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Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American broadcaster, comedian, and media personality. He is best known for The Howard Stern Show, which rose to prominence through national syndication on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005; he has broadcast on SiriusXM since 2006.
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Born 12 January 1954 · Q348603
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2026· 13 entries
Published video “Jamie Foxx | Howard Stern Interview”.
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Yahoo: Howard Stern Struggling With Rumors One of His SiriusXM Channels ‘May End Up Flat Out Canceled’
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mlive: ‘The Howard Stern Show’ fans get more bad news: ‘Parting ways’
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Published video “Courtney Love on Her Complex Relationship with Kurt Cobain (2013)”.
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AOL: Howard Stern’s Alleged Sexist Dress Code Sparks ‘Out of Bounds’ Backlash
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Published video “Denis Leary Met Paul McCartney at His Dentist’s Office (2017)”.
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Published video “Kristen Stewart | Howard Stern Interview”.
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Published video “Jon Bernthal on Filming "Walking Dead" Sex Scenes (2017)”.
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Published video “Ringo Starr Makes a Mystery Guest Appearance on the Stern Show (1998)”.
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Published video “Jon Bernthal | Howard Stern Interview”.
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Published video “Jake Gyllenhaal Almost Replaced Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 2" (2008)”.
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Published video “Earthquake Dropped a Nuclear Weapon (2008)”.
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2025· 2 entries
Announced a new three-year SiriusXM extension, stating he had "figured out a way to have it all" with more free time while continuing the show
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Snopes rated the claim “A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump jocularly mouthing the words "It's true" or "That's true" after someone says he's a sexual predator during a 2006 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show."” True.
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2024· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Radio host Howard Stern lost nearly 1 million subscribers after his interview with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.” Labeled Satire.
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If Donald Trump became the Republican nominee again
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2023· 1 entry
Trump responded to Stern's increasingly sharp criticism by calling him a "broken weirdo
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2022· 2 entries
Stern interview with Bruce Springsteen was filmed and released as the HBO special The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen
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Stern announced that his father, Ben Stern, had died at age 99
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2017· 1 entry
Stern purchased a home in Palm Beach, Florida, for $52 million
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2016· 1 entry
Stern declined to endorse Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and later supported Hillary Clinton
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2015· 3 entries
“Where do you want the Jews to go Roger? You want them to go for the concentration camps?”
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Forbes placed Stern as the world's highest paid media personality and the fifth highest earning celebrity worldwide, at $95 million
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In response to a column written by Roger Waters titled "Israeli oppression of Palestinians" in which he criticized Bon Jovi over performing in Tel Aviv, Stern said "Where do you want the Jews to go Roger
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2011· 3 entries
Stern and Buchwald sued SiriusXM for $300 million over unpaid subscriber-based bonuses, but the case was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Barbara Kapnick on April 17, 2012; their subsequent appeal was also rejected
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Stern returned to network television as a judge on America's Got Talent, joining the show for its seventh season as a replacement for Piers Morgan
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Due to legal disputes over the film's rights
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2008· 1 entry
To form SiriusXM, Stern received a $25 million bonus under his contract
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2006· 3 entries
CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting) filed a lawsuit against Stern, Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio, alleging that Stern had improperly used CBS broadcast time to promote Sirius during his final fourteen month
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His first day on Sirius, Stern and Buchwald received 34
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Stern was named to Time's Time 100 and ranked seventh on Forbes's Celebrity 100 list
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2005· 1 entry
Launched Howard 100 and Howard 101, along with Howard 100 News
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2004· 4 entries
That he had signed a five-year deal with Sirius Satellite Radio, starting in 2006
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Led to a surge in audience complaints and a broader government crackdown on indecency in radio and television
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Signed a five-year, $500 million deal with Sirius, making him one of the highest-paid figures in radio; he renewed his SiriusXM contract for three more years in December 2025
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Following the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy that February, and that year began openly promoting John Kerry's presidential campaign and urged listeners to oust Bush
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2003· 1 entry
Amid budget cuts under Governor Jim McGreevey
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2000· 2 entries
Stern announced during his final live radio show of the year that he had signed a new five-year contract with Infinity Broadcasting following four months of negotiations Forbes estimated his annual earnings from the deal
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Started a relationship with model and television host Beth Ostrosky; they became engaged in 2007 and married on October 3, 2008, at Le Cirque in New York City, with Mark Consuelos officiating
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1999· 2 entries
The couple separated in October 1999, with Stern citing his work-driven lifestyle, and divorced amicably in 2001.
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With Stern receiving $50,000
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1998· 2 entries
Across 79 stations nationwide, the show quickly began losing affiliates as local broadcasters raised concerns about its risqué content
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Stern received a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer
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1997· 1 entry
At The Theater at Madison Square Garden, where Stern and Rob Zombie performed "The Great American Nightmare" for the soundtrack The film opened wide on March 7, 1997, topping the U
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1995· 5 entries
Miss America sold 33,000 copies at Barnes & Noble in a single day, setting a company record, and 120,000 copies in its first week
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Three days after the murder of singer Selena, Howard Stern sparked controversy following on-air remarks about her death and Mexican Americans
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Pataki signed a law limiting road construction to night hours in New York City and Long Island, dubbed the "Howard Stern Bill
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Alone, making it the third best-selling book of the year
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Stern signed an advance deal with ReganBooks worth approximately $3 million to write his second book, Miss America
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1994· 2 entries
“Don't let the government win.”
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Released album “Unclean Beaver”.
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1993· 3 entries
Private Parts was an immediate commercial success
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Radio & Records named Stern "the most influential air personality of the past two decades
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Due to disagreements over content, rating, and merchandising rights
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1992· 2 entries
Speculated that Thornton Bradshaw, then chairman of WNBC's parent company RCA, had heard his controversial "Bestiality Dial-a-Date" segment, aired ten days prior to his suspension, and ordered the show's cancellation
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Led to his first use of the self-proclaimed title "King of All Media," initially as a tongue-in-cheek jab at Michael Jackson, known as the "King of Pop
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1991· 1 entry
Eventually reaching a peak of 65 markets nationwide, including cities where Stern's radio show was not broadcast
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1986· 1 entry
Eventually reaching 60 markets and peaking at 20 million listeners
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1984· 2 entries
Made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman and was featured in People, both of which increased his national exposure
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Howard Stern signed with agent Don Buchwald, who later negotiated a new three-year contract for Stern with WNBC in early 1985
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1982· 1 entry
Under close supervision and with instructions to avoid sexual or religious topics
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1979· 1 entry
Stern responded to a Radio & Records advertisement seeking a "wild, fun morning guy" at WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut
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1978· 1 entry
At Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts, and had three daughters: Emily Beth (b
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1976· 1 entry
With encouragement from his mother and girlfriend
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1974· 1 entry
Gained admission to the university's School of Public Communications
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1972· 1 entry
Stern declined a place at Elmira College to pursue a communications degree at Boston University, but his average high school grades led him to spend his first two years in its College of Basic Studies
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1955· 1 entry
The family moved to Roosevelt, New York, on Long Island, where Stern attended Washington-Rose Elementary School followed by Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School
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1954· 2 entries
In the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York City, the second child of Ben (1923–2022) and Ray (née Schiffman) Stern (b
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Born 1954-01-12.
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