 2005). "Stern on Satellite: A Bruised Flower, Blossoming Anew". The Washington Post. p. D01. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
13. CBS Radio files lawsuit against Stern, Sirius CBC March 1, 2006
14. Stern nears settlement with CBS Reutuers
15. http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=222720
16. "Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M". CBS News. May 25, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
17. Stern, Howard. Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
18. "STERN'S 'PRIVATE PARTS' TOPS LIMBAUGH'S MARK". Wichita Eagle. October 20, 1993. Five days after its publication, "Private Parts" had become the fastest selling book in the 70-year history of Simon & Schuster.
19. "The Stern gang. (Howard Stern becomes Libertarian Party candidate for New York State governor)". The New Yorker. May 9, 1994. p. 39.
20. Stern, Howard. Judith Regan (ed.). Miss America (1st edition ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060391676. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
21. Betty Thomas(Director) (March). [[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]] (Motion picture). Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 2007-05-04. {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |year=, |date=, and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
22. http://www.boxofficereport.com/byfilm/1997/privateparts.shtml
23. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1075777-private_parts/

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