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Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005. He has broadcast on Sirius XM Radio since 2006. Stern landed his first radio jobs while at Boston University. From 1976 to 1982, he developed his on-air personality through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York; WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut; WWWW in Detroit, Michigan; and WWDC in Washington, D.C. He worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City from 1982 until his firing in 1985. In 1985, he began a 20-year run at WXRK in New York City; his morning show entered syndication in 1986 and aired in 60 markets and attracted 20 million listeners at its peak. In recent years, Stern's photography has been featured in Hamptons and WHIRL magazines. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a judge on America's Got Talent. Stern has won numerous industry awards, including Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year eight consecutive times, and he is the first to have the number one morning show in New York City and Los Angeles simultaneously. He became the most fined radio host when the Federal Communications Commission issued fines totaling $2.5 million to station owners for content it deemed indecent. Stern became one of the highest-paid radio figures after signing a five-year deal with Sirius in 2004 worth $500 million.Stern has described himself as the "King of All Media" since 1992 for his successes outside radio. He hosted and produced numerous late-night television shows, pay-per-view events, and home videos. Two of his books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one and sold over one million copies. The former was made into a biographical comedy film in 1997 that had Stern and his radio show staff star as themselves. It topped the US box office in its opening week and grossed $41.2 million domestically. Stern performs on its soundtrack, which charted the Billboard 200 at number one and was certified platinum for one million copies sold. Stern's third book, Howard Stern Comes Again, was released in 2019. Early life and education Howard Allan Stern was born on January 12, 1954, the second child of Ben (1923–2022) and Ray (née Schiffman) Stern (b. 1927), in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens in New York City. Stern's parents are Jewish, and their families are from Poland and Austria-Hungary. Ray was an office clerk in New York City before she became a homemaker and later took up work as an inhalation therapist. Ben served in the U.S. Army on Long Island and in California during the war. He later worked as a radio engineer at WHOM in Manhattan and as a co-owner and operator at Aura Recording Inc., a Manhattan recording studio where cartoons and commercials were cut. Stern described his older sister Ellen as the "complete opposite" of himself and "very quiet".In 1955, the family moved to Roosevelt, New York, on Long Island, where Stern attended Washington-Rose Elementary School followed by Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. Stern also attended Hebrew school where he was given the name Tzvi. As a youngster Stern took five years of piano lessons and took an interest in marionettes, using them to entertain his friends with explicit shows. He formed a band with two school friends, the Electric Comicbook, on vocals and keyboards. From the age of nine to his second year at university, Stern spent his summers at Camp Wel-Met, a youth camp in Narrowsburg, New York where he worked camper, kitchen, and counselor duties. He recalled his time there as "the greatest experience". Stern wished to be in radio at the age of five. He was an infrequent listener in his youth, but names talk personalities Bob Grant and Brad Crandall as early influences. His father set up a microphone, tape machine and turntable in the basement of his home which Stern used to record his make-believe radio shows, incorporating different characters and pre-recorded prank calls, sketches, and commercials. He made several visits to his father's recording studio and witnessed "some of the great voice guys" work with him, including Don Adams and Larry Storch voice Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, which began his desire to be on the air and "do a show", rather than play records.In the late 1960s, Roosevelt became a predominantly black area; Stern remembered just "a handful of white kids" had remained in his school and repeated instances of bullying from black students. In June 1969, the family moved to nearby Rockville Centre, and Stern, at age fifteen, transferred to South Side High School where he became "a total introvert". He graduated from the school in 1972; his yearbook lists Stern's sole student activity, a membership of Key Club.In 1972, Stern declined a place at Elmira College to instead pursue a communications degree at Boston University, but his average high school grades caused him to spend the first two years in its College of Basic Studies. In his second year, he started work at the campus radio station WTBU, where he played records, read the news, and hosted interview programs. With three fellow students, he later co-hosted a weekly comedy show named The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour, which was initially canceled during its first broadcast for a racial sketch named "Godzilla Goes to Harlem". Stern took cannabis, Quaaludes, and LSD during his studies, but he quit after he experienced a difficult trip on too much LSD.In 1974, he gained admission to the university's School of Public Communications. He then studied for a diploma at the Radio Engineering Institute of Electronics in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in July 1975, which earned him a first-class radio-telephone operator license, a required certificate for all radio broadcasters at the time, which was issued by the Federal Communications Commission. With the license, Stern landed his first professional radio job at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts from August to December 1975 doing air shifts, news casting, and production work. For the next five months, he taught students basic electronics in preparation for their own FCC exams.In May 1976, Stern graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8-grade point average. His major was broadcasting and film and his minor English and speech. In the past, he funded a scholarship at the university. Career 1976–1981: WRNW, WCCC, and WWWW In his search for radio work following his graduation, Stern took up an offer to work evenings at WRNW, a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor, New York. He was unsure of his talent and questioned his future as a professional in the industry, writing "I freaked out. I got real nervous that I wasn't good enough". Stern accepted a marketing role at Benton & Bowles, a New York advertising agency, which he soon "quit without giving notice" in fav.... Discover the Howard Stern popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Howard Stern books.

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    Starting Your Career in Broadcasting

    Chris Schneider

    Starting Your Career in Broadcasting is the complete guide to breaking into this competitive fieldand staying there. It’s packed with advice from top personalities including Bob Co...

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    Yoda

    Beth Stern

    From the author of the New York Times bestselling Oh My Dog comes the true story of Yoda, a very special catand adorable Instagram sensationrescued by Beth and Howard Stern.When Be...

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    Spice

    Jenna Jameson & Jamie K. Schmidt

    The third and final installment of the bestselling FATE series As the adult film sensation, SPICE, Liz Carter was known for her sultry looks, sexy curves, and natural DDs. Years ag...

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    Dumb Ideas

    Eric Andre & Dan Curry

    From the brilliantly demented minds behind The Eric Andre Show and Bad Trip, an insane illustrated compendium about the art of pranking.Eric André is a master of the art of prankin...

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    The Content Trap

    Bharat Anand

    “My favorite book of the year.”Doug McMillon, CEO, WalMart Stores Harvard Business School Professor of Strategy Bharat Anand presents an incisive new approach to digital transforma...

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    Stay Up with Hugo Best

    Erin Somers

    One of Vogue’s Best Books of 2019“Incisive, funny, and tinged with melancholy, the timely novel follows two lost but clever souls desperate for connection.” Entertainment WeeklyJun...

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    Black Privilege

    Charlamagne Tha God

    An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha Godthe selfproclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voic...

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    Crash and Burn

    Artie Lange

    Veteran comedian Artie Lange turns an unflinching eye and his signature wit on his perilous descent into drug addiction, lifethreatening depression, and ultimately, his recovery, i...

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    Howard Stern A Short Unauthorized Biography

    Fame Life Bios

    Howard Stern: A Short Unauthorized Biography is a short unauthorized biography produced from electronic resources researched that includes significant events and career milestones....

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    The Art of the Pimp

    Dennis Hof, Pablo F. Fenjves & Robert Grossman

    Dennis Hof, proprietor of the worldfamous Moonlite BunnyRanch brothel and the P.T. Barnum of prostitution, charts his path to fame and infamy, while dispensing homespun wisdom abou...

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    This Book Has Balls

    Michael Rapaport

    The sports world according to Michael Rapaportactor, Top 50 podcaster, awardwinning film maker, and sports fanaticfrom the greatest and downright worst athletes, players, teams, an...

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    Howard Stern

    New York County Supreme Court of New York

    Howard Stern ("Stern" or "Plaintiff"), a controversial radio talk show celebrity and heavily promoted public figure, announced his candidacy for the office of Governor of the State...

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    Searching for Annabel Chong

    Gerrie Lim

    Back in January 1995 in Los Angeles, California, a Singaporean pornstar named Annabel Chong took cultural rebellion to an extreme, on terms that had never been negotiated before. S...

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    Yoda Gets a Buddy

    Beth Stern

    New York Times bestselling author Beth Stern is back with another inspiring story, as Buddy the blind foster kitten joins Yoda and his friends for a heartwarming adventure!Yoda is ...

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    Me, the Mob, and the Music

    Tommy James & Martin Fitzpatrick

    Now in paperback, after five hardcover printings, Tommy James’s wild and entertaining true story of his careerpart rock & roll fairytale, part valentine to a bygone era, and pa...

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    Loudmouth

    Craig Carton

    From one of radio's former loudest, orneriest, most beloved, and highestrated sports radio personalities, a bold and hilarious memoir of sports, manhood, and what it is to be a fan...

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    Honey

    Jenna Jameson & Hope Tarr

    From New York Times bestselling author Jenna Jameson and Hope Tarr comes Honey the sexy second installment in the delicious Fate series.Honey Gladwell thought she had it all. As a ...

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    From Saturday Night to Sunday Night

    Dick Ebersol

    A memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and mor...

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    Hyena

    Jude Angelini

    Hyena is a collection of autobiographical stories by Jude Angelini, which takes the reader on his journey of heartbreak, depravity, and hilarity, deftly moving between his adult li...

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    Shook One

    Charlamagne Tha God

    Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free...

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    Fast Food Maniac

    Jon Hein

    The beloved personality from The Howard Stern Show celebrates American fast food, exploring the history and secret menu items of both national and regional chains, ranking everythi...

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    Howard Stern Comes Again

    Howard Stern

    Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and Alist actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president.Over his unrivaled fourdecade career in radio, Howard Stern ...

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    Something in the Air

    Marc Fisher

    A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio–and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youthWhen television became the next big thing ...

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    Too Fat to Fish

    Artie Lange & Anthony Bozza

    Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight from the life of the actor, comedian, and muchloved cast member of The Howard Stern Showwith a foreword by Howard Stern.W...

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    Sicker in the Head

    Judd Apatow

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An allnew collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedyfrom lifelong comedy nerd Ju...

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    Strength in Stillness

    Bob Roth

    Instant New York Times Bestseller A simple, straightforward exploration of Transcendental Meditation and its benefits from world authority Bob Roth.Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld...

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    The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

    Jerry Seinfeld

    A celebration of and behindthescenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.In his streaming show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coff...