Radio New Zealand National

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Broadcast area	New Zealand
Frequency	AM: various List FM: 101.0 MHz - 101.7 MHz Freeview: Channel 50 Sky Digital: Channel 501 TelstraClear InHomeTV: Channel 501 Live Stream Windows Media
First air date	1925
Format	Varied
Owner	Radio New Zealand
Webcast	[1]
Website	http://www.radionz.co.nz/national

Radio New Zealand National (formerly National Radio) is a publicly funded non-commercial New Zealand English language radio network operated by Radio New Zealand. It specialises in programmes dedicated to news, the arts, music, and New Zealand culture generally, including some material in the Māori language.

Of all radio stations in New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National's cumulative audience of 522,000 people makes it number one in terms of audience size nationwide. Its station share of 11% makes it number one in terms of station share in New Zealand (among people 15+, nationwide in the year 2011). Radio New Zealand. ^[1]

Programming[link]

National's weekday output between 06:00 and midnight is characterized by the alternation of three extended news and current-affairs sequences–running for between one and three hours each–with three varied-content magazine-style programmes, each of which lasts for three to five hours.

The news operation is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A team of specialist correspondents, reporters and regional correspondents operate from 12 newsrooms around the country, including large teams in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Radio New Zealand News draws on the expertise of specialist correspondents in politics, health, social issues, the economy, education, Maori issues, Pacific issues, business and rural affairs. It has an office in the parliamentary gallery. International news is sourced primarily from international news agencies.

Morning Report[link]

Morning Report - Te Pūrongo o te Ata - Geoff Robinson and Simon Mercep - 06:00-09:00

Morning Report is Radio New Zealand National's long-running flagship breakfast programme. It is a three-hour news programme airing between 06:00 and 09:00 on weekdays. The programme consists of half-hourly news and weather updates from Radio New Zealand News and more in-depth coverage of the news between these updates.

Morning Report, has an audience of 365,000 listeners. Radio New Zealand. ^[2]

News and weather bulletins are read by Nicola Wright from the Radio New Zealand News studio half hourly at 06:00, 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00 and 08:30. Brief recaps of top stories being followed by the Morning Report programme occur half hourly at 06:15, 06:45, 07:15, 07:45 and 08:15.

Specialised segments air at the same time every day. After the 06:00 news there are sports, Pacific, rural and Maori news bulletins. After the 06:30 news there is a summary of local newspapers, an update of traffic and a bulletin of business news. After the 07:30 news there is another traffic update and a further summary of local newspapers. Before the 08:30 news there is a business news bulletin. In the final fifteen minutes of the programme before 09.00 there is a further Maori news bulletin.

For the rest of the programme co-hosts Geoff Robinson and Simon Mercep interview news-makers and journalists, and introduce reports from the programme's correspondents and Radio New Zealand's reporters. The programme has a network of overseas correspondents and contacts, partly through Radio New Zealand's affiliation to the BBC and the ABC. It also has access to Radio New Zealand News reporters, specialist correspondents and a team in the Parliamentary press gallery.^[3]

This programme broadcasts for eleven months of every year; Summer Report (07:00 to 9:00 summer weekday mornings) is its summer holiday replacement.

A feature of morning report are the 'bird calls' which occur on the hour during the programme. These feature the distinctive calls of many of the native birds of New Zealand. An attempt was made in 2004? to remove this from the show by management, claiming that it was dated, but listener feedback was such that the bird call database was enhanced and revamped, and these seem set to continue well into the future.

Nine to Noon[link]

Nine to Noon - Kathryn Ryan - 09:00-12:00

Nine to Noon is a three hour programme of interviews with newsmakers, reviewers, writers, artists, comedians, correspondents, experts, commentators and others. Interviews are intermingled with short pieces of music and a daily book reading. The programme is currently hosted by Kathryn Ryan.

A five minute Radio New Zealand News bulletin, thirty second Radio New Zealand promo and thirty second MetService update begin each hour of the programme. Unlike other Radio New Zealand current affairs programmes like Morning Report and Checkpoint, however, there are no news updates at half past the hour. After a brief summary of what is still to come on the programme and a brief piece of music, the first feature of each hour usually begins at about eight past the hour.

Between approximately 09:08 and 09:45 each day Ryan will cover three leading news stories, interviewing newsmakers, journalists, experts and commentators. Government ministers are often among the guests. This news segment runs on from Morning Report, but covers longer-term social issues rather than daily current events. Items of music are often used to break up stories.

At 09:45 around Ryan will play a further piece of music before taking a live cross to a foreign correspondent who will provide freelance commentary on regional issues in their part of the world. Similar segments have subsequently featured on Morning Report, Newstalk ZB, Radio Live, and New Zealand's Rhema. Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney or Middle East correspondent Irris Makler feature on Mondays, United States correspondents Jack Hitt or Richard Adams appear on Tuesdays, Australia correspondents Paul Barclay or Ray Moynihan are interviewed on Wednesdays, United Kingdom correspondents Matthew Parris, Jon Dennis, Kate Adie or Michael White may be Thursday and Pacific Islands correspondent Mike Field or Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan will finish the hour on Friday.

After the hourly news at approximately 10:08 Ryan will do her Feature Interview of the day. The programme website claims this twenty minute interview slot "profiles a wide range of interesting people who stimulate new ideas and debate". Many notable names have featured in this timeslot. For instance, former Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Green Party MP Sue Bradford both used this timeslot to do resignation interviews.

After the feature interview is finished and a further piece of music has been played, the remainder of the hour is dedicated to literature. Scheduled at 10:30, but often starting as late as 10:40, is an interview with a freelance book reviewer who will discuss a particular book, or a selection of particular kinds of books, until 10:45. In accordance with station tradition, a fifteen minute uninterrupted book reading, produced in-house by Radio New Zealand Drama, will be played between 10:45 and Radio New Zealand News at 11:00.

Between 11:08 and 11:25 Ryan reads listener feedback, and then starts a discussion on a given field. On Monday, a political discussion is held between right-wing commentator Matthew Hooton and a left-wing commentator, usually either Mike Williams, former President of the New Zealand Labour Party, or John Pagani. On Tuesdays Rod Oram discusses business issues for fifteen minutes; New Zealand Herald colleague Fran O'Sullivan appears in his absence. Marty Duda presents a music artist of the week on Wednesdays; on Thursdays, Nat Torkington, Steve McCabe and others present news from the world of technology; Manu Taylor introduces new music on Friday.

Between 11:25 and 11:45 a specialist guest is featured. On Mondays a guest chef will provide a recipe, and John Hawkesby will provide a wine match for the dish. This segments varies on other days of the week - currently a legal expert appears on Wednesday, psychologist and parenting expert Nigel Latta appears every second Thursday and journalist Joseph Ramanos discusses sport on Friday.

Ryan is joined by various commentators to round out the programme between 11:45 and 12:00 after previewing the next programme and playing a further piece of music. Tommy Honey or travel journalist Kennedy Warne appear Monday, Denis Welch critiques the media on Tuesday, Graeme Tuckett reviews films on Wednesday, Simon Wilson reviews television programmes on Thursday and on Friday comedian Te Radar and either Michele A'Court, Irene Pink, Gemma Gracewood, Jackie Brown, Elisabeth Easther or Pinky Agnew provide a comic review of the past week.^[4]

Since January 2009, Nine to Noon has been replaced for a one month Christmas and summer break by Summer Noelle (10:00 - 12:00 summer weekdays), a similar format magazine programme presented by Noelle McCarthy up until 2011. From 2011/2012 she was replaced by Ryan's replacement Lynn Freeman and new co-host Sonja Sly. The programme includes interviews with newsmakers, reviewers, scientists, celebrity commentators, artists and actors, live in-studio performances by bands and artists, and musical selections. The timeslot previously featured The Best of Nine to Noon.

Midday Report[link]

Midday Report - 12:00-13:00

Midday Report is produced by Radio New Zealand News. It begins with a fifteen minute comprehensive news bulletin with recent reports filed from RNZ, BBC and ABC correspondents. This is a generic news bulletin: the first six minutes is simulcast on Radio New Zealand Concert and there is no consistent presenter. This is followed by a variety of specialist bulletins, including a two minute long-range weather forecast from MetService, a ten minute business news bulletin, a three minute sports bulletin, an eight minute rural news bulletin and a sixteen minute World Watch world news bulletin.

On public holidays and summer holidays, the programme airs between 12:00 and 12:30, including the 12:00 news plus sport and World Watch.

Afternoons[link]

Afternoons - Jim Mora - 13:00-17:00

Afternoons is a magazine-style programme produced by Meredith McGrath, Jimmy Stewart and Chris Reid. Noelle McCarthy, Wayne Mowat, Paul Brennan, and Chris Whitta are substitute hosts. Produced and presented from Radio New Zealand's Hobson Street studios in Auckland, the programme includes a wide variety of music, special interest and Maori language features, a mixture of serious and light-hearted current affairs interviews, a strong component of viewer feedback and an hour-long celebrity panel discussion of news between 16:00 and 17:00.

Mora and the production crew have developed a number of regular weekly and daily features. Since 2008 Mora has asked listeners to vote on The Best Song Ever Written, and he plays a different response at the start of every show. From Monday to Thursday the first hour is a music and history programme called Reeling in the Years. On Friday between 13:00 and 14:00 New Zealand musicians perform live in one of the Radio New Zealand studios on a show called New Zealand Live. Other features include science feature 8 Months to Mars, small town feature Your Call, New Zealand, and a daily science, environment and health slot at 15:45.^[5]

Jim Mora was introduced to increase the ratings and broaden the appeal of the struggling afternoon slot. He was already well known as a television presenter, voice-over announcer, journalist, television writer and former radio announcer, particularly for his role as host of Mucking In. His show replaced a collection of afternoon programmes, including magazine show In Touch with New Zealand with Wayne Mowat.^[6] The 14:00 to 15:00 music component of that programme, Mowat's Music, now airs late on Saturday and Sunday nights. Mowat now works as a producer and presenter of music programmes on National and as a newsreader for Radio New Zealand News.^[7]

On public holidays and over the one month Christmas and summer break, Kellee Howson, Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present music variety programme Matinee Idle from the end of any 12:00 news programming through to the news at 17:00. The programme includes a large component of audience comments and recommendations, as well as a daily theme between 13:00 and 14:00.^[8]

Checkpoint[link]

Checkpoint - Mary Wilson - 17:00-19:00

Mary Wilson presents Radio New Zealand National's drive time news programme. It includes live interviews with newsmakers and correspondents on national and international news stories, as well as half-hourly news and weather updates and daily specialist segments. First broadcast in 1967, the programme is the longest-running news broadcast on radio or television in New Zealand.

The programme includes a six minute news and weather bulletin at 17:00 and 18:00, an approximately three minute business bulletin at around 17:22 and 18:22, a three minute news and weather bulletin at 17:30 and 18:30, an approximately three minute sports bulletin at around 17:33 and 18:33, and a two and a half minute Maori affairs bulletin, Waatea, at around 17:46 and 18:46. The first hour has a greater emphasis on domestic issues, the second hour has more of an international focus and the programme overall pays particular attention to political issues that have arisen during the day.^[9]

World news reports and special pre-recorded programming replaces Checkpoint on public holidays and during three weeks of the summer holiday.

Nights[link]

Nights - Bryan Crump - 19:00-24:00

Radio New Zealand National's weeknight evening programme focuses on ideas and music. In the first three hours interviews with guests and regular commentators are intermingled with pre-recorded specialty programmes from RNZ, the ABC in Australia and the BBC in the UK, music and hourly news bulletins. The fourth hour is dedicated to news coverage, and the fifth hour includes a half hour music programme and an additional feature.

Four regular features air most evenings on the programme. Mondays to Thursdays between 20:15 and 20:45, Windows of the World is a nightly timeslot for documentaries by public radio broadcasters from around the world. The second is the News at 10, a fifteen minute extended news bulletin starting at 22:00. This is followed by Late Edition between 22:15 and 22:45, a half hour of highlights from Radio New Zealand News current affairs programmes Morning Report, Nine to Noon and Checkpoint. Dateline Pacific, the daily Pacific Islands news programme from Radio New Zealand International, is broadcast between 22:45 and 23:00.

Monday's programme emphasises world affairs and sports news. The first hour features interviews with special guests and music. After Windows of the World, Crump holds a discussion on sports issues at 20:45, called The Final Whistle, with New Zealand sports journalists Joseph Romanos or Penny Miles, American journalist Helene Elliott or British journalist Richard Fleming. Radio New Zealand News current affairs programme Insight begins 21:06, and at 21:40 Crump is joined by one of the programme's international correspondents. These include Tara Fitzgerald from Mexico, Dorothy Wickham from Solomon Islands, Emma Moore from China, Mahtab Haider from Bangladesh, Andra Suciu from Romania, Daniel Kalinaki from Uganda, Steven Lang from South Africa and Ross Bragg from Canada. In the final hour, Beale St Caravan, a live blues concert, follows the news at 11:06pm.

Tuesday's programme has an academic slant. Tuesdays nights begin with half an hour of music and interviews followed by The Sampler, a new music review programme hosted by Nick Bollinger. After Windows on the World, Crump has a social sciences discussion with one of five specialists at 20:45. This may be philosophy with Ann Kerwin, political systems with Brian Roper (A Nation's Administration), religion with Paul Morris from Victoria University (Prayers), energy with Ralph Sims (Ignition) or economics with Neville Bennett (Dollars and Sense). At 21:06 the Tuesday Feature is a documentary, recorded panel discussion or recorded lecture series; this may be the same as the Sunday Feature at 16:06 the following Sunday. Charlie Gillett's World of Music from the BBC World Service airs at 23:06, followed by Bedtime Story.

An arts focus is evident throughout Wednesday's programme. Music and interviews air until At the Movies, a long-running film review programme hosted by Simon Morris, at 19:30. At 20:45, after Windows on the World, Crumnp hears jazz reviews from Fergus Barrowman (Offbeat), music history with Wayne Mowat (Hit Parade), arts news with Emma Bugden (Gallery), classical musical reviews with Kate Mead (The Podium) DVD reviews with Miles Buckingham (Small Screen Cinema) and poetry with Chris Price (A Leaf of Words). Theatre hour Curtain Call after 21:00 includes Garrison Keillor's Radio Show; the Jazz Hour after 23:00 includes Round Midnight, Jazz Footprint, and Jazz at Lincoln Centre.

Thursday evenings have a science theme. Music and interviews lead up the long-running Spectrum series, a documentary series about ordinary people in New Zealand. After Windows of the World, Crump dedicates the 20:45 to 21:00 timeslot to science. He speaks to Jean Fleming on human biology (Body Parts), Erick Brenstrem on world weather (Barometer), Alan Gilmore on astronomy (Starry Starry Night), Craig Stevens on oceanography (Salty Water), Hamish Campbell on geology (Hot Rocks) and Dennis McCaughan on mathematics (Primarily Numbers). At 21:06, Radio New Zealand's half-hour weekly science and environment programme, Our Changing World, is aired, followed by music and interviews until 22:00. The Music Mix, a programme about contemporary music, airs at 23:06.

Friday evening's programme has a more laid-back, music-centred style. Music leads up to 19:40 when a timeslot called Flash includes brief reports like NZ Society, music report The Vault and Asian Report. The second hour, Spotlight, includes music interviews and excerpts from recorded concerts. In the third hour Country Life, Radio New Zealand's weekly rural news and current affairs programme, premieres; it is rebroadcast at 07:06 on Saturday mornings. At 23:06 the programme's final hour of the week, Friday Finale, is dedicated to music performances and short music documentaries.^[10]

On public holidays, during a four week Christmas and summer break, or on days when Crump is on leave, Chris Whitta or Warwick Burke present.

Overnights[link]

The All Night Programme - Vicki McKay or Lloyd Scott - 00:00-06:00

Vicki McKay and Lloyd Scott present Radio New Zealand National's six hour overnight variety magazine, The All Night Programme, every morning from midnight. Each hour features a four minute bulletin from Radio New Zealand News and the latest weather forecast issued by MetService. The programme then features various pieces of music, specialist programmes and highlight interviews, and provides updates on sporting events and breaking news stories. Repeats of interviews and music from Kim Hill Saturday mornings and Chris Laidlaw Sunday mornings feature alongside repeats of segments of other programmes, and specialist programming from Radio New Zealand, the BBC World Service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and other programme producers.

The programme has a regular daily schedule. In the first half hour McKay or Scott reads the latest news update, previews the night ahead, and plays a selection of music in a timeslot called Music after Midnight. Specialist programmes air at 12:30: Discovery from the BBC World Service on Mondays, The Strand from the BBC World Service on Tuesdays, Insight from Radio New Zealand on Wednesdays, Spectrum from Radio New Zealand on Thursday, and Radio New Zealand disability affairs programme One in Five on Friday. Music and a specialist programme air after news at 01:00: Radio New Zealand's Te Ahi Kaa Mondays at 01:05, Radio New Zealand's Primary People Tuesdays at 01:15, BBC World Service timeslot From the World Wednesdays at 01:15, BBC World Service's Digital Planet Thursdays at 01:15, and Radio New Zealand programme Ideas Fridays at 01:05. Music and a specialist programme also air after news at 02:00, including BBC World Service's The Forum Wednesdays at 02:05, Radio New Zealand's Playing Favourites music segment Thursdays at 02:05 and The Sampler on Fridays at 02:05. A daily reading follows news at 03:00; these readings have previously aired at 10:45. A specialist programme or segment airs at 03:30: including a Radio New Zealand science timeslot on Mondays, Radio New Zealand's An Authors Views and Diversions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays respectively, BBC World Service programme The Strand on Thursdays, and Radio New Zealand Canterbury Tales on Fridays. BBC World Service's Global Business airs at 04:30. Radio New Zealand's He Rourou airs at 05:10 Mondays to Friday. Before 06:00 McKay or Scott is joined by the hosts of Morning Report for a preview, and then looks back at the day in history.

On Saturdays Music after Midnight is followed by Laugh Track comedy segment at 12:30, BBC World Service documentary timeslot From the World at 01:05, Waiata Maori Music at 02:35, a reading at 03:05, Radio New Zealand News This Week at 03:35, and Radio New Zealand News Asian Report at 05:35. on Sundays Music after Midnight precedes Radio New Zealand's Our Changing World at 01:05, Radio New Zealand's Touchstone at 02:06, Hymns with Maureen Garing at 02:30, a reading at 03:05, a New Zealand books timeslot at 03:30, BBC World Service's One Planet at 04:30, and Radio New Zealand News Auckland Stories at 05:45.

Saturdays[link]

Saturdays - Kim Hill - 08:00-12:00

Saturdays on Radio New Zealand National begin with two pre-recorded programmes - children's story hour Storytime after the 06:00 news and rural news and current affairs programme Country Life after the 07:00 news. Storytime, produced by Radio New Zealand Drama, consists of excerpts from New Zealand children's fiction titles being read by New Zealand actors.^[11] About fifty children's stores are read for the programme every year^[12] by the likes of Robyn Malcolm and Lloyd Scott.^[13] Country Life, presented by Susan Murray and Dempsey Woodley, with production assistance from Carol Stiles and Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, is Radio New Zealand's rural affairs programme. It combines coverage of stories covered in Midday Report Rural News with documentaries and reports.^[14]

National's flagship weekend programme is magazine Saturday Morning, currently hosted by Kim Hill and produced by Mark Cubey. The show, previously hosted by Brian Edwards as Top of the Morning (1994–1999) and John Campbell as Saturday Morning (1999–2002), covers science, literature, music, current issues and other topics.^[15] The programme is defined as "entertainment" by Radio New Zealand; it therefore has no relationship with Radio New Zealand News and has no obligation to be impartial.^[16]

Between 12:00 and 14:00, Simon Morton presents and Richard Scott produces consumer programme This Way Up - a programme about "the things we use and consume". The programme covers how things are invented, designed, manufactured and consumed, with particular emphasis on technology and food production. A Funky Chicken Farm, a Backyard Bee Hive and a Veggie iPlot have been set up by Morton and Scott since the programme was started in 2006, and the programme regularly updates how each of these is going. Since 2009, television spin-off Use as Directed, also hosted by Simon Morton, has been broadcast on TVNZ6.^[17]

Between 14:00 and 17:00, Kirsten Johnstone presents music programme Music 101. Emma Smith, Kirsten Johnstone and Liisa McMillan co-produce a programme about music and music events both in New Zealand and around the world. The programme includes interviews with contemporary musicians and people in the music industry, live sessions, recorded concerts and requests of commercial and non-commercial music alike. Trevor Reekie's behind-the-scenes show Access All Areas, and selections from Nick Bollinger's music review show The Sampler and contemporary music show The Music Mix are included; a half hour live recording, Musical Chairs musician profile or music documentary will air after 16:00. Music 101 draws its name from National being on a frequency of approximately 101FM in most markets. .^[18]

Music 101 is followed by two hours of news programming and five hours of music programming evening Saturday evening. Political affairs programme Focus on Politics and Pacific Islands affairs programme Tangata o te Moana air after 17:00; Great Encounters provides a selection of the most popular interviews from the past week after 18:00, Peter Fry hosts music and comedy programme Saturday Night from 19:00 and Wayne Mowat presents music history programme Wayne's Music after 23:00.^[19]

Sundays[link]

Sundays - Chris Laidlaw - 08:00-12:00

Sundays, like Saturdays, begin with two hours of pre-recorded programming. Storytime's second weekly hour begins at 06:08 Sundays; Hymns and Weekend Worldwatch follow another news update at 07:04. Hymns is a 25-minute compilation of hymns performed and recorded in New Zealand churches which is presented and produced by Mark Bushell. Maureen Garing, the previous host, died in 2011. Weekend Worldwatch is a 30-minute programme of the latest news reports from Radio New Zealand News affiliates, primarily the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and British Broadcasting Corporation; it is the weekend edition of the Midday Report world news segment.^[20]

From 08:00 to 12:00, Rhodes Scholar Chris Laidlaw presents and Christine Cessford produces an entertainment programme of interviews, regular features, documentaries and music, Sunday Mornings. In the first hour a repeat of Radio New Zealand News current affairs programme Insight is followed by the day's first feature interview. In the second hour media review programme MediaWatch is followed by a second feature interview. In the third hour Laidlaw is joined by the Sunday Group panel to discuss topical issues until 10:40; Trevor Reekie's short music programme Hidden Treasures and reading of listener feedback round out the hour. In the final hour the academic timeslot Ideas explores "a range of philosophical, social, historical or environmental ideas", taking the form of a studio discussion, a documentary presented and produced by Jeremy Rose and Chris Laidlaw, a broadcast of The Forum from BBC World Service, or a broadcast of another documentary.^[21]

From 12:00 to 16:00, arts journalist Lyn Freeman and film and music reviewer Simon Morris present and produce The Arts on Sunday, with Christine Cessford as their roving reporter. After the half-hour Spectrum series has aired in its traditional 12:15 timeslot, the rest of the afternoon is dedicated to art, theatre, film, comedy, literature, dance, entertainment and music. An arts news summary and two interviews or reports precede a news update and Simon Morris' movie review programme At the Movies at 13:00. An additional three interviews or reports lead up to a news update and a half-hour interview with a comedian about their favourite comedy at 14:00. A further three interviews or reports fill out the end of the third hour until the 15:00 news and a Sunday Theatre feature.^[22]

From 16:00 to 20:00, the 4 til 6 programming block includes a variety of specialist programming. After the 16:00 news, the Sunday Feature is an hour-long local or international documentary. Philosophy and spirituality programme Touchstone and Maori music programme Waiata follow the news at 17:00; Maori news programme Te Ahi Kaa follows the news at 18:00. The final hour includes disability affairs programme One in Five with Mike Gourley, and BBC World Service arts programme The Strand.^[23]

Oral historian and archivist Jim Sullivan presents two hours of history and historic music between 20:00 and 22:00 each Sunday evening, called Sounds Historical. Sullivan plays material from the Radio New Zealand Sound Arhives, plays oral histories he has recorded in the past, interviews New Zealand historians about their research, and asks listeners to contribute their own memories.^[24] At 22:00 the ten-minute News at Ten bulletin is followed by a repeat airing of MediaWatch from Laidlaw's Sunday morning programme and Wayne Mowat's music history programme, Wayne's Music, rounds off the evening from 22:50.^[25]

Broadcasting[link]

Radio New Zealand National's programming is distributed via several means.

Terrestrial AM[link]

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[edit] FM Frequencies

Radio New Zealand National was the first station in New Zealand to incorporate the Radio Data System in its FM signal. Some FM stations are 101FM state-owned public service frequencies and some are owned by non-profit community organisations.

Radio New Zealand National still broadcasts its FM signal in mono, but the on-line service is available in stereo.

[edit] North Island

• Kaitaia - FM 101.1
• Kaikohe - FM 101.5
• Whangarei - FM 101.2 and 104.4
• Auckland - FM 101.4
• Hamilton - FM 101.0
• Tauranga - FM 101.4
• Whakatane - FM 101.7
• Tokoroa - FM 101.3
• Rotorua - FM 101.5
• Te Kuiti - FM 94.0 (Community owned)
• Taupo - FM 101.6, 104.8
• Gisborne - FM 101.3
• Hawke's Bay - FM 101.5
• New Plymouth - FM 101.2
• Wanganui - FM 101.6
• Palmerston North - FM 101.0
• Masterton - FM 101.5
• Kapiti - FM 101.5
• Wellington - FM 101.3, 101.7

[edit] South Island

• Blenheim - FM 101.7
• Takaka - FM 98.2 (Community owned)
• Nelson - FM 101.6
• Greymouth - FM 101.1
• Christchurch - FM 101.7
• Ashburton - FM 101.3
• Lake Tekapo - FM 89.0 (Community owned)
• Twizel - FM 92.6(Community owned)
• Omarama - FM 97.3 (Community owned)
• Otematata - FM 106.7(Community owned)
• Timaru - FM 101.1
• Oamaru - FM 101.6
• Wanaka - FM 101.0
• Milford Sound - FM 92.0 (Community owned)
• Queenstown - FM 101.6
• Alexandra - FM 101.5
• Te Anau - FM 101.6
• Dunedin - FM 101.4
• Invercargill - FM 101.2

[edit] Other islands

• Chatham Islands - FM 89.7 (Community owned)

Other broadcasting methods[link]

• Internet Audio Streaming in stereo
• Podcasting
• Unencrypted satellite broadcast
• SKY Network Television's DHS encrypted satellite service
• TelstraClear's cable television network in Wellington and Christchurch
• Freeview, a free-to-air digital television platform
• Digital Audio Broadcasting as a trial in Auckland and Wellington.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official page

Howard Stern
Stern at WXRK in New York City, 2000
Born	Howard Allan Stern (1954-01-12) January 12, 1954 (age 58) Jackson Heights, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Radio personality, television host, author, actor, photographer
Years active	1975–present
Political party	Libertarian during 1994 Governor of New York campaign
Spouse	Alison Berns (1978–2001; div.) Beth Ostrosky Stern (2008–present)
Website
www.howardstern.com

Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio personality, television host, author, actor and photographer best known for his radio show which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style. Stern has been exclusive to Sirius XM Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio service, since 2006. The son of a former recording and radio engineer, Stern wished to pursue a career in radio at the age of five. While at Boston University he worked at the campus station WTBU before a brief stint at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts.

He developed his on-air personality when he landed positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, WCCC in Hartford and WWWW in Detroit. In 1981, he was paired with his current newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers at WWDC in Washington, D.C. Stern then moved to WNBC in New York City in 1982 to host afternoons until his firing in 1985. He re-emerged on WXRK that year, and became one of the most popular radio personalities during his 20-year tenure at the station. Stern's show is the most-fined radio program, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued fines to station licensees for allegedly indecent material that totaled $2.5 million. Stern has won Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year award eight times, and is one of the highest-paid figures in radio.^[1]

Stern describes himself as the King of All Media for his ventures outside radio. Since 1987, he has hosted numerous late night television shows, pay-per-view events and home video releases. He embarked on a five-month political campaign for Governor of New York in 1994. His two books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), spent 20 and 16 weeks respectively on The New York Times Best Seller list. The former was adapted into Private Parts (1997), a biographical comedy film that starred Stern and his radio show staff that earned $41.2 million in domestic revenue. Stern performs on its soundtrack which topped the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life and education[link]

Stern graduated from the College of Public Communications at Boston University in 1976.

Stern was born on January 12, 1954 into a Jewish family who lived in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City.^[2][3] His parents Ben and Ray (née Schiffman) are children of Austro-Hungarian immigrants, and his sister Ellen is four years older than he.^[2] The family moved to the hamlet of Roosevelt on Long Island in 1955,^[4] where Stern developed an interest in radio at five years of age.^[5] While Ray was a homemaker and later an inhalation therapist,^[6][7] Ben was a co-owner of Aura Recording, Inc., a recording studio in Manhattan where cartoons and commercials were produced.^[8] When he made occasional visits with his father, Stern witnessed actors Wally Cox, Don Adams and Larry Storch voice his favorite cartoon characters,^[9][10] which influenced him to later talk on the air rather than play records.^[11] Ben was also an engineer at WHOM, a radio station in Manhattan.^[8] On completion of sixth grade, Stern left Washington-Rose Elementary School for Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School.^[12] In June 1969, the family moved to nearby Rockville Centre and Stern transferred to South Side High School.^[13]

Stern spent the first two of four years at Boston University in the College of Basic Studies.^[14] In 1973, he started to work at WTBU, the campus radio station where he spun records, read the news, and hosted interviews.^[14] He also hosted a comedy program with three fellow students called The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour.^[15] Stern gained admission to the School of Public Communications in 1974^[16] and earned a diploma in July 1975 at the Radio Engineering Institute of Electronics in Fredericksburg, Virginia which allowed him to apply for a first class FCC radio-telephone license.^[17][18] With the license, Stern made his professional debut at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts, performing airshift, newscasting and production duties between August and December 1975.^[19] He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University in May 1976 with a degree in Communications^[3][14] and now funds a scholarship at the university.^[20]

Career[link]

Early professional radio career (1976–1981)[link]

After his graduation in 1976, Stern declined an offer to work evenings at WRNW, a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York.^[21] He was unsure of his talent, and questioned his future in the professional industry. Stern took creative and media planning roles at Benton & Bowles, a New York advertising agency, followed by a job in selling radio time to advertisers.^[22] He realized the mistake of declining on-air work and contacted WRNW a second time where he agreed to work covering shifts over the Christmas holiday period.^[19][23] Stern was hired full time in 1977 and worked a four-hour midday shift, six days per week a $96 weekly salary.^[17] He subsequently worked as the station's production and program director for an increased salary of $250.^[19][24]

In 1979, Stern spotted an advertisement for a "wild, fun morning guy" at rock station WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut.^[25] He submitted a more outrageous audition tape with Robert Klein and Cheech and Chong records mixed with flatulence routines and one-liners.^[26] Stern was hired with no change in salary with a more intense schedule. After four hours on the air he voiced and produced commercials for another four. On Saturdays, following a six-hour show, he did production work for the next three. As the station's public affairs director he also hosted a Sunday morning talk show which he favoured.^[27] In the summer of the 1979 energy crisis, Stern held a two-day boycott of Shell Oil Company which attracted media attention.^[28] Stern left WCCC a year later after he was declined a pay increase.^[29] Fred Norris, the overnight disc jockey, has been Stern's producer and writer since 1981.^[30]

Management at rock outlet WWWW in Detroit, Michigan praised Stern's audition tape in their search for a new morning man.^[31] Stern was hired for the job which he started on April 21, 1980.^[13] He learned to become more open on the air and "decided to cut down the barriers...strip down all the ego...and be totally honest", he later told Newsday.^[32] His efforts earned him a Billboard award for "Album-Oriented Rock Personality of the Year For a Major Market" and the Drake-Chenault "Top Five Talent Search" title.^[33][34] The station however, ran into problems after Stern's quarterly Arbitron ratings had decreased while it struggled to compete with its stronger rock competitors. In January 1981, WWWW switched to a country music format much to Stern's dislike, who left the station soon after.^[35] He received offers to work at WXRT in Chicago and CHUM in Toronto, but did not take them.^[34][36]

Washington and WNBC New York (1981–1985)[link]

Stern moved to Washington, D.C. to host mornings at rock station WWDC on March 2, 1981.^[37][38] He wanted to develop his show further, and looked for a co-worker with a sense of humor to riff with on news and current events.^[39] The station paired Stern with Robin Quivers, a newscaster and consumer affairs reporter from WFBR in Baltimore.^[40] Though he felt restricted and controlled by management who enforced a strict format, Stern had the second highest rated morning radio program in January 1982.^[41][42] Impressed with his ratings success, NBC approached Stern with an offer to work afternoons at WNBC in New York City. After Stern signed a five-year contract worth $1 million in March,^[43] his relationship with WWDC management worsened,^[44] and his contract with the station was terminated on June 25. He had more than tripled the station's morning ratings during his stay.^[45] In its July issue The Washingtonian named Stern the area's best disc jockey.^[46] Stern released 50 Ways to Rank Your Mother, a comedy album of his radio bits. The record was re-released as Unclean Beaver in November 1994.^[47]

On April 2, 1982, a news report by Douglas Kiker on raunch radio featuring Stern aired on NBC Magazine.^[48] The piece stimulated discussion among NBC management to withdraw Stern's contract. When he began his afternoon program in September,^[49] management closely monitored Stern, telling him to avoid talk of a sexual and religious nature.^[50] In his first month, Stern was suspended for several days for "Virgin Mary Kong", a segment featuring a video game where a group of men pursued the Virgin Mary around a singles bar in Jerusalem.^[48] 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".^[48] On May 21, 1984, Stern made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, launching him into the national spotlight.^[13] A year later he claimed the highest ratings at WNBC in four years with a 5.7% market share.^[51]

On September 30, 1985, Stern and Quivers were fired for what management termed "conceptual differences" regarding the show.^[52] "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",^[53] said program director John Hayes, who Stern nicknamed "The Incubus". In 1992, Stern believed Thornton Bradshaw, chairman of WNBC's owner RCA, heard his "Bestiality Dial-a-Date" segment and ordered his firing.^[50] Stern and Quivers kept in touch with their audience throughout October and November where they toured club venues with a stage show.^[52]

K-Rock, early television endeavors and Fartman (1985–1992)[link]

Stern signed a contract with Infinity Broadcasting worth around $500,000^[54] and returned to afternoons on its New York rock station WXRK on November 18, 1985.^[52] The show moved to mornings on February 18, 1986 and entered national syndication on August 18 when WYSP in Philadelphia first simulcast the program.^[52] In October 1992, Stern became the first to have the number one morning radio show in New York and Los Angeles simultaneously.^[55] In the New York market The Howard Stern Show was the highest-rated morning program for seven consecutive years between 1994 and 2001.^[56] In 1994, Billboard magazine added the "Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year" category to its annual radio awards based on entertainment value, creativity and ratings success.^[57] Stern was awarded the title from 1994 to 2002.^[58][59]

In May 1987, Stern recorded five television pilots for Fox when the network planned to replace The Late Show hosted by Joan Rivers.^[60] The series was never picked up; one executive having described the show as "poorly produced", "in poor taste" and "boring".^[61] Stern hosted his first pay-per-view event on February 27, 1988 named Howard Stern's Negligeé and Underpants Party.^[52] Over 60,000 homes purchased the two-hour special that grossed $1.2 million.^[62] On September 7, 1989, over 16,000 fans packed out Nassau Coliseum for Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores, a live event that featured a tennis match between Stern and his radio show producer, Gary Dell'Abate.^[52] 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 nationwide.^[63] In February 1991, Stern released Crucified by the FCC, a collection of censored radio segments following the first fine issued to Infinity by the FCC over alleged indecency.^[64] He released a third video tape, Butt Bongo Fiesta, in October 1992 that sold 260,000 copies for a gross of over $10 million.^[64][65] He returned to Saturday night television that November with The Howard Stern "Interview", a one-on-one celebrity interview series on E!.^{[citation needed]}

Stern appeared at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards as Fartman, a fictional superhero that first appeared in the National Lampoon humor magazine series. According to the trademark he filed for the character that October, he first used Fartman in July 1981.^[66] Stern rejected multiple scripts for a proposed summer 1993 release of The Adventures of Fartman until a verbal agreement was reached with New Line Cinema.^[67] Screenwriter J. F. Lawton had prepared a script before relations soured over the film's rating, content and merchandising rights and the project was abandoned.^[68][69]

[edit] Private Parts, E! show and run for Governor (1993–1994)

In 1993, Stern signed a $1 million advance contract with Simon & Schuster to publish his first book.^[70] Co-authored with Larry Sloman and edited by Judith Regan, the release of Private Parts on October 7 saw its first printing of 225,000 copies being sold within hours of going on sale. It became the fastest-selling title in the history of Schuster after five days.^[71] In its eighth printing two weeks later, over one million copies had been distributed.^[65][70] Stern embarked on a book signing tour that attracted an estimated 10,000 fans at a Barnes & Noble store on Fifth Avenue in New York.^[70] In its first run, Private Parts spent 20 weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller list.^[72] 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 broke the subscriber record for a non-sports event previously held by a New Kids on the Block concert in 1990.^[65] Around 400,000 households purchased the event that grossed an estimated $16 million.^[73] Stern released the program on VHS in early 1994 as Howard Stern's New Year's Rotten Eve 1994. Between his book royalties and pay-per-view profits, Stern's earnings in the latter months of 1993 totalled around $7.5 million.^[74] In its 20th anniversary issue in 1993, Radio & Records named Stern the most influential air personality of the past two decades.^[75]

On March 21, 1994, Stern announced his candidacy for Governor of New York under the Libertarian Party ticket, challenging Mario Cuomo for re-election.^[76] He planned to reinstate the death penalty, stagger highway tolls to improve traffic flow, and limit road work to night hours.^[77] At the party's nomination convention in Albany on April 23, Stern won the required two-thirds majority on the first ballot, receiving 287 of the 381 votes cast (75.33%). James Ostrowski finished second with 34 votes (8.92%).^[78] To place his name on the November ballot, Stern was obliged to state his home address and to complete a financial disclosure form under the Ethics in Government Act of 1987. After declining to disclose his financial information, Stern was denied an injunction on August 2.^[79] He withdrew his candidacy two days later. Cuomo was defeated in the gubernatorial election on November 8 by George Pataki, who Stern backed. Pataki signed "The Howard Stern Bill" that limited construction on state roads to night hours in New York and Long Island, in 1995.^[80]

In June 1994, robotic cameras were installed at WXRK studios to film The Howard Stern Show for a condensed half-hour show on E!.^[81] Howard Stern ran for 11 years until the last taped episode aired on July 8, 2005.^[82] In conjunction with his move to satellite radio, Stern launched Howard Stern on Demand, a subscription video-on-demand service, on November 18.^[83] The service was relaunched as Howard TV on March 16, 2006.^[84]

[edit] Miss America and Private Parts film (1995–1997)

On April 3, 1995, three days after the shooting of singer Selena, Stern's comments regarding her death and Mexican Americans caused an uproar in the Hispanic community. He criticized her music and gunfire sound effects were played over her songs. "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul...Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth".^[85] On April 6, Stern responded with a statement in Spanish, stressing his comments were made in satire and not intended to hurt those who loved her.^[86] A day later, Justice of the Peace Eloy Cano of Harlingen, Texas issued an arrest warrant on Stern for disorderly conduct.^[87]

In 1995, Stern signed a deal with ReganBooks worth $3 million to write his second book, Miss America.^[88] He wrote about his cybersex experiences on the Prodigy service, a private meeting with Michael Jackson, and his suffering with obsessive-compulsive disorder.^[89] Released on November 7, the book sold 33,000 copies at Barnes & Noble stores on the same day which set a new one-day record.^[90] Publishers Weekly reported over 1.39 million copies were sold by the year's end and ranked it the third best-selling book of 1995.^[91] Miss America spent a total of 16 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list.^[72]

Production for a film adaptation of Private Parts began in May 1996 with all shooting complete in four months.^[92] Its premiere was held at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 1997, where Stern performed "The Great American Nightmare" with Rob Zombie.^[93] Making its general release on March 7, Private Parts topped the box office sales in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million, and went on to earn a total of $41.2 million in domestic gross revenue.^[94] The film holds a "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a website that aggregates film reviews. 79% of critics gave Private Parts a positive review based on a sample of 48 reviews, with an average score of 6.6 out of 10.^[95] For his performance, Stern won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "Favorite Male Newcomer" and was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy)" and a Golden Raspberry Award for "Worst New Star".^{[citation needed]} The soundtrack to Private Parts sold 178,000 copies in its first week of release, topping the Billboard 200 chart.^[96]

Stern filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Ministry of Film Inc. in October 1997, claiming it recruited him for a film titled Jane starring Melanie Griffith while knowing it had insufficient funds. Stern, who was unpaid when production ceased, accused the studio of breach of contract, fraud and negligent representation.^[97] A settlement was reached in 1999 with Stern receiving $50,000.^[98]

Return to Saturday night television and productions (1998–2004)[link]

In August 1998, Stern returned to Saturday night television with The Howard Stern Radio Show.^[99] Broadcast across the country on CBS affiliates, it featured radio show highlights along with material unseen in his nightly E! show. The show competed for ratings with comedy shows Saturday Night Live on NBC and MADtv on Fox. Concerned with its risqué content, affiliates began to leave the show after two episodes.^[100] Making its launch on 79 stations on August 22, 1998, this number was reduced to 55 by June 1999.^[101] A total of 84 episodes were broadcast.^{[citation needed]} The final re-run aired on November 17, 2001, to around 30 markets.^[102][103]

In 1994, Stern launched the Howard Stern Production Company for original and joint production and development ventures. He intended to make a film adaptation of Brother Sam, the biography of the late comedian Sam Kinison.^[104] In September 1999, UPN announced the production of Doomsday, an animated science-fiction comedy series executively produced by Stern.^[105] Originally set for a 2000 release, Stern starred as Orinthal, a family dog.^[106] The project was eventually abandoned. From 2000 to 2002, Stern was the executive producer of Son of the Beach, a sitcom which ran for three seasons on FX. In late 2001, Howard Stern Productions was reportedly developing a new sitcom titled Kane.^[107] The pilot episode was never filmed. In 2002, Stern acquired the rights to comedy films Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) and Porky's (1982). He filed a $100 million lawsuit in March 2003 against ABC and the producers of Are You Hot?, claiming the series was based on his radio segment called "The Evaluators". A settlement was reached on August 7.^[108]

Stern announced in early 2004 of talks with ABC to host a prime time interview special, which never materialized. In August 2004, cable channel Spike picked up 13 episodes of Howard Stern: The High School Years, a second animated series Stern was to executive produce.^[109] On November 14, 2005, Stern announced the completion of episode scripts and 30 seconds of test animations.^[110] Stern eventually gave the project up. In 2007, he explained the episodes could have been produced "on the cheap" at $300,000 each, though the quality he demanded would have cost over $1 million.^[111] Actor Michael Cera was cast as the lead voice.^[112]

[edit] Satellite radio and America's Got Talent (2004–present)

Following Stern's move to Sirius, he assembled the Howard 100 News team.

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced the signing of a five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, a medium free from FCC regulations, that started in January 2006.^[113] His decision to leave terrestrial radio occurred in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February that caused a crackdown on perceived indecency in broadcasting. The incident prompted tighter control over content by station owners and managers to which Stern felt "dead inside" creatively.^[114] Stern hosted his final broadcast on terrestrial airwaves on December 16, 2005.^[115] During his 20 years at WXRK his show had syndicated in 60 markets^[116][117] across the United States and Canada and gained a peak audience of 20 million listeners.^{[118][119][120]}

With an annual budget of $100 million for all production, staff and programming costs, Stern launched two channels on Sirius in 2005 named Howard 100 and Howard 101. He assembled the Howard 100 News team that covered stories about his show and those associated with it, and a new dedicated studio was constructed at Sirius' headquarters in New York.^[121] On January 9, 2006, the day of his first broadcast, Stern and his agent received 34.3 million shares of stock from the company worth $218 million for exceeding subscriber targets set in 2004.^[122] A second stock incentive was paid in 2007, with Stern receiving 22 million shares worth $82.9 million.^[123]

On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting) filed a lawsuit against Stern, his agent and Sirius. The suit claimed Stern had misused CBS broadcast time to promote Sirius for unjust enrichment during the last 14 months of his terrestrial radio contract.^[124][125] In a press conference held hours before the suit was filed, Stern said it was nothing more than a "personal vendetta" against him by CBS president Leslie Moonves.^[126] A settlement was reached on May 25, with Sirius paying $2 million to CBS for control of Stern's 20-year broadcast archives.^[127] In the same month, Time magazine included Stern in its Time 100 list.^[128] He also ranked seventh in Forbes' Celebrity 100 list in June 2006,^[129] and reappeared in 2011 at number 26.^[130]

Stern signed a new contract with Sirius to continue his show for five more years in December 2010.^[131] Following the agreement, Stern and his agent filed a lawsuit against Sirius on March 22, 2011, for allegedly failing to pay stock bonuses promised to them from the past four years while helping the company exceed subscriber growth targets. Sirius said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the suit.^[132] On April 17, 2012, New York Judge Barbara Kapnick "granted a SiriusXM motion for summary judgment, dismissing the lawsuit."^[133]

In May, Stern announced that he would be broadcasting on a reduced schedule, alternating between three-day and four-day working weeks.^[134] On December 15, 2011, Stern announced that he will replace Piers Morgan as a judge for the seventh season of America's Got Talent. Filming will take place in Newark, New Jersey at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and began in February 2012.^[135]

FCC fines[link]

From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $3.2 million for indecent programming.^[136]

Personal life[link]

Stern and Beth Ostrosky in 2011

Stern married his first wife, Alison (née Berns),^[137] on June 4, 1978 at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts.^[138] They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Debra Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993).^[139] On October 22, 1999, Stern announced their decision to separate.^[140] The marriage ended in 2001 with an amicable divorce and settlement.^[137] In 2000, Stern began to date model Beth Ostrosky Stern, co-host of Casino Cinema from 2004 to 2007.^{[citation needed]} She also frequently appeared in the American edition of FHM.^[141] On February 14, 2007 Stern announced their engagement.^[137] They married on October 3, 2008, at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.^[142]

While attending Boston University, Stern developed an interest in Transcendental Meditation, which he practices to this day.^[143] He credits it with aiding him in quitting smoking and achieving his goals in radio.^[144] Stern interviewed the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the technique, twice.^{[citation needed]} Stern also plays on the Internet Chess Club, and has taken lessons from chess master Dan Heisman, although he has recently claimed to have quit playing. Howard's latest passion is photography, where he does private shoots for friends and secured his first paid 'gig' shooting a layout for Hamptons magazine in July 2011.^[145][146] Stern has also shot photographs for WHIRL magazine and the North Shore Animal League.^[147][148] Stern is frequently listed among the most influential contemporary Americans. In 2011, he was rated Forbes Magazines' 49th Most Powerful Celebrity.^[149]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

Home video releases[link]

Television[link]

Discography[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Stern, Howard (1993). Private Parts. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-88016-3. 
• Stern, Howard (1995). Miss America. ReganBooks. ISBN 978-0-06-039167-6. 

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