Profile
Howard Stern
Radio Personality
Male
Born
Jan 12, 1954
Age
59
Hometown
New York City
Political Party
Libertarian Party...
Alma Mater
Boston University
Other Names
King of All Media
Howard Allan Stern 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… Read More
Photos
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Romance
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Alison BernsMarried 2008 - 2001
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David Simon (husband)Married 2001
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Ann Whitehead NagdaFling 1973
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Irene from Far RockawayDated 1967
Family
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Howard Stern
Age 59
parents
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Ben SternFather
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Rae SternMother
siblings
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Ellen SternSister
children
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Emily Beth SternDaughter, Age 30
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Deborah Jennifer SternDaughter, Age 27
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Ashley Jade SternDaughter, Age 20
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News + Updates
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Justin Lee: 4 Ways Christians Are Getting The Gay Debate WrongHuffington Post Sports - May 06, 2013
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Howard Stern Taking His 'Talent' To Chicago AreaChicago Times - May 05, 2013
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John Zipperer: The Week To Week News Quiz For Friday, May 3, 2013Huffington Post - May 03, 2013
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Fred Stoller: 'My Disastrous One Night Stand With Kathy Griffin'Huffington Post - Apr 18, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1954
Birth
Stern was born on January 12, 1954 into a Jewish family who lived in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City.
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1955
1 Year Old
The family moved to the hamlet of Roosevelt on Long Island in 1955, where Stern developed an interest in radio at five years of age.
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TEENAGE
1969
15 Years Old
In June 1969, the family moved to nearby Rockville Centre and Stern transferred to South Side High School.
1973
19 Years Old
Stern spent the first two of four years at Boston University in the College of Basic Studies. In 1973, he started to work at WTBU, the campus radio station where he spun records, read the news, and hosted interviews.
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TWENTIES
He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University in May 1976 with a degree in Communications and now funds a scholarship at the university.
In January 1981, WWWW switched to a country music format much to Stern's dislike, who left the station soon after.
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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.
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THIRTIES
1984
30 Years Old
On May 21, 1984, Stern made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, launching him into the national spotlight.
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On September 30, 1985, Stern and Quivers were fired for what management termed "conceptual differences" regarding the show. "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", said program director John Hayes, who Stern nicknamed "The Incubus".
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1987
33 Years Old
In May 1987, Stern recorded five television pilots for Fox when the network planned to replace The Late Show hosted by Joan Rivers.
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1988
34 Years Old
Stern hosted his first pay-per-view event on February 27, 1988 named Howard Stern's Negligeé and Underpants Party.
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1989
35 Years Old
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.
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1990
36 Years Old
From 1990 to 1992, Stern was the host of The Howard Stern Show, a Saturday night program on WWOR-TV.
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1991
37 Years Old
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.
He released a third video tape, Butt Bongo Fiesta, in October 1992 that sold 260,000 copies for a gross of over $10 million.
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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.
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FORTIES
On March 21, 1994, Stern announced his candidacy for Governor of New York under the Libertarian Party ticket, challenging Mario Cuomo for re-election.
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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.
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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.
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FIFTIES
Stern announced in early 2004 of talks with ABC to host a prime time interview special, which never materialized.
Stern hosted his final broadcast on terrestrial airwaves on December 16, 2005.
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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.
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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.
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