| Name | Howard Stern |
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| Caption | Howard Stern in 1996. |
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| Birth name | Howard Allan Stern |
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| Birth date | January 12, 1954 |
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| Birth place | Jackson Heights, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Radio personality, humorist, television host, author, actor |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Spouse | Alison Berns (1978–2001; div.)Beth Ostrosky (2008–present) |
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| Website | www.howardstern.com |
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Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio personality, humorist, television host, author and actor, best known for his long-running radio show, The Howard Stern Show. He gained national recognition in the 1990s when he was labelled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style. Stern wished for a radio career since he was five; his father, a recording and radio engineer, being a big influence. While studying at Boston University, Stern worked at its campus station WTBU before making his professional début in 1975 at WNTN.
In 1977, Stern worked at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York performing on-air, production and managerial duties. After his departure in 1979 he began to develop a more open personality working mornings at WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1980, he moved to WWWW in Detroit, Michigan, where he earned his first Billboard radio award. Stern relocated to WWDC in Washington, D.C. in 1981, where he was paired with current show newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers. He moved to WNBC in New York City to host afternoons until his firing in 1985. Stern returned to the city's airwaves on WXRK for the next 20 years until his move to Sirius XM in December 2005. In this time, The Howard Stern Show would be syndicated to 60 markets while reaching a peak audience of 20 million listeners. The show was the highest-rated morning program from 1994 to 2001 in the New York market. Stern is an eight-time winner of the Billboard Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year award (1994–2002). He is the highest-paid radio figure, In 1955, the family moved to the hamlet of Roosevelt on Long Island.
On completion of sixth grade, Stern left Washington-Rose Elementary School for Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. He also hosted a comedy program, with three fellow students, called The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour. and now funds a scholarship at the university. Away from the microphone, Stern also worked managerial positions. In November 1977, he switched roles from production director to program director for an increased pay of $250 a week. An attorney was hired to man a "dump button", and cut Stern off the microphone should potentially offensive areas be discussed. This became the task of program director Kevin Metheny, who Stern nicknamed "Pig Virus". On May 21, 1984, Stern made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, launching him into the national spotlight.
In 1985, Stern claimed a 5.7% market share, the highest ratings at the station in four years. "Over the course of time, we made a very conscious effort to make Stern aware that certain elements of the program should be changed...I don't think it's appropriate to say what those specifics were", The radio pair kept in touch with their WNBC audience throughout October and November, touring club venues with a stage show. He signed a five-year contract with owner Infinity Broadcasting worth around $500,000 that escalated in successive years. In October 1992, Stern became the first to top the New York and Los Angeles Arbitron ratings simultaneously. Over 60,000 homes purchased the two-hour special that grossed $1.2 million. Both events were released for home video. From 1990 to 1992, Stern was the host of The Howard Stern Show, a Saturday night program on WWOR-TV. The series ran for 69 episodes to 65 markets across the country. He returned to Saturday night television a month later with The Howard Stern "Interview", a one-on-one celebrity interview series on E! that lasted 36 episodes. The book spent 20 weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller list. Stern has written forewords for Steal This Dream (1998), a biography of Abbie Hoffman, Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book (1998) by Jackie Martling, Too Fat to Fish (2008) by Artie Lange, and Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox (2010) by Greg Fitzsimmons.
Stern hosted his second pay-per-view event, The Miss Howard Stern New Year's Eve Pageant, on December 31, 1993. It surpassed the subscriber record for a non-sports event held by a 1990 New Kids on the Block concert.
Production for a film adaptation of Private Parts began in May 1996, with all shooting complete in four months. Selling 178,000 copies in the first week of release, the film's topped the Billboard 200 chart between March 15–21, 1997. They married on October 3, 2008, at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.Nominated – Golden Satellite Award for "Best Male Actor Performance in a Comedy or Musical" (1998)
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Home video releases
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| 1988
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Howard Stern's Negligeé and Underpants Party
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| 1989
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Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores
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| 1992
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Butt Bongo Fiesta
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| 1994
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Howard Stern's New Year's Rotten Eve 1994
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Television
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| 1981
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Petey Greene's Washington
| Himself
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| 1987
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Nightlife
| Himself
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| 1987
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The Howard Stern Show
| Himself - Host
| Series of 5 pilot episodes that never aired
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| 1988
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The New Hollywood Squares
| Announcer - Guest
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| 1990–1992
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The Howard Stern Show
| Himself - Host
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| 1992
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1992 MTV Video Music Awards
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Fartman
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| 1992–1993
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The Howard Stern "Interview"
| Himself - Host
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| 1993
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The Larry Sanders Show
| Himself
| Season 2, episode 18
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| 1993
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The John Stewart Show
| Himself
| Season 1, episode 1
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| 1994–2005
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Howard Stern
| Himself - Host
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| 1997
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Saturday Night Live
| Himself
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Season 22, episode 14
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| 1998
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The Magic Hour
| Himself
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| 1998
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The Roseanne Show
| Himself
| Season 1, episode 54
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| 1998–2001
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The Howard Stern Radio Show
| Himself - Host
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| 2001
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The Concert for New York City
| Himself
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| 2004
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Extra
| Himself
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| 2005–present
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Howard Stern On Demand
| Himself - Host
| Known as
Howard TV since March 2006
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Discography
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| 1982
| 50 Ways to Rank Your Mother
| Wren Records
| Re-released as Unclean Beaver (1994) on Ichiban and Citizen X labels
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| 1991
| Crucified By the FCC
| Infinity Broadcasting
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| 1997
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| Warner Brothers
| Billboard 200 Number-one album from March 15–21, 1997
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Bibliography
Notes
References
External links
The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM
The Howard Stern Show and Howard Stern Official Site
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