Howard Stern

Described as

American radio and television personality (born 1954)

Other names

Howard Allan Stern

Born

January 12, 1954 · 3 references

Born in

Queens · 1 reference

Name at birth

Howard Allan Stern

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

actor; radio personality; photographer; television presenter; writer; autobiographer; journalist; businessperson · 1 reference

Political party

Libertarian Party

Worked for

NBC · 1 reference

Education

Boston University; Boston University College of Communication; South Side High School · 1 reference; Roosevelt High School · 1 reference

Member of

The Losers

Spouse

Beth Ostrosky Stern (2008–)

Religion

atheism

Lived in

New York City

Website

http://www.howardstern.com

Wikipedias with a page

43

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Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) 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.
Stern began his radio career while at Boston University. From 1976 to 1982, he developed his on-air style at WRNW (Briarcliff Manor, NY), WCCC (Hartford, CT), WWWW (Detroit, MI), and WWDC (Washington, D.C.). He later worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City from 1982 until his firing in 1985, before starting a 20-year run at WXRK. His morning show entered syndication in 1986, eventually reaching 60 markets and peaking at 20 million listeners. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a judge on America's Got Talent. In his SiriusXM years, he gained renewed attention for long-form interviews, including The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen (2022) and 2024 interviews with Then President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Stern has received numerous awards, including Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year for eight consecutive years, and became the first host to hold the number one morning show in both New York City and Los Angeles. He is also the most fined radio host, with the Federal Communications Commission issuing $2.5 million in fines to station owners over indecent content. In 2004, he 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.
Calling himself the "King of All Media" since 1992, Stern has worked across television, pay-per-view, and home video. His books Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995) both debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list and sold over one million copies. Private Parts was adapted into a 1997 biographical comedy film starring Stern and his radio team, topping the U.S. box office in its opening week and grossing $41.2 million domestically. Its soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum. His third book, Howard Stern Comes Again, was released in 2019.

Born, in its opening lines

January 12, 1954

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