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http://www.lukehadley.com DVLH Luke Hadley Lester Green (born June 2, 1968), known as Beetlejuice (often abbreviated to Beetle or Beet), is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He has appeared in feature films as well as performed voice-over work.[1] Beetlejuice has performed with various Howard Stern Show related comedians, including those that perform under The Killers of Comedy Tour banner Beetlejuice was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a dwarf, standing 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) tall.[3] Beetlejuice also suffers from microcephaly, which gives him his characteristic small head relative to his already small body.[4]
On the October 2, 2007 broadcast of The Howard Stern Show, Jerry O'Connell revealed that he knew Lester while he was growing up. O'Connell's mother was Beetle's special-ed teacher, and Beetle was such a good student that he did special work as O'Connell's mom's “assistant."[5]
[edit] Music career
Also known as "The Beetlejuice Song", "This Is Beetle" is sung by Howard Stern Wack Pack member Beetlejuice for the The Howard Stern Show in late 2004.[6] The song was recorded by Stern show producer Richard Christy, who then wrote music to accompany Beetle's raw vocals and engineered it into the full song.[7] The key lyrics to the song are "This is Beetle, he's bad as can and he knows he's the best."[8] The song, which Beetle created spontaneously in the recording studio, has been covered by the rock group Staind[9], who included the song on special editions of their album Chapter V. On September 19, 2005, Blues Traveler played their version of "This Is Beetle" on the Howard Stern Show.[8][10]
Initially, Stern was unable to broadcast this recording on his Sirius Satellite Radio program because CBS Radio owned the copyright to all of Stern's shows from K-Rock.[11] Stern and his producing staff recreated many of the more popular segments from his days on K-Rock, but attempts to recreate "This Is Beetle" were unsuccessful, likely as a result of Beetlejuice's disability.[citation needed] However, as of May 2006, Stern, Sirius, and CBS reached an agreement to sell the rights for all his K-Rock broadcasts to Sirius, thus enabling Stern to play the song.[11]
When asked a question, Beetle typically prefaces his response by asking "Me?". The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, a SIRIUS Satellite Radio station developed by Stern during his transition from terrestrial radio.
For over twenty years[1] the radio show was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until the last broadcast via terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005. The Howard Stern Show began broadcasting via the United States subscription-based Sirius Satellite Radio satellite radio service on January 9, 2006. It began broadcasting to Canada via the Canadian version of Sirius on February 6, 2006. The Howard Stern show is a free-form comedy show consisting of banter between the cast, various games (often with sexual themes) involving the cast or listeners, taped bits such as prank phone calls and celebrity interviews. Common themes include current events, Hollywood gossip, politics, and ridiculing staff members for their mistakes and incompetence. Traditionally, producer Gary Dell'Abate (also known as "Baba Booey") and Scott the Engineer take the brunt of Howard's anger most frequently, but no person or topic is considered sacred and every cast member, including Robin Quivers and Howard himself have taken ridicule on the show.
[edit] Terrestrial radio history
[edit] 1970s and 1980s
The earliest recognizable incarnation of the Howard Stern Show started in 1979 at WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut. Stern decided to apply for the job after reading a WCCC ad in Radio & Records looking for a "wild, fun, morning guy". Stern was hired for $12,000 a year. It was at WCCC that Stern met Fred Norris. Norris was working evenings under the pseudonym "Earth Dog".
In 1980, Stern again noticed an advertisement in Radio & Records, this time for WWWW in Detroit, Michigan. He met with management and signed a contract for $30,000 and moved his family to Detroit. At WWWW, the show was further refined with bits such as Dial-a-Date being invented. The show started to get noticed by the industry, and Stern won the Billboard award for best AOR disc jockey. With this new-found recognition, job offers started to come in and the show moved to DC-101 in Washington, D.C.
In one typical example of the radio show, Stern persuaded a female caller to have phone sex with him on the air.[2] He made deep buzzing noises into his microphone, and had her sit on a speaker with the volume turned up (this incident appeared as a scene in Stern's 1997 movie Private Parts). On June 29, Stern was fired from DC-101 radio after being suspended for criticizing his station management and two other radio stations. Stern's lawyer alleged:
It's our view that the real reason they've [fired Stern] is they would like to get new DC-101 deejays 'GreaseMan' and 'Adam Smasher' on the air as soon as possible, and hope the audience forgets about Howard, and that's a perfectly rational business judgment.[citation needed]Another notable episode was on WWDC-FM (DC101 Radio) in Washington D.C. in which Stern called Air Florida and asked what the fare was for a one-way ticket from Washington National Airport to the 14th Street Bridge (on the Potomac River less than 1 mile from the airport). He was making light of the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 one day earlier, on January 13, 1982, which had killed 78 persons (both onboard
In 1982, the Stern Show made it to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC (66 WNBC). Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.
Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well-documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, 1986, Stern's show was syndicated in Philadelphia via WYSP, which he announced on Late Night with David Letterman. The local media initially doubted that Stern would be a success in the Philadelphia market;[3] however, in a move that would repeat itself many times over in his career, Stern was successful in knocking off the local morning talent (John Debella) to become number one in the ratings.[4] Before long, it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day.
Early in his career, the show was already becoming lucrative for advertisers, due to Stern's promotional ability. Defying critics like Don Imus, who in 1986 responded to Stern's success with, "Talk to me six months from now... Prestige accounts are not going to advertise on that kind of program no matter what Howard does. You can get local retailers on who don't care what he says about them and there are only so many of them out there." [5]
[edit] 1990s
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In 1991, The Howard Stern Show began to broadcast in Los Angeles, a move that was considered risky at the time, on the station KLSX 97.1. Predictions about the success of his show like the one of a local L.A. radio listener, "Vulgarity has reached a new low. I think he's going to bomb beautifully out here. At least I hope he does. I'm sure he'll find the Los Angeles market is more sophisticated", proved in the end to be untrue.[6]
In 1992, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined Infinity Broadcasting $600,000 after Stern discussed masturbating to a picture of Aunt Jemima. His exact statement was, "The closest I came to making love to a black woman was I, uh, masturbated to a picture of Aunt Jemima on a pancake box. I did it right on her kerchief."[7]
Stern made national news in 1994 by preventing a suicidal man from leaping to his death off the George Washington Bridge.[8]
[edit] Selena controversy
In March 1995, one day before the funeral of slain Tejano singer Selena, Stern played the sounds of gunshots in the background over some of her music. He also made comments that were considered racist by many people, such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul," and "Spanish people have the worst taste in music... it has no depth."[9][10]
[edit] A brief stint in Canada
Also in 1997, Stern's show aired for the first time in Canada, appearing on CILQ (Q107) in Toronto and CHOM-FM in Montreal.[11]
CHOM cancelled Stern's show (in 2000), after frequent listener complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; for most of the time that the stations did air Stern's program, they were required to monitor the show for offensive content through the use of broadcast delays. CILQ in Toronto cancelled the Stern show after John Hayes, who Stern refers to as The Incubus[12] became program director of Corus Radio. This was a personal vendetta against Stern by John Hayes, as Stern was the most highly rated radio morning show in Toronto in November 2001 when the show was pulled from the air. Howard Stern's fans in Toronto were able to hear the uncensored show on a Buffalo station until the move to Sirius Radio in 2005.
Stern has claimed on-air that the Canadian government disapproved of his use of the ethnic slur "Polack", and that this was one of the reasons why his show was not broadcast in Canada until February 6, 2006, when "Howard 100" debuted on Sirius Canada.
[edit] Columbine controversy
Stern's April 21, 1999 show drew angry criticism and official "censure" from the Colorado State Legislature for his comment regarding the motives of the two male students who murdered 12 classmates and one teacher in the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado:
There were some really good-looking girls running out with their hands over their heads. Did those kids try to have sex with any of the good-looking girls? They didn't even do that? At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex.[13]
Stern did not apologize for his words but instead argued that his comments were an attempt to figure out what was wrong with the two attackers. Stern believes much of the furor was roused by deejays at competing stations in the Denver market. He said:
There has been a tragic shooting in Denver. It's a national horror and what are the deejays doing? They're announcing my sponsors trying to get them to pull out. Are they really caring about the Denver community, or are they really just saying, 'Hey, maybe we can get Howard Stern off the air?' If I'm so vicious, why would you draw attention to me?
Stern explained his remarks this way: "Maybe my intent was poorly worded, but... the point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive."[14]
[edit] 2000s
[edit] Jackie leaves the show
On March 5, 2001, the Howard Stern Show officially announced that longtime show regular Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling had left the radio show after failed contract negotiations. Over the next several months, various comedians auditioned in the "Jackie Chair" for the job, with comedian Artie Lange landing the position.
[edit] September 11, 2001 attacks
Stern was on the air in his New York City studio during the September 11, 2001 attacks and stayed on the air with his cast/crew while many other broadcasters fled the city.[15] Fittingly, he was in the middle of a rousing story about a rendezvous with Pamela Anderson when he first mentioned the World Trade Center was on fire. His coverage of the tragedy increased as the gravity of the situation became clear. His live reporting was one of the first news of the incident for many East Coast residents. The show had a somewhat subdued tone, with many listeners calling in to share their own stories of survival or personal loss. As other comedy performers like David Letterman and Jon Stewart later returned to the air, many with emotionally-charged monologues, Stern was furious at the glowing response they received in the press, as he had been on the air the whole time without any positive reaction. This reinforced his long-held belief that there is a bias against him in the mainstream media. Stern's September 11, 2001 broadcast was replayed in its entirety on the first and fifth anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2002 and September 11, 2006, respectively. Among Stern fans - many of whom work in the broadcasting and entertainment fields - the September 11th broadcast was a watershed moment; as Stern remarked before the gravity of the situation was truly apparent, "I'm auditioning for Dan Rather's job".
[edit] Parting ways with Clear Channel
On February 25, 2004, Clear Channel Communications "indefinitely suspended" Stern from six markets because of indecency involving sexual and racist dialog during his show.[16] The show in question featured Rick Salomon, whose claim to fame includes a publicly released home video showing him having sex with hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton. During this broadcast, Stern held a sexually-provocative and racially insensitive interview with Salomon, asking him graphic questions about anal sex and making light of a caller's use of the word "nigger". Clear Channel president John Hogan said, "Clear Channel drew a line in the sand today with regard to protecting our listeners from indecent content, and Howard Stern's show blew right through it... it was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African-Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency." The move came only a day after Clear Channel fired Bubba the Love Sponge for similar reasons. Due to the timing of the incident, this is considered to be part of a wide-ranging backlash against obscenity triggered by the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy.
On April 8, 2004, Clear Channel Communications announced it would "permanently terminate" its relationship with the shock jock after being fined $500,000 by the FCC.[17][18] However, on July 19, Stern returned to four of the six markets Clear Channel had booted him from, and added five new ones to the roster, this time on Infinity-owned stations. [19] In late August, he returned to a fifth market, Miami, on an independent station. Here, as was often typical with Stern, his return was greeted with controversy as the Miami Dolphins threatened to revoke their broadcast deal with the station in question if the station did not fire him.
[edit] Political tones
Because Clear Channel and some of its executives have donated over $200,000 to the Republican Party, Stern claims the company was trying to penalize him for his harsh criticisms of President George W. Bush. Stern normally avoids political commentary, but told his listeners:
There are a lot of people saying that the second that I started saying, 'I think we gotta get Bush out of the presidency,' that's when Clear Channel banged my ass outta here. Then I find out that Clear Channel is such a big contributor to President Bush, and in bed with the whole Bush administration, I'm going, 'Maybe that's why I was thrown off: because I don't like the way the country is leaning too much to the religious right.' And then, bam! Let's get rid of Stern. I used to think, 'Oh, I can't believe that.' But that's it! That's what's going on here! I know it! I know it![20]
Stern turned against Bush because neither Clear Channel nor Bush "got the FCC off my back." Stern perceived Bush's religious beliefs as fanatical and has described George W. Bush as a "Jesus freak," a "maniac" and "an arrogant bastard".[21]
Stern endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, and urged his listeners to vote for him, the latest in a long string of political endorsements Stern has made.[22] In the past, he had also supported former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. In one on-air stunt, Stern promised then-gubernatorial candidate Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey that he would endorse her candidacy if she promised to name a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike after him if she were elected. She won and kept her promise, although one of her successors, Democrat Jim McGreevey, later claimed impropriety by Whitman and revoked the honor. In recent years, Stern has been a staunch opponent of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. On July 25, 2006 Stern launched into a tirade against the Senator. He attacked Lieberman's past support of indecency laws and his current support of the War on Terror[23]. In February of 2007, Stern announced on his radio show that he is currently supporting Hillary Clinton for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
[edit] Stuttering John leaves the show
On February 27, 2004, long-time Stern show regular John Melendez left the show to become the on-air announcer for The Tonight Show. Stern has consistently claimed the move was an attempt by Jay Leno to steal ideas from Howard's show. Many late-night talk show bits are said to have been stolen from the Stern show, including Jay Leno's bit "Jaywalking". After a lengthy search and auditioning process, Richard Christy of the heavy metal band Iced Earth was chosen as John's replacement.
[edit] Infinity contract ends
On April 6, 2005, Stern pleaded on-air for Infinity Broadcasting to let him out of his contract, citing the reason of possible prosecution, per House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner's recommendation. FMQB.com quoted Stern as saying:
They're (Viacom) holding me to the contract and I'm afraid to break the contract, because I don't want to ever do anything illegal or wrong. I'm very, very clear on that. I'm a pretty honest guy. I try to live by the laws, but it seems like I'm being set up.[24]
It must also be added that within Stern's contract with Viacom/Infinity, if he were to have been fired or his show canceled, his employer would have had to pay him and his production company $20 million dollars.
[edit] Artie’s drug abuse
In early June 2005, Lange began missing work at the Howard Stern Show, prompting concerns of a possible relapse into the substance abuse which had affected him previously. The situation climaxed in Lange behaving incoherently and belligerently while on the air. He infamously sneered at Stern and the crew that: "Artie's going to do what Artie's going to do!" Howard later commented that this statement had scared him. Lange subsequently missed the next two days of work.
At the time, Lange's absence from the show went largely unmentioned and was written off as stress from doing the radio show and beginning production of his movie Beer League. The real reason for Lange's absence was made public in a spontaneous revelation on the September 21, 2006 Howard Stern Show, on which Lange acknowledged that he was regularly snorting heroin from February to June 2005. Lange discussed prior episodes of heroin use, beginning when he was a stand-up comedian and continuing until Beer League was set to begin shooting. Lange detailed his painful withdrawal, which included common side effects such as cold sweats, shaking, and vomiting. Lange recalled disconnecting the telephone to avoid speaking with his mother, who ultimately intervened and helped Artie recover. Lange was threatened with legal action by the Beer League producers (whom he later described as having "waste management connections") if he failed to show up for the first day of shooting in June 2005, which led Lange to secure a home visit from a doctor who prescribed Lange with buprenorphine (Subutex) to alleviate his heroin dependency. Since starting the medicine, Artie claimed to be free of any illegal substances, but on May 24, 2007 he stated that he has abused Subutex. He stated that taking more than his recommended dose gave him a small high.
[edit] The E! show ends
On June 22, 2005, Stern announced that production of the Howard Stern television show on E! would also be ending. The last new episode was taped on July 1, 2005, and aired on July 8. E! continued to rerun the show until December 31, 2005.
[edit] The move to Sirius Satellite Radio
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year, $500 million deal with the satellite radio service Sirius.[25]The deal also contained an additional $225 million one-time stock bonus which he would receive if the show attracted a certain amount of listeners in a given time, which it did.
The $500 million contract and $225 million stock deal placed Stern at the second richest celebrity of the year at $302 million, ahead of George Lucas, Oprah Winfrey, The Rolling Stones and Tom Cruise.[26] The deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. In addition, the deal enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.
The move to satellite radio met with controversy, as Stern talked about his move to Sirius on his terrestrial show, including telling listeners how to purchase Sirius equipment and subscriptions.[27] To promote his move, Stern held a rally in New York City where he gave out coupons for free or discounted Sirius equipment. Stern's touting of his move to Sirius resulted in some radio stations censoring him every time he mentioned the words "Sirius" or "satellite radio". In one incident, Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting billed Stern $200,000 for the plugs he gave Sirius on his show. Stern's responded publicly on his show "Keep sending me bills. Like I'm going to pay 'em". Citadel eventually pulled Howard Stern off 4 stations in Grand Rapids, Rochester, Syracuse, and the lower Susquehanna Valley area of Lancaster, Harrisburg, and York during Howard's Christmas break in 2004.
On November 7, 2005 Infinity Broadcasting suspended Stern from going live on air on November 8, 2005 because Stern was excessively promoting his move to Sirius Radio.[28]
The December 12, 2005 issue of New York Magazine revealed that XM Satellite Radio had been prepared to offer Howard a $30 million per-year contract in 2004, but its executives were slow to close the deal, giving Sirius the chance it needed. When asked why he picked Sirius over their competitor XM, Howard replied that he "always liked the underdog. Every radio station I ever went to was a toilet bowl."[29] He has also stated that during very preliminary negotiations with XM, he found the management to be slow and unresponsive while Sirius was "nimble". Stern's budget with Sirius, including all operating costs, is $500 million for the five-year contract.
In addition, Sirius gave Stern two channels, "Howard 100" and "Howard 101". Both of these channels launched in October 2005. Although Stern himself was not able to broadcast on Sirius until his Infinity contract expired, he had been producing content to fill the otherwise dead air. Shows included a live 24-hour broadcast of Wack Pack member "Wendy the Retard", a 24-hour broadcast of Wack Packer "High Pitch Eric" featuring the weighing of his excrement, and auditions of other Wack Packers for their own permanent shows. A news team of award-winning journalists was put together to launch "Howard 100 News," a nightly broadcast of "all things Howard." Stern also announced fellow shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge would have his own nightly talk show starting in January 2006 on one of his channels. Since the move to Sirius, Stern has created "The Friday Show", which is an extended version of "The Wrap-up Show", which airs every day after his Morning Radio Show. "The Friday Show", hosted by Jon Hein, Gary Dell'Abate and Ralph Cirella, aired live on those Fridays when Howard's show was not on the air, although it has since been replaced by "Master Tape Theatre", replays of selected pre-Sirius Stern Shows.
Due to his former contract with Infinity Broadcasting, now CBS Radio, neither Stern nor anyone under contract from his show could be heard on Sirius before January 1, 2006. Stern called in to a New Year's Eve broadcast on Howard 100 a few minutes past midnight on January 1, and spoke to hosts from Howard 100 News for over an hour. On January 1, 2006, Stern did a commercial-free segment on his two stations Howard 100 and Howard 101, playing clips from his days as a child, to working at WTBU (Boston University college radio), WCCC, W4, WWDC, WNBC, and WXRK.
On January 3 and January 5, 2006, Stern and other members of his show conducted live broadcasts, 70-minutes and 130-minutes respectively, in which he tested various components of his new studio, including audio levels, call-in functions, and studio ease-of-use. Various callers congratulated Stern on his new venture, although he reiterated that the broadcast was nothing more than a test designed to give users a sneak peek, and not an actual show. He made a point to reaffirm that the first show would be technically clean but completely uncensored, and would take place on January 9, 2006.
[edit] Goodbye to terrestrial radio
Howard 100 LogoHoward's last show on conventional AM/FM "terrestrial" radio was on December 16, 2005[30]. The studio segment of the show ended when the Stern staff each gave a final farewell, then walked to a stage on the streets of New York City below K-Rock, simulcast live accompanied by video on the Internet through Yahoo!. Several thousand fans attended the event. Stern was the last to leave the studio. On the stage, many members of the show's "Wack Pack" gave speeches and Staind performed. Speeches were given by each member of the show: Gary, Artie, Fred, Robin, and finally Howard, who frequently referred to himself and his fans as "the last of a dying breed." During his speech, Stern thanked the New York City Police Department and dedicated the show to Sergeant Keith Manning, a friend of the show who at the time was serving in Iraq. Stern was then bussed to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where Martha Stewart (who also has her own Sirius talk channel) was on hand to induct Howard Stern into the Sirius family. Much of the show took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City where Sheryl Crow performed and mentioned on stage the debt America and musicians should pay towards Stern.
True to the last broadcast, many of Stern's final statements were edited out on the radio and even on the Yahoo! Internet broadcast. These statements largely pertained to Stern's animosity towards Clear Channel and the future at Sirius. As a response to Stern leaving FM radio, many of the radio stations under ownership of CBS Radio, including K-Rock in New York, changed their format from music to a hot talk format. Select stations were rebranded "Free FM." Stern's flagship station changed its name from 92.3 K-Rock to 92.3 Free FM. Stern himself was a harsh critic of the "Free FM" format in his last days on terrestrial radio, arguing that the name was a joke due to continued FCC and industry censorship. CBS Radio revenue fell eight percent after Stern's departure.[31]
Eight months following the changeover to satellite radio, Ad Age reported that advertising revenue from Stern's show is a third of what his terrestrial radio show commanded for a live read spot.[32] Analysts partially attributed this to the lack of measurable listener data Sirius makes available for its individual channels, but also due to the smaller satellite audience when compared with Stern's previous terrestrial broadcasts. What Advertising Age failed to mention was that Sirius Satellite Radio is a pay radio service, similar to HBO or Showtime, and as such, airs approximately 8 minutes of commercials per hour (0 minutes per hour for music channels), compared to Stern's show on FM radio, which aired approximately 22 minutes of commercials per hour.
[edit] The Sirius show
The Howard Stern Show debuted on Sirius, on January 9, 2006[33]. In addition to his regular morning show, which can be heard on Howard 100 at 5:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and noon – 5:55 p.m., several "spin-off" shows have emerged, such as The Wrap Up Show (aka "the show about the show"), The Super Fan Roundtable, and The Intern Show, all dedicated to discussion of the Stern Show from the points of view of Howard's producer, fans, and interns, respectively.
On the earlier Sirius shows, Stern placed a gag order on himself and other members of his staff regarding excessive use of profanity.[citation needed] Sal the Stockbroker and Ronnie the Limo Driver were especially singled out for excessive cursing and were forbidden to curse. However, since then, profanity has become a regular part of the show.
[edit] Howard 101
Along with Howard 100 on Sirius, which carries the live morning feed of Stern's show, the Howard 100 News hourly updates, and show replays all day, Stern is also in charge of Howard 101.
Howard 101 carries the West Coast feed of Stern's morning show, along with Bubba the Love Sponge in the afternoon and Scott Ferrall in the evening. In addition, the 7 o’clock hour is devoted to weekly original content, such as The Intern Show, The Superfan Roundtable, Miserable Men, "Hello, Earth" with Riley Martin, and Basic Training, a show dedicated to military issues hosted by Brent of the Bubba the Love Sponge Show.
Stern has promised to provide more original content on his channels. In April 2006 Sam Simon, co-creator of and writer on such shows as The Simpsons and Cheers, announced he was writing a radio show for Stern's channels, a satirical take-off on ABC's hit Desperate Housewives, which would follow the daily lives of the cast members' significant others. The show, The Bitter Half, aired on October 24, 2006.
[edit] Sirius Canada
Initially, Sirius Canada chose not to carry Stern because of the possibility of a future issue with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Josef Radomski, a Canadian writer, announced on the January 11, 2006 show that he has started an online petition to bring Stern to Sirius Canada. On February 1, 2006, Sirius Canada announced that they would start airing Howard 100 starting February 6.[34] On Stern's first day on Sirius Canada a caller claiming to be Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister-designate who was sworn in as Prime Minister that same day, welcomed Stern back to the Canadian airwaves.
[edit] The first show
The "Howard 100 Heartbeat" broke away to "Also Sprach Zarathustra" tunefully performed with flatulence. Howard's theme music, "Great American Nightmare," played a few bars before George Takei introduced himself as the show's new announcer. Callers were soon invited to call into the show using their new toll-free line, 1-888-9-ASSHOLE. Stern's first Sirius show was broadcast without commercial interruption, although several short music breaks were taken for minor technical problems.
During the show, Stern revealed that there were 180,000 Sirius receivers activated the day before his inaugural broadcast. He also revealed that he was not married, squashing rumors which appeared (and he happily fed) during his hiatus. One of his first radio acts on Sirius included the playing of Pat O'Brien's sex tapes uncensored and his uncensored versions of parody songs using the sex tape.
Later Stern began his long-awaited Revelation Show where staff members of the show revealed dark secrets about themselves.
For a complete recap, see The Howard Stern Show Revelations Game.
[edit] Terrestrial radio return controversy
In May 2006, Stern said that he had received offers from three major terrestrial radio companies to return. Stern said that while he would not return "It would be cool to go back and kick their [CBS] asses." None of the companies involved were named or came forward.
Media organizations announced that he was thinking of returning to terrestrial radio and to clear up the rumors Stern called Associated Press on-air on May 10, 2006. While talking to Associated Press Stern said, "The story is I wouldn't do [terrestrial radio] for any reason."[35]
In September of 2006 rumors once again arose that Stern would be returning to terrestrial radio. These rumors were once again denied by Stern and Sirius. Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told UPI "There has never been any discussion of Howard Stern in any way, shape, or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius. Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong,".[36]
[edit] The Howard Stern Film Festival
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Howard Stern Film FestivalOn April 27, 2006, the first annual Howard Stern Film Festival debuted at The Hudson Theatre in New York City. The film festival took entries from fans and featured a grand prize of $35,000 in cash and prizes. Stern said of the festival "People want access. The Tribeca Film Festival is too commercial. This is the one where the next great comedy directors will be discovered. This is good for New York, and it's good for the listeners. They get to come down here, participate, make creative films, and all the films are about me. What better topic is there?"
The winner of the festival was Scott Masterson whose film "Radio Play" was a sentimental tribute to Stern that wondered what it would be like if Stern, Quivers, and Norris met over amateur radio as children.[37]
The winner of the staff competition in the Howard Stern Film Festival was a tie between Fred & Robin and Doug. Robin gave her award to Sal because she said the crowd seemed to like Sal's best.
[edit] Television shows
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Howard Stern's national television shows include The Howard Stern Show on WWOR-TV (aka "The Channel 9 Show"), which ran in the early 1990s; Howard Stern, consisting of segments from his radio show, which ran from 1994 to 2005 on E!; and The Howard Stern Radio Show, which ran from 1998 to 2001 in syndication. The Howard Stern Show was a weekly skit-driven show that was produced in the Secaucus, New Jersey studios of WWOR-TV and shown in selected markets. The other shows were produced from video footage of his live radio broadcast.
On November 18, 2005, iN DEMAND launched Howard TV, a Video on demand pay service that is available through various cable TV systems. Current content includes uncensored versions of shows which previously aired on E! and video from his Sirius show. Howard TV also includes movies (i.e. Supertwink), skits, bits, Wack Packer videos, behind-the-scenes videos, and anything else related to the show.
Bubba The Love Sponge shocks Stern staffers on HowardTVThe Howard Stern Show (WWOR-TV show): 69 episodes; July 14, 1990–August 1, 1992; often called "The Channel 9 Show" because WWOR is Channel 9 in the New York City metropolitan area.
The Howard Stern Interview (E! show): 36 episodes; 1993
Howard Stern (E! show): 2,278 episodes; 1994–July 8, 2005
The Howard Stern Radio Show (syndicated): 1998–2001
Howard TV (formally Howard Stern on Demand) (iN DEMAND): uncensored E! shows available since November 18, 2005; new shows became available April 2006
[edit] Controversy and criticism
Stern is a polarizing figure in the entertainment industry. While beloved amongst his fans, he is loathed by his critics[38] [39]. In 2005 aides to former FCC Commissioner Michael Powell admitted that Stern is a lightning rod (for FCC action), while entertainers like Oprah who also discuss issues like sexuality are "untouchable".[40]
[edit] Government
The FCC has fined stations for content on the Howard Stern Show upwards of $5 million since 1990.[41]
[edit] FCC fines
Over Stern's career, the Stern Show has drawn FCC complaints for indecency. These complaints are paid by the broadcast station against which the complaints were filed, not by Stern or the Stern Show. The first complaint was filed in 1986 when Stern asked a caller "Have you ever had sex with an animal?", to which the caller answered no. Stern continued, "Well, don't knock it. I was sodomized by Lamb Chop--you know, that puppet Shari Lewis holds?"[42]. He was not fined for this complaint, but after his first fines in 1988 they continued until he left terrestrial radio.Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author. Stern hosts The Howard Stern Show four days a week (Monday-Thursday) on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station.
The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (a humorous reference to Michael Jackson's appellation "The King of Pop") has been dubbed a shock jock for his highly controversial use of scatological, sexual and racial humor. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though controversial, he is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.
He is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until his last terrestrial radio broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on the subscription-based Sirius satellite radio service on January 9, 2006.
In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, Private Parts, which he adapted into a film, and Miss America. Stern's television endeavors include a variety show on New York City's WWOR-TV, a nightly E! show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar CBS program that competed with Saturday Night Live for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for digital cable subscribers in various markets, and Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch for FX which Stern executive produced.
In 2006, Howard Stern was elected into Time Magazine's "Time 100: The People who shape our world"[1] and was ranked #7 in Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual Celebrity 100.[2] On February 13, 2007, Stern became engaged to his long-time girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky Stern grew to be tall, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).[26][27] On June 4, 1978, Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts. They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Deborah Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993).[28][29] A hallmark of Stern's humor was his claiming to be tempted by the strippers, porn stars and lesbians appearing on his show, but always insisted that he had to be faithful to his wife. In 1994, Stern ran for Governor of New York as a libertarian.[30] The campaign was generally seen as a political stunt and Stern dropped out before the election after refusing to disclose his finances, a requirement by the State of New York. In October 1999, Stern announced that he and wife Alison decided to separate.[3] They amicably divorced in 2001, ending in a settlement.[3]
Stern began a period of single living on New York City's Upper West Side, dating dozens of women including Angie Everhart[31] and Robin Givens[32]. Despite reportedly spending time with Carmen Electra "five times", the two have denied there was anything more intimate than an outdoor shower in bathing suits.[33] Stern also owns a weekend house on Long Island.
Stern has had his share of stalkers and death threats. On January 15, 1998, Lance Carvin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stalking and threatening to kill Stern and his family. [34]
Current
Since early 2000, Stern has dated model Beth Ostrosky, who is 18 years his junior.[3] Ostrosky co-hosted Casino Cinema on Spike TV from 2004 to 2007.[35] She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine FHM until it ceased publication in 2007. [36] The pair live together with their Bulldog named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. On February 14, 2007, Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became engaged the day before.[3]
Radio career
Main article: The Howard Stern Show
Terrestrial radio career
After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a disc jockey at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts.[37][38] Stern then worked as a disc jockey and program director for WRNW in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, playing rock music.[39][40] In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in Hartford, Connecticut at WCCC-FM and WCCC-AM, whose progressive rock format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality.[41] It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, Fred Norris, who was working as an overnight deejay at the time.[42] Stern moved to FM radio station WWWW (usually refered to as "W4") in Detroit, Michigan, further developing his show until the station adopted a country music format, and then went to WWDC-FM "DC101," in Washington, D.C. for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC Radio. Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.
Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was simulcast on WYSP in Philadelphia. Before long it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day.
Satellite radio career
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with Sirius, a satellite radio service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs.[43] His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, which he did meet in January 2006.[44]
Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy censorship and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio.[45].
The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.
On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio announced it had filed a lawsuit against Stern, his agent Don Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio, saying Stern used CBS's airwaves to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself.[46][verification needed] The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of … airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York state court, sought compensatory and punitive damages. Not to be outdone, Stern earlier in the day (prior to CBS's announcement) held a press conference at which he mentioned that CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and its news magazine show 60 Minutes. "I made them millions of dollars. If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months?" Stern said. "How can you have it both ways?"[47]
Leslie Moonves appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record advertising revenue the network sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern said the network had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public.
On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan.[48] Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.[49]
As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.[50]
Career in other media
In 1988 when Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace Joan Rivers, they gave Howard the opportunity to record five pilot episodes of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.[51]
In 1990, Stern aired a sketch comedy show on New York's Channel 9, which was also called "The Howard Stern Show". The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993.[52]
Private Parts Hardback coverIn 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts.[53] The book was a bestseller and became the fastest selling book in Simon & Schuster's history.[54]
In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket.[55] His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls. [56] However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.[57]
In 1996, Stern released his second book, Miss America, which focused more on his radio career.[58]
Private Parts film posterIn 1997, he starred in Private Parts, a biographical film chronicling his rise to success.[59] The film is based on his 1993 autobiography Private Parts.[59] The film premiered at the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million.[60] It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.[60]
The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.[61]
For his performance, Stern won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on write-in votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin.[62] Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.[63]
In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the 1982 movie Porky's and the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School. Stern was also a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for three seasons.
He informed listeners early in 2004 that the ABC television network was in talks with him to produce an interview special. Person Date
Al Franken
50 Cent 11/07/2005 & 09/06/2006 & 01/04/2007 & 09/13/2007
AC/DC 03/07/2003
Aisha Tyler
Ace Frehley of KISS
Adrianne Curry
Adam Carolla
Alice Cooper 08/13/1991
Al Sharpton 10/13/2000
Alec Baldwin Show Regular
Andrew Dice Clay Show Regular
Andy Dick Show Regular
Ant 01/20/2006
Anna Nicole Smith Former Regular (deceased)
Arlen Specter (by phone) 03/06/2001 & 1996 (in person)
Arnold Schwarzenegger 10/04/1999
Adam West
Axl Rose (by phone)
Aurora Snow
Bam Margera
The Beastie Boys
Ben Affleck
Ben Stern Show Regular
Beth Ostrosky Show Regular
Bill Hicks Deceased
Bill Maher
Billy Corgan 08/03/1998 & 02/29/2000
Bob Guccione
Bob Hope 09/20/1999
Bob Saget 06/04/1998, 08/29/2000, 10/24/2001, 07/27/2005
Branford Marsalis
Britney Spears (by phone)
Bubba the Love Sponge Show Regular
Buddy Hackett
Butch Patrick
Carmen Electra Show Regular
Carol Alt
Cast of American Idol
Chad Johnson
Charlie Laine
Charlize Theron
Christy Hemme
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Margolis
Chris Rock
Clarence Clemons
Conan O'Brien
Courtney Love
Chuck Zito Show Regular
Christine Todd Whitman
Craig Gass Show Regular
Crazy Cabbie Former Regular (banned)
Cuba Gooding Jr. 08/03/06
Dana Plato Former Regular (deceased)
Dana Reeve Former Regular(deceased)
Dave Chappelle 04/07/2001
Dave Grohl
Dave Navarro
David Arquette 09/15/2003[citation needed]
David Letterman
Debbie Schlussel Show Regular
Demi Moore
Dennis Rodman Show Regular
Don Rickles 05/16/2007
Donald Trump Show Regular
Dr. Sal Calabro Show Regular
Earthquake
Eazy-E
Ebert and Roeper
Elton John
Eli Roth
Elijah Wood 09/09/2005
Elizabeth Daily 10/04/2006
Ed McMahon
Erica Durance
Evil Jared
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Zappa 1984 & 1987
Grandpa Al Lewis Former Regular (Deceased)
G-Unit
Gary Busey 08/07/2001
Gary Garver Show Regular
Gene Simmons of KISS 08/01/2006
Gene Siskel Former Regular (Deceased)
George Clooney March 20, 1998
George Pataki 06/11/1998
George Takei Show Regular
Gilbert Gottfried Show Regular
Gilda Radner
Hanson 05/14/2007
Heidi Cortez Show Regular
Henry Hill
Henry Rollins
Hugh Hefner
Hulk Hogan and family 03/16/2006
Ike Turner
Insane Clown Posse Show Regular
Ivan Reitman 07/19/2006
Ivy Supersonic
Jaime Pressley
Jamie Foxx 09/25/2007
Jason Priestly
Jay Leno
Jim Florentine Show Regular
Jenna Jameson Show Regular
Jennifer Lopez
Jenny McCarthy
Jerry Brown
Jerry Rice 09/26/2007
Jerry Seinfeld
Jessica Hahn Regular Phone Caller
Jessica Jaymes
Jim Carrey 07/26/1994
Jim Breuer Actor
Jimmy Chamberlin 02/29/2000
Jimmy Fallon 09/10/2002
Jimmy Kimmel Show Regular
Jimmy Pop
Joey Ramone Former regular (deceased)
Johnny Depp
John Heffron 08/16/2004
John F. Kennedy Jr. Former regular (deceased)
Johnny Knoxville
John Stamos Show Regular
Julian Lennon
Julia Roberts
Jim McGreevey
Joan Rivers Show Regular 03/20/1998, 2/27/2006, 8/23/2006, 09/17/2007
John Phillips
John Stamos 05/17/2006
Jon Stewart 09/25/2003, ?/?/2005[citation needed], ?/?/2006[citation needed]
James Woods
James Caan
James King
John Cena
Joanie Laurer
Kelsey Grammer
Kathy Griffin Show Regular
Kevin Bacon
Kendra Jade Show Regular
Lacey Duvalle
Lars Ulrich
Lennox Lewis
Leslie West Show Regular
Lil Jon
Linsey Dawn Mckenzie
Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Loeb
Lou Diamond Phillips
Ludacris
Luke Perry
Luke Wilson 07/19/06
Magic Johnson
Maria Menounos 01/09/2006
Marilyn Manson
Mark Wahlberg 09/07/2001
Martha Stewart
Mary Carey
Martina Navratilova 11/15/2006
MC Hammer
Meat Loaf 07/31/2006
Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane from F-Troop)
Mia Farrow
Michael Moore
Mick Foley
Mike Walker Show Regular
Milton Berle
Melissa Rivers
M. Night Shyamalan 07/18/2006
Mohammed Al-Fayed ??/??/2007[citation needed]
Mr. T
Nancy Sinatra
Nikki Ziering
Norm MacDonald Show Regular
O.J. Simpson
Ozzy Osbourne Show Regular
Quentin Tarantino
Pamela Anderson Show Regular
Paul Anka 06/??/2005[citation needed]
Paul Giamatti 07/19/2006
Paul McCartney
Paul Stanley
Pat Cooper Show Regular
Penn Jillette
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Cast
Ray Stern Show Regular
Red Peters Show Regular
Reverend Bob Levy Show Regular
Richard Jeni Former regular (deceased)
Richard Simmons 11/16/2006
Ringo Starr
Robert Blake
Robert Duvall ??/??/2006[citation needed]
Robert Schimmel Show Regular
Robin Williams
Rodney Dangerfield Former Regular(deceased)
Rosanna Arquette
Roseanne Barr
Rose McGowan
Ryan Phillippe 09/04/2002
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sam Kinison Former Regular (Deceased)
Sandra Bullock
Sebastian Bach (w/Axl Rose, by phone)
Sarah Silverman
Sean Lennon
Shannen Doherty
Shannon Tweed
Stephanie McMahon
Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows
Steve-O 09/??/2006[citation needed], 09/26/2007
Suge Knight (Deathrow Records CEO)
Susan Olsen
Tabitha Stevens Show Regular
Ted Nugent
Tenacious D 11/14/2006
Tera Patrick
Teri Hatcher
Tiffany Granath
Tim Allen 10/30/2002
Tina Fey
Tiny Tim Former Regular (deceased)
Tom Green 9/04/2002
Tori Spelling
Tracy Morgan 11/01/2006
Vinnie Favale Show Regular
Vincent Gallo
Wally George
Walter Mercado
Warren Beatty
Warren Tang 03/10/2005 Howard Stern favorite Penthouse Photographer
Whoopi Goldberg
William Shatner 08/27/2002[citation needed]
Wilmer Valderrama 03/27/2006
Wings Hauser
Yanni 08/15/2006
Yasmine Bleeth
Young MC
Tina Yothers 06/20/2000
[edit] Performances by Musical Artists
Band Date Song Performed
AC/DC 03/07/2003 You Shook Me All Night Long(acoustic)
Aerosmith ??/??/??[citation needed] Pink (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & a NY beat box artist)
Anne Preven ??/??/??[citation needed] Torn
Fiona Apple ??/??/??[citation needed] Sleep To Dream
Beck 01/13/1997 Where It's At and Novacane (Birthday show)
Pat Benatar 04/25/1997 Medley (Heartbreaker, Treat Me Right, Promises in the Dark, Love Is a Battlefield, We Belong)
Blues Traveler 09/19/2005 This is Beetle, Amber Waits
David Bowie ??/??/??[citation needed] Fame & I'm Afraid of Americans (Birthday show)
Bryan Adams ??/??/??[citation needed] Summer of 69/medley
Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin ??/??/1995[citation needed] Has the Whole World Lost its Head
Cheap Trick 06/26/2006 I Want You to Want Me, Surrender
Coolio ??/??/??[citation needed] Gangsta's Paradise
Billy Corgan (Solo) 08/03/1998 Perfect
Christopher Cross ??/??/1995[citation needed] Sailing
Sheryl Crow 06/19/1999, ??/??/2005[citation needed] Strong Enough, If It Makes You Happy
Counting Crows 10/11/2002 A Long December
Roger Daltrey ??/??/1992[citation needed] Days of Light and Behind Blue Eyes
2006 Baba O'Riley
Dido 12/11/2000 Thank You
Dixie Chicks 05/25/2006 Landslide, others
Corey Feldman ??/??/2002[citation needed] Former Child Actor
Noel Gallagher ??/??/??[citation needed] Wonderwall
Garbage 10/30/1998 #1 Crush
Goo Goo Dolls ??/??/??[citation needed] Iris
Green Day 10/14/1997; 05/08/1998 Basket Case, Hitchin' a Ride, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Dave Grohl ??/??/??[citation needed] Everlong and My Hero
Hoobastank ??/??/??[citation needed] The Reason
Hum ??/??/??[citation needed] Stars
Natalie Imbruglia ??/??/??[citation needed] Torn
Elton John ??/??/??[citation needed] Why won't they let Howard Stern on TV? (impromptu composition)
Korn ??/??/?? Another Brick in the Wall
Cyndi Lauper ??/??/?? True Colors
Live ??/??/?? Lightning Crashes
Nils Lofgren ??/??/1991 Sticks and Stones
The Losers ??/??/????[citation needed] Spirit in the Sky, Bang a Gong, In the Court of the Crimson King, Hurdy Gurdy Man
Duff McKagan ??/??/1993[citation needed] Believe in Me
Meat Puppets Backwater
John Mellencamp ??/??/????[citation needed] Medley
Alanis Morissette ??/??/2005[citation needed] ??/??/2006[citation needed] Ironic
Iggy Pop ??/??/??[citation needed] I Wanna Be Your Dog
Porno for Pyros ??/??/??[citation needed] Pets and Porpoise Head
Billy Preston ??/??/??[citation needed] ?
Kid Rock ??/??/??[citation needed] ?
Gavin Rossdale ??/??/1995[citation needed] Glycerine
Satellite Party 06/05/2007[1] Been Caught Stealing
Smashing Pumpkins ??/??/1998[citation needed] Perfect
Staind 12/04/2003, 12/15/2005 This is Beetle, Outside
Sting ??/??/1993 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Stone Temple Pilots ??/??/1996[citation needed] Vaseline
Train 01/31/2006 Dream On, others
James Taylor 12/07/1994 Carolina in my Mind, Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain, and Woodstock
Stevie Ray Vaughan ??/??/1989[citation needed] Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (Only couple of first riffs), Superstition (Stevie plays guitar, Stern and Robin sing)
Velvet Revolver ??/??/2004[citation needed] ?
The Wallflowers ??/??/????[citation needed] 6th Avenue Heartache and One Headlight
Joe Walsh 08/08/1989 Goodnight Irene, Desperado
Leslie West ??/??/????[citation needed] Mississippi Queen
Stevie Wonder 10/20/2005 ?
Willie Nelson 08/17/2005 You Were Always on My Mind ( w/Jeff the Drunk ), On the Road Again (w/Howard Stern and the Losers)
Weezer 08/17/2005 Beverly Hills, Hash Pipe
Jon Anderson ??/??/2006[citation needed] I’ve Seen All Good People and Roundabout
Hanson 05/14/2007 Never Been to Spain, Long Train Running http://www.lukehadley.com DVLH Luke Hadley Lester Green (born June 2, 1968), known as Beetlejuice (often abbreviated to Beetle or Beet), is ...all »http://www.lukehadley.com DVLH Luke Hadley Lester Green (born June 2, 1968), known as Beetlejuice (often abbreviated to Beetle or Beet), is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He has appeared in feature films as well as performed voice-over work.[1] Beetlejuice has performed with various Howard Stern Show related comedians, including those that perform under The Killers of Comedy Tour banner Beetlejuice was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a dwarf, standing 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) tall.[3] Beetlejuice also suffers from microcephaly, which gives him his characteristic small head relative to his already small body.[4]
On the October 2, 2007 broadcast of The Howard Stern Show, Jerry O'Connell revealed that he knew Lester while he was growing up. O'Connell's mother was Beetle's special-ed teacher, and Beetle was such a good student that he did special work as O'Connell's mom's “assistant."[5]
[edit] Music career
Also known as "The Beetlejuice Song", "This Is Beetle" is sung by Howard Stern Wack Pack member Beetlejuice for the The Howard Stern Show in late 2004.[6] The song was recorded by Stern show producer Richard Christy, who then wrote music to accompany Beetle's raw vocals and engineered it into the full song.[7] The key lyrics to the song are "This is Beetle, he's bad as can and he knows he's the best."[8] The song, which Beetle created spontaneously in the recording studio, has been covered by the rock group Staind[9], who included the song on special editions of their album Chapter V. On September 19, 2005, Blues Traveler played their version of "This Is Beetle" on the Howard Stern Show.[8][10]
Initially, Stern was unable to broadcast this recording on his Sirius Satellite Radio program because CBS Radio owned the copyright to all of Stern's shows from K-Rock.[11] Stern and his producing staff recreated many of the more popular segments from his days on K-Rock, but attempts to recreate "This Is Beetle" were unsuccessful, likely as a result of Beetlejuice's disability.[citation needed] However, as of May 2006, Stern, Sirius, and CBS reached an agreement to sell the rights for all his K-Rock broadcasts to Sirius, thus enabling Stern to play the song.[11]
When asked a question, Beetle typically prefaces his response by asking "Me?". The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, a SIRIUS Satellite Radio station developed by Stern during his transition from terrestrial radio.
For over twenty years[1] the radio show was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until the last broadcast via terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005. The Howard Stern Show began broadcasting via the United States subscription-based Sirius Satellite Radio satellite radio service on January 9, 2006. It began broadcasting to Canada via the Canadian version of Sirius on February 6, 2006. The Howard Stern show is a free-form comedy show consisting of banter between the cast, various games (often with sexual themes) involving the cast or listeners, taped bits such as prank phone calls and celebrity interviews. Common themes include current events, Hollywood gossip, politics, and ridiculing staff members for their mistakes and incompetence. Traditionally, producer Gary Dell'Abate (also known as "Baba Booey") and Scott the Engineer take the brunt of Howard's anger most frequently, but no person or topic is considered sacred and every cast member, including Robin Quivers and Howard himself have taken ridicule on the show.
[edit] Terrestrial radio history
[edit] 1970s and 1980s
The earliest recognizable incarnation of the Howard Stern Show started in 1979 at WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut. Stern decided to apply for the job after reading a WCCC ad in Radio & Records looking for a "wild, fun, morning guy". Stern was hired for $12,000 a year. It was at WCCC that Stern met Fred Norris. Norris was working evenings under the pseudonym "Earth Dog".
In 1980, Stern again noticed an advertisement in Radio & Records, this time for WWWW in Detroit, Michigan. He met with management and signed a contract for $30,000 and moved his family to Detroit. At WWWW, the show was further refined with bits such as Dial-a-Date being invented. The show started to get noticed by the industry, and Stern won the Billboard award for best AOR disc jockey. With this new-found recognition, job offers started to come in and the show moved to DC-101 in Washington, D.C.
In one typical example of the radio show, Stern persuaded a female caller to have phone sex with him on the air.[2] He made deep buzzing noises into his microphone, and had her sit on a speaker with the volume turned up (this incident appeared as a scene in Stern's 1997 movie Private Parts). On June 29, Stern was fired from DC-101 radio after being suspended for criticizing his station management and two other radio stations. Stern's lawyer alleged:
It's our view that the real reason they've [fired Stern] is they would like to get new DC-101 deejays 'GreaseMan' and 'Adam Smasher' on the air as soon as possible, and hope the audience forgets about Howard, and that's a perfectly rational business judgment.[citation needed]Another notable episode was on WWDC-FM (DC101 Radio) in Washington D.C. in which Stern called Air Florida and asked what the fare was for a one-way ticket from Washington National Airport to the 14th Street Bridge (on the Potomac River less than 1 mile from the airport). He was making light of the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 one day earlier, on January 13, 1982, which had killed 78 persons (both onboard
In 1982, the Stern Show made it to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC (66 WNBC). Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.
Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well-documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, 1986, Stern's show was syndicated in Philadelphia via WYSP, which he announced on Late Night with David Letterman. The local media initially doubted that Stern would be a success in the Philadelphia market;[3] however, in a move that would repeat itself many times over in his career, Stern was successful in knocking off the local morning talent (John Debella) to become number one in the ratings.[4] Before long, it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day.
Early in his career, the show was already becoming lucrative for advertisers, due to Stern's promotional ability. Defying critics like Don Imus, who in 1986 responded to Stern's success with, "Talk to me six months from now... Prestige accounts are not going to advertise on that kind of program no matter what Howard does. You can get local retailers on who don't care what he says about them and there are only so many of them out there." [5]
[edit] 1990s
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In 1991, The Howard Stern Show began to broadcast in Los Angeles, a move that was considered risky at the time, on the station KLSX 97.1. Predictions about the success of his show like the one of a local L.A. radio listener, "Vulgarity has reached a new low. I think he's going to bomb beautifully out here. At least I hope he does. I'm sure he'll find the Los Angeles market is more sophisticated", proved in the end to be untrue.[6]
In 1992, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined Infinity Broadcasting $600,000 after Stern discussed masturbating to a picture of Aunt Jemima. His exact statement was, "The closest I came to making love to a black woman was I, uh, masturbated to a picture of Aunt Jemima on a pancake box. I did it right on her kerchief."[7]
Stern made national news in 1994 by preventing a suicidal man from leaping to his death off the George Washington Bridge.[8]
[edit] Selena controversy
In March 1995, one day before the funeral of slain Tejano singer Selena, Stern played the sounds of gunshots in the background over some of her music. He also made comments that were considered racist by many people, such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul," and "Spanish people have the worst taste in music... it has no depth."[9][10]
[edit] A brief stint in Canada
Also in 1997, Stern's show aired for the first time in Canada, appearing on CILQ (Q107) in Toronto and CHOM-FM in Montreal.[11]
CHOM cancelled Stern's show (in 2000), after frequent listener complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; for most of the time that the stations did air Stern's program, they were required to monitor the show for offensive content through the use of broadcast delays. CILQ in Toronto cancelled the Stern show after John Hayes, who Stern refers to as The Incubus[12] became program director of Corus Radio. This was a personal vendetta against Stern by John Hayes, as Stern was the most highly rated radio morning show in Toronto in November 2001 when the show was pulled from the air. Howard Stern's fans in Toronto were able to hear the uncensored show on a Buffalo station until the move to Sirius Radio in 2005.
Stern has claimed on-air that the Canadian government disapproved of his use of the ethnic slur "Polack", and that this was one of the reasons why his show was not broadcast in Canada until February 6, 2006, when "Howard 100" debuted on Sirius Canada.
[edit] Columbine controversy
Stern's April 21, 1999 show drew angry criticism and official "censure" from the Colorado State Legislature for his comment regarding the motives of the two male students who murdered 12 classmates and one teacher in the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado:
There were some really good-looking girls running out with their hands over their heads. Did those kids try to have sex with any of the good-looking girls? They didn't even do that? At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex.[13]
Stern did not apologize for his words but instead argued that his comments were an attempt to figure out what was wrong with the two attackers. Stern believes much of the furor was roused by deejays at competing stations in the Denver market. He said:
There has been a tragic shooting in Denver. It's a national horror and what are the deejays doing? They're announcing my sponsors trying to get them to pull out. Are they really caring about the Denver community, or are they really just saying, 'Hey, maybe we can get Howard Stern off the air?' If I'm so vicious, why would you draw attention to me?
Stern explained his remarks this way: "Maybe my intent was poorly worded, but... the point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive."[14]
[edit] 2000s
[edit] Jackie leaves the show
On March 5, 2001, the Howard Stern Show officially announced that longtime show regular Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling had left the radio show after failed contract negotiations. Over the next several months, various comedians auditioned in the "Jackie Chair" for the job, with comedian Artie Lange landing the position.
[edit] September 11, 2001 attacks
Stern was on the air in his New York City studio during the September 11, 2001 attacks and stayed on the air with his cast/crew while many other broadcasters fled the city.[15] Fittingly, he was in the middle of a rousing story about a rendezvous with Pamela Anderson when he first mentioned the World Trade Center was on fire. His coverage of the tragedy increased as the gravity of the situation became clear. His live reporting was one of the first news of the incident for many East Coast residents. The show had a somewhat subdued tone, with many listeners calling in to share their own stories of survival or personal loss. As other comedy performers like David Letterman and Jon Stewart later returned to the air, many with emotionally-charged monologues, Stern was furious at the glowing response they received in the press, as he had been on the air the whole time without any positive reaction. This reinforced his long-held belief that there is a bias against him in the mainstream media. Stern's September 11, 2001 broadcast was replayed in its entirety on the first and fifth anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2002 and September 11, 2006, respectively. Among Stern fans - many of whom work in the broadcasting and entertainment fields - the September 11th broadcast was a watershed moment; as Stern remarked before the gravity of the situation was truly apparent, "I'm auditioning for Dan Rather's job".
[edit] Parting ways with Clear Channel
On February 25, 2004, Clear Channel Communications "indefinitely suspended" Stern from six markets because of indecency involving sexual and racist dialog during his show.[16] The show in question featured Rick Salomon, whose claim to fame includes a publicly released home video showing him having sex with hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton. During this broadcast, Stern held a sexually-provocative and racially insensitive interview with Salomon, asking him graphic questions about anal sex and making light of a caller's use of the word "nigger". Clear Channel president John Hogan said, "Clear Channel drew a line in the sand today with regard to protecting our listeners from indecent content, and Howard Stern's show blew right through it... it was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African-Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency." The move came only a day after Clear Channel fired Bubba the Love Sponge for similar reasons. Due to the timing of the incident, this is considered to be part of a wide-ranging backlash against obscenity triggered by the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy.
On April 8, 2004, Clear Channel Communications announced it would "permanently terminate" its relationship with the shock jock after being fined $500,000 by the FCC.[17][18] However, on July 19, Stern returned to four of the six markets Clear Channel had booted him from, and added five new ones to the roster, this time on Infinity-owned stations. [19] In late August, he returned to a fifth market, Miami, on an independent station. Here, as was often typical with Stern, his return was greeted with controversy as the Miami Dolphins threatened to revoke their broadcast deal with the station in question if the station did not fire him.
[edit] Political tones
Because Clear Channel and some of its executives have donated over $200,000 to the Republican Party, Stern claims the company was trying to penalize him for his harsh criticisms of President George W. Bush. Stern normally avoids political commentary, but told his listeners:
There are a lot of people saying that the second that I started saying, 'I think we gotta get Bush out of the presidency,' that's when Clear Channel banged my ass outta here. Then I find out that Clear Channel is such a big contributor to President Bush, and in bed with the whole Bush administration, I'm going, 'Maybe that's why I was thrown off: because I don't like the way the country is leaning too much to the religious right.' And then, bam! Let's get rid of Stern. I used to think, 'Oh, I can't believe that.' But that's it! That's what's going on here! I know it! I know it![20]
Stern turned against Bush because neither Clear Channel nor Bush "got the FCC off my back." Stern perceived Bush's religious beliefs as fanatical and has described George W. Bush as a "Jesus freak," a "maniac" and "an arrogant bastard".[21]
Stern endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, and urged his listeners to vote for him, the latest in a long string of political endorsements Stern has made.[22] In the past, he had also supported former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. In one on-air stunt, Stern promised then-gubernatorial candidate Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey that he would endorse her candidacy if she promised to name a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike after him if she were elected. She won and kept her promise, although one of her successors, Democrat Jim McGreevey, later claimed impropriety by Whitman and revoked the honor. In recent years, Stern has been a staunch opponent of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. On July 25, 2006 Stern launched into a tirade against the Senator. He attacked Lieberman's past support of indecency laws and his current support of the War on Terror[23]. In February of 2007, Stern announced on his radio show that he is currently supporting Hillary Clinton for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
[edit] Stuttering John leaves the show
On February 27, 2004, long-time Stern show regular John Melendez left the show to become the on-air announcer for The Tonight Show. Stern has consistently claimed the move was an attempt by Jay Leno to steal ideas from Howard's show. Many late-night talk show bits are said to have been stolen from the Stern show, including Jay Leno's bit "Jaywalking". After a lengthy search and auditioning process, Richard Christy of the heavy metal band Iced Earth was chosen as John's replacement.
[edit] Infinity contract ends
On April 6, 2005, Stern pleaded on-air for Infinity Broadcasting to let him out of his contract, citing the reason of possible prosecution, per House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner's recommendation. FMQB.com quoted Stern as saying:
They're (Viacom) holding me to the contract and I'm afraid to break the contract, because I don't want to ever do anything illegal or wrong. I'm very, very clear on that. I'm a pretty honest guy. I try to live by the laws, but it seems like I'm being set up.[24]
It must also be added that within Stern's contract with Viacom/Infinity, if he were to have been fired or his show canceled, his employer would have had to pay him and his production company $20 million dollars.
[edit] Artie’s drug abuse
In early June 2005, Lange began missing work at the Howard Stern Show, prompting concerns of a possible relapse into the substance abuse which had affected him previously. The situation climaxed in Lange behaving incoherently and belligerently while on the air. He infamously sneered at Stern and the crew that: "Artie's going to do what Artie's going to do!" Howard later commented that this statement had scared him. Lange subsequently missed the next two days of work.
At the time, Lange's absence from the show went largely unmentioned and was written off as stress from doing the radio show and beginning production of his movie Beer League. The real reason for Lange's absence was made public in a spontaneous revelation on the September 21, 2006 Howard Stern Show, on which Lange acknowledged that he was regularly snorting heroin from February to June 2005. Lange discussed prior episodes of heroin use, beginning when he was a stand-up comedian and continuing until Beer League was set to begin shooting. Lange detailed his painful withdrawal, which included common side effects such as cold sweats, shaking, and vomiting. Lange recalled disconnecting the telephone to avoid speaking with his mother, who ultimately intervened and helped Artie recover. Lange was threatened with legal action by the Beer League producers (whom he later described as having "waste management connections") if he failed to show up for the first day of shooting in June 2005, which led Lange to secure a home visit from a doctor who prescribed Lange with buprenorphine (Subutex) to alleviate his heroin dependency. Since starting the medicine, Artie claimed to be free of any illegal substances, but on May 24, 2007 he stated that he has abused Subutex. He stated that taking more than his recommended dose gave him a small high.
[edit] The E! show ends
On June 22, 2005, Stern announced that production of the Howard Stern television show on E! would also be ending. The last new episode was taped on July 1, 2005, and aired on July 8. E! continued to rerun the show until December 31, 2005.
[edit] The move to Sirius Satellite Radio
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year, $500 million deal with the satellite radio service Sirius.[25]The deal also contained an additional $225 million one-time stock bonus which he would receive if the show attracted a certain amount of listeners in a given time, which it did.
The $500 million contract and $225 million stock deal placed Stern at the second richest celebrity of the year at $302 million, ahead of George Lucas, Oprah Winfrey, The Rolling Stones and Tom Cruise.[26] The deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. In addition, the deal enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.
The move to satellite radio met with controversy, as Stern talked about his move to Sirius on his terrestrial show, including telling listeners how to purchase Sirius equipment and subscriptions.[27] To promote his move, Stern held a rally in New York City where he gave out coupons for free or discounted Sirius equipment. Stern's touting of his move to Sirius resulted in some radio stations censoring him every time he mentioned the words "Sirius" or "satellite radio". In one incident, Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting billed Stern $200,000 for the plugs he gave Sirius on his show. Stern's responded publicly on his show "Keep sending me bills. Like I'm going to pay 'em". Citadel eventually pulled Howard Stern off 4 stations in Grand Rapids, Rochester, Syracuse, and the lower Susquehanna Valley area of Lancaster, Harrisburg, and York during Howard's Christmas break in 2004.
On November 7, 2005 Infinity Broadcasting suspended Stern from going live on air on November 8, 2005 because Stern was excessively promoting his move to Sirius Radio.[28]
The December 12, 2005 issue of New York Magazine revealed that XM Satellite Radio had been prepared to offer Howard a $30 million per-year contract in 2004, but its executives were slow to close the deal, giving Sirius the chance it needed. When asked why he picked Sirius over their competitor XM, Howard replied that he "always liked the underdog. Every radio station I ever went to was a toilet bowl."[29] He has also stated that during very preliminary negotiations with XM, he found the management to be slow and unresponsive while Sirius was "nimble". Stern's budget with Sirius, including all operating costs, is $500 million for the five-year contract.
In addition, Sirius gave Stern two channels, "Howard 100" and "Howard 101". Both of these channels launched in October 2005. Although Stern himself was not able to broadcast on Sirius until his Infinity contract expired, he had been producing content to fill the otherwise dead air. Shows included a live 24-hour broadcast of Wack Pack member "Wendy the Retard", a 24-hour broadcast of Wack Packer "High Pitch Eric" featuring the weighing of his excrement, and auditions of other Wack Packers for their own permanent shows. A news team of award-winning journalists was put together to launch "Howard 100 News," a nightly broadcast of "all things Howard." Stern also announced fellow shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge would have his own nightly talk show starting in January 2006 on one of his channels. Since the move to Sirius, Stern has created "The Friday Show", which is an extended version of "The Wrap-up Show", which airs every day after his Morning Radio Show. "The Friday Show", hosted by Jon Hein, Gary Dell'Abate and Ralph Cirella, aired live on those Fridays when Howard's show was not on the air, although it has since been replaced by "Master Tape Theatre", replays of selected pre-Sirius Stern Shows.
Due to his former contract with Infinity Broadcasting, now CBS Radio, neither Stern nor anyone under contract from his show could be heard on Sirius before January 1, 2006. Stern called in to a New Year's Eve broadcast on Howard 100 a few minutes past midnight on January 1, and spoke to hosts from Howard 100 News for over an hour. On January 1, 2006, Stern did a commercial-free segment on his two stations Howard 100 and Howard 101, playing clips from his days as a child, to working at WTBU (Boston University college radio), WCCC, W4, WWDC, WNBC, and WXRK.
On January 3 and January 5, 2006, Stern and other members of his show conducted live broadcasts, 70-minutes and 130-minutes respectively, in which he tested various components of his new studio, including audio levels, call-in functions, and studio ease-of-use. Various callers congratulated Stern on his new venture, although he reiterated that the broadcast was nothing more than a test designed to give users a sneak peek, and not an actual show. He made a point to reaffirm that the first show would be technically clean but completely uncensored, and would take place on January 9, 2006.
[edit] Goodbye to terrestrial radio
Howard 100 LogoHoward's last show on conventional AM/FM "terrestrial" radio was on December 16, 2005[30]. The studio segment of the show ended when the Stern staff each gave a final farewell, then walked to a stage on the streets of New York City below K-Rock, simulcast live accompanied by video on the Internet through Yahoo!. Several thousand fans attended the event. Stern was the last to leave the studio. On the stage, many members of the show's "Wack Pack" gave speeches and Staind performed. Speeches were given by each member of the show: Gary, Artie, Fred, Robin, and finally Howard, who frequently referred to himself and his fans as "the last of a dying breed." During his speech, Stern thanked the New York City Police Department and dedicated the show to Sergeant Keith Manning, a friend of the show who at the time was serving in Iraq. Stern was then bussed to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where Martha Stewart (who also has her own Sirius talk channel) was on hand to induct Howard Stern into the Sirius family. Much of the show took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City where Sheryl Crow performed and mentioned on stage the debt America and musicians should pay towards Stern.
True to the last broadcast, many of Stern's final statements were edited out on the radio and even on the Yahoo! Internet broadcast. These statements largely pertained to Stern's animosity towards Clear Channel and the future at Sirius. As a response to Stern leaving FM radio, many of the radio stations under ownership of CBS Radio, including K-Rock in New York, changed their format from music to a hot talk format. Select stations were rebranded "Free FM." Stern's flagship station changed its name from 92.3 K-Rock to 92.3 Free FM. Stern himself was a harsh critic of the "Free FM" format in his last days on terrestrial radio, arguing that the name was a joke due to continued FCC and industry censorship. CBS Radio revenue fell eight percent after Stern's departure.[31]
Eight months following the changeover to satellite radio, Ad Age reported that advertising revenue from Stern's show is a third of what his terrestrial radio show commanded for a live read spot.[32] Analysts partially attributed this to the lack of measurable listener data Sirius makes available for its individual channels, but also due to the smaller satellite audience when compared with Stern's previous terrestrial broadcasts. What Advertising Age failed to mention was that Sirius Satellite Radio is a pay radio service, similar to HBO or Showtime, and as such, airs approximately 8 minutes of commercials per hour (0 minutes per hour for music channels), compared to Stern's show on FM radio, which aired approximately 22 minutes of commercials per hour.
[edit] The Sirius show
The Howard Stern Show debuted on Sirius, on January 9, 2006[33]. In addition to his regular morning show, which can be heard on Howard 100 at 5:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and noon – 5:55 p.m., several "spin-off" shows have emerged, such as The Wrap Up Show (aka "the show about the show"), The Super Fan Roundtable, and The Intern Show, all dedicated to discussion of the Stern Show from the points of view of Howard's producer, fans, and interns, respectively.
On the earlier Sirius shows, Stern placed a gag order on himself and other members of his staff regarding excessive use of profanity.[citation needed] Sal the Stockbroker and Ronnie the Limo Driver were especially singled out for excessive cursing and were forbidden to curse. However, since then, profanity has become a regular part of the show.
[edit] Howard 101
Along with Howard 100 on Sirius, which carries the live morning feed of Stern's show, the Howard 100 News hourly updates, and show replays all day, Stern is also in charge of Howard 101.
Howard 101 carries the West Coast feed of Stern's morning show, along with Bubba the Love Sponge in the afternoon and Scott Ferrall in the evening. In addition, the 7 o’clock hour is devoted to weekly original content, such as The Intern Show, The Superfan Roundtable, Miserable Men, "Hello, Earth" with Riley Martin, and Basic Training, a show dedicated to military issues hosted by Brent of the Bubba the Love Sponge Show.
Stern has promised to provide more original content on his channels. In April 2006 Sam Simon, co-creator of and writer on such shows as The Simpsons and Cheers, announced he was writing a radio show for Stern's channels, a satirical take-off on ABC's hit Desperate Housewives, which would follow the daily lives of the cast members' significant others. The show, The Bitter Half, aired on October 24, 2006.
[edit] Sirius Canada
Initially, Sirius Canada chose not to carry Stern because of the possibility of a future issue with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Josef Radomski, a Canadian writer, announced on the January 11, 2006 show that he has started an online petition to bring Stern to Sirius Canada. On February 1, 2006, Sirius Canada announced that they would start airing Howard 100 starting February 6.[34] On Stern's first day on Sirius Canada a caller claiming to be Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister-designate who was sworn in as Prime Minister that same day, welcomed Stern back to the Canadian airwaves.
[edit] The first show
The "Howard 100 Heartbeat" broke away to "Also Sprach Zarathustra" tunefully performed with flatulence. Howard's theme music, "Great American Nightmare," played a few bars before George Takei introduced himself as the show's new announcer. Callers were soon invited to call into the show using their new toll-free line, 1-888-9-ASSHOLE. Stern's first Sirius show was broadcast without commercial interruption, although several short music breaks were taken for minor technical problems.
During the show, Stern revealed that there were 180,000 Sirius receivers activated the day before his inaugural broadcast. He also revealed that he was not married, squashing rumors which appeared (and he happily fed) during his hiatus. One of his first radio acts on Sirius included the playing of Pat O'Brien's sex tapes uncensored and his uncensored versions of parody songs using the sex tape.
Later Stern began his long-awaited Revelation Show where staff members of the show revealed dark secrets about themselves.
For a complete recap, see The Howard Stern Show Revelations Game.
[edit] Terrestrial radio return controversy
In May 2006, Stern said that he had received offers from three major terrestrial radio companies to return. Stern said that while he would not return "It would be cool to go back and kick their [CBS] asses." None of the companies involved were named or came forward.
Media organizations announced that he was thinking of returning to terrestrial radio and to clear up the rumors Stern called Associated Press on-air on May 10, 2006. While talking to Associated Press Stern said, "The story is I wouldn't do [terrestrial radio] for any reason."[35]
In September of 2006 rumors once again arose that Stern would be returning to terrestrial radio. These rumors were once again denied by Stern and Sirius. Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told UPI "There has never been any discussion of Howard Stern in any way, shape, or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius. Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong,".[36]
[edit] The Howard Stern Film Festival
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Howard Stern Film FestivalOn April 27, 2006, the first annual Howard Stern Film Festival debuted at The Hudson Theatre in New York City. The film festival took entries from fans and featured a grand prize of $35,000 in cash and prizes. Stern said of the festival "People want access. The Tribeca Film Festival is too commercial. This is the one where the next great comedy directors will be discovered. This is good for New York, and it's good for the listeners. They get to come down here, participate, make creative films, and all the films are about me. What better topic is there?"
The winner of the festival was Scott Masterson whose film "Radio Play" was a sentimental tribute to Stern that wondered what it would be like if Stern, Quivers, and Norris met over amateur radio as children.[37]
The winner of the staff competition in the Howard Stern Film Festival was a tie between Fred & Robin and Doug. Robin gave her award to Sal because she said the crowd seemed to like Sal's best.
[edit] Television shows
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Howard Stern's national television shows include The Howard Stern Show on WWOR-TV (aka "The Channel 9 Show"), which ran in the early 1990s; Howard Stern, consisting of segments from his radio show, which ran from 1994 to 2005 on E!; and The Howard Stern Radio Show, which ran from 1998 to 2001 in syndication. The Howard Stern Show was a weekly skit-driven show that was produced in the Secaucus, New Jersey studios of WWOR-TV and shown in selected markets. The other shows were produced from video footage of his live radio broadcast.
On November 18, 2005, iN DEMAND launched Howard TV, a Video on demand pay service that is available through various cable TV systems. Current content includes uncensored versions of shows which previously aired on E! and video from his Sirius show. Howard TV also includes movies (i.e. Supertwink), skits, bits, Wack Packer videos, behind-the-scenes videos, and anything else related to the show.
Bubba The Love Sponge shocks Stern staffers on HowardTVThe Howard Stern Show (WWOR-TV show): 69 episodes; July 14, 1990–August 1, 1992; often called "The Channel 9 Show" because WWOR is Channel 9 in the New York City metropolitan area.
The Howard Stern Interview (E! show): 36 episodes; 1993
Howard Stern (E! show): 2,278 episodes; 1994–July 8, 2005
The Howard Stern Radio Show (syndicated): 1998–2001
Howard TV (formally Howard Stern on Demand) (iN DEMAND): uncensored E! shows available since November 18, 2005; new shows became available April 2006
[edit] Controversy and criticism
Stern is a polarizing figure in the entertainment industry. While beloved amongst his fans, he is loathed by his critics[38] [39]. In 2005 aides to former FCC Commissioner Michael Powell admitted that Stern is a lightning rod (for FCC action), while entertainers like Oprah who also discuss issues like sexuality are "untouchable".[40]
[edit] Government
The FCC has fined stations for content on the Howard Stern Show upwards of $5 million since 1990.[41]
[edit] FCC fines
Over Stern's career, the Stern Show has drawn FCC complaints for indecency. These complaints are paid by the broadcast station against which the complaints were filed, not by Stern or the Stern Show. The first complaint was filed in 1986 when Stern asked a caller "Have you ever had sex with an animal?", to which the caller answered no. Stern continued, "Well, don't knock it. I was sodomized by Lamb Chop--you know, that puppet Shari Lewis holds?"[42]. He was not fined for this complaint, but after his first fines in 1988 they continued until he left terrestrial radio.Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author. Stern hosts The Howard Stern Show four days a week (Monday-Thursday) on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station.
The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (a humorous reference to Michael Jackson's appellation "The King of Pop") has been dubbed a shock jock for his highly controversial use of scatological, sexual and racial humor. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though controversial, he is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.
He is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until his last terrestrial radio broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on the subscription-based Sirius satellite radio service on January 9, 2006.
In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, Private Parts, which he adapted into a film, and Miss America. Stern's television endeavors include a variety show on New York City's WWOR-TV, a nightly E! show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar CBS program that competed with Saturday Night Live for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for digital cable subscribers in various markets, and Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch for FX which Stern executive produced.
In 2006, Howard Stern was elected into Time Magazine's "Time 100: The People who shape our world"[1] and was ranked #7 in Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual Celebrity 100.[2] On February 13, 2007, Stern became engaged to his long-time girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky Stern grew to be tall, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).[26][27] On June 4, 1978, Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts. They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Deborah Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993).[28][29] A hallmark of Stern's humor was his claiming to be tempted by the strippers, porn stars and lesbians appearing on his show, but always insisted that he had to be faithful to his wife. In 1994, Stern ran for Governor of New York as a libertarian.[30] The campaign was generally seen as a political stunt and Stern dropped out before the election after refusing to disclose his finances, a requirement by the State of New York. In October 1999, Stern announced that he and wife Alison decided to separate.[3] They amicably divorced in 2001, ending in a settlement.[3]
Stern began a period of single living on New York City's Upper West Side, dating dozens of women including Angie Everhart[31] and Robin Givens[32]. Despite reportedly spending time with Carmen Electra "five times", the two have denied there was anything more intimate than an outdoor shower in bathing suits.[33] Stern also owns a weekend house on Long Island.
Stern has had his share of stalkers and death threats. On January 15, 1998, Lance Carvin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stalking and threatening to kill Stern and his family. [34]
Current
Since early 2000, Stern has dated model Beth Ostrosky, who is 18 years his junior.[3] Ostrosky co-hosted Casino Cinema on Spike TV from 2004 to 2007.[35] She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine FHM until it ceased publication in 2007. [36] The pair live together with their Bulldog named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. On February 14, 2007, Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became engaged the day before.[3]
Radio career
Main article: The Howard Stern Show
Terrestrial radio career
After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a disc jockey at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts.[37][38] Stern then worked as a disc jockey and program director for WRNW in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, playing rock music.[39][40] In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in Hartford, Connecticut at WCCC-FM and WCCC-AM, whose progressive rock format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality.[41] It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, Fred Norris, who was working as an overnight deejay at the time.[42] Stern moved to FM radio station WWWW (usually refered to as "W4") in Detroit, Michigan, further developing his show until the station adopted a country music format, and then went to WWDC-FM "DC101," in Washington, D.C. for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC Radio. Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.
Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was simulcast on WYSP in Philadelphia. Before long it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day.
Satellite radio career
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with Sirius, a satellite radio service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs.[43] His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, which he did meet in January 2006.[44]
Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy censorship and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio.[45].
The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.
On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio announced it had filed a lawsuit against Stern, his agent Don Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio, saying Stern used CBS's airwaves to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself.[46][verification needed] The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of … airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York state court, sought compensatory and punitive damages. Not to be outdone, Stern earlier in the day (prior to CBS's announcement) held a press conference at which he mentioned that CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and its news magazine show 60 Minutes. "I made them millions of dollars. If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months?" Stern said. "How can you have it both ways?"[47]
Leslie Moonves appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record advertising revenue the network sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern said the network had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public.
On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan.[48] Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.[49]
As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.[50]
Career in other media
In 1988 when Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace Joan Rivers, they gave Howard the opportunity to record five pilot episodes of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.[51]
In 1990, Stern aired a sketch comedy show on New York's Channel 9, which was also called "The Howard Stern Show". The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993.[52]
Private Parts Hardback coverIn 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts.[53] The book was a bestseller and became the fastest selling book in Simon & Schuster's history.[54]
In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket.[55] His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls. [56] However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.[57]
In 1996, Stern released his second book, Miss America, which focused more on his radio career.[58]
Private Parts film posterIn 1997, he starred in Private Parts, a biographical film chronicling his rise to success.[59] The film is based on his 1993 autobiography Private Parts.[59] The film premiered at the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million.[60] It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.[60]
The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.[61]
For his performance, Stern won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on write-in votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin.[62] Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.[63]
In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the 1982 movie Porky's and the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School. Stern was also a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for three seasons.
He informed listeners early in 2004 that the ABC television network was in talks with him to produce an interview special. Person Date
Al Franken
50 Cent 11/07/2005 & 09/06/2006 & 01/04/2007 & 09/13/2007
AC/DC 03/07/2003
Aisha Tyler
Ace Frehley of KISS
Adrianne Curry
Adam Carolla
Alice Cooper 08/13/1991
Al Sharpton 10/13/2000
Alec Baldwin Show Regular
Andrew Dice Clay Show Regular
Andy Dick Show Regular
Ant 01/20/2006
Anna Nicole Smith Former Regular (deceased)
Arlen Specter (by phone) 03/06/2001 & 1996 (in person)
Arnold Schwarzenegger 10/04/1999
Adam West
Axl Rose (by phone)
Aurora Snow
Bam Margera
The Beastie Boys
Ben Affleck
Ben Stern Show Regular
Beth Ostrosky Show Regular
Bill Hicks Deceased
Bill Maher
Billy Corgan 08/03/1998 & 02/29/2000
Bob Guccione
Bob Hope 09/20/1999
Bob Saget 06/04/1998, 08/29/2000, 10/24/2001, 07/27/2005
Branford Marsalis
Britney Spears (by phone)
Bubba the Love Sponge Show Regular
Buddy Hackett
Butch Patrick
Carmen Electra Show Regular
Carol Alt
Cast of American Idol
Chad Johnson
Charlie Laine
Charlize Theron
Christy Hemme
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Margolis
Chris Rock
Clarence Clemons
Conan O'Brien
Courtney Love
Chuck Zito Show Regular
Christine Todd Whitman
Craig Gass Show Regular
Crazy Cabbie Former Regular (banned)
Cuba Gooding Jr. 08/03/06
Dana Plato Former Regular (deceased)
Dana Reeve Former Regular(deceased)
Dave Chappelle 04/07/2001
Dave Grohl
Dave Navarro
David Arquette 09/15/2003[citation needed]
David Letterman
Debbie Schlussel Show Regular
Demi Moore
Dennis Rodman Show Regular
Don Rickles 05/16/2007
Donald Trump Show Regular
Dr. Sal Calabro Show Regular
Earthquake
Eazy-E
Ebert and Roeper
Elton John
Eli Roth
Elijah Wood 09/09/2005
Elizabeth Daily 10/04/2006
Ed McMahon
Erica Durance
Evil Jared
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Zappa 1984 & 1987
Grandpa Al Lewis Former Regular (Deceased)
G-Unit
Gary Busey 08/07/2001
Gary Garver Show Regular
Gene Simmons of KISS 08/01/2006
Gene Siskel Former Regular (Deceased)
George Clooney March 20, 1998
George Pataki 06/11/1998
George Takei Show Regular
Gilbert Gottfried Show Regular
Gilda Radner
Hanson 05/14/2007
Heidi Cortez Show Regular
Henry Hill
Henry Rollins
Hugh Hefner
Hulk Hogan and family 03/16/2006
Ike Turner
Insane Clown Posse Show Regular
Ivan Reitman 07/19/2006
Ivy Supersonic
Jaime Pressley
Jamie Foxx 09/25/2007
Jason Priestly
Jay Leno
Jim Florentine Show Regular
Jenna Jameson Show Regular
Jennifer Lopez
Jenny McCarthy
Jerry Brown
Jerry Rice 09/26/2007
Jerry Seinfeld
Jessica Hahn Regular Phone Caller
Jessica Jaymes
Jim Carrey 07/26/1994
Jim Breuer Actor
Jimmy Chamberlin 02/29/2000
Jimmy Fallon 09/10/2002
Jimmy Kimmel Show Regular
Jimmy Pop
Joey Ramone Former regular (deceased)
Johnny Depp
John Heffron 08/16/2004
John F. Kennedy Jr. Former regular (deceased)
Johnny Knoxville
John Stamos Show Regular
Julian Lennon
Julia Roberts
Jim McGreevey
Joan Rivers Show Regular 03/20/1998, 2/27/2006, 8/23/2006, 09/17/2007
John Phillips
John Stamos 05/17/2006
Jon Stewart 09/25/2003, ?/?/2005[citation needed], ?/?/2006[citation needed]
James Woods
James Caan
James King
John Cena
Joanie Laurer
Kelsey Grammer
Kathy Griffin Show Regular
Kevin Bacon
Kendra Jade Show Regular
Lacey Duvalle
Lars Ulrich
Lennox Lewis
Leslie West Show Regular
Lil Jon
Linsey Dawn Mckenzie
Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Loeb
Lou Diamond Phillips
Ludacris
Luke Perry
Luke Wilson 07/19/06
Magic Johnson
Maria Menounos 01/09/2006
Marilyn Manson
Mark Wahlberg 09/07/2001
Martha Stewart
Mary Carey
Martina Navratilova 11/15/2006
MC Hammer
Meat Loaf 07/31/2006
Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane from F-Troop)
Mia Farrow
Michael Moore
Mick Foley
Mike Walker Show Regular
Milton Berle
Melissa Rivers
M. Night Shyamalan 07/18/2006
Mohammed Al-Fayed ??/??/2007[citation needed]
Mr. T
Nancy Sinatra
Nikki Ziering
Norm MacDonald Show Regular
O.J. Simpson
Ozzy Osbourne Show Regular
Quentin Tarantino
Pamela Anderson Show Regular
Paul Anka 06/??/2005[citation needed]
Paul Giamatti 07/19/2006
Paul McCartney
Paul Stanley
Pat Cooper Show Regular
Penn Jillette
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Cast
Ray Stern Show Regular
Red Peters Show Regular
Reverend Bob Levy Show Regular
Richard Jeni Former regular (deceased)
Richard Simmons 11/16/2006
Ringo Starr
Robert Blake
Robert Duvall ??/??/2006[citation needed]
Robert Schimmel Show Regular
Robin Williams
Rodney Dangerfield Former Regular(deceased)
Rosanna Arquette
Roseanne Barr
Rose McGowan
Ryan Phillippe 09/04/2002
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sam Kinison Former Regular (Deceased)
Sandra Bullock
Sebastian Bach (w/Axl Rose, by phone)
Sarah Silverman
Sean Lennon
Shannen Doherty
Shannon Tweed
Stephanie McMahon
Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows
Steve-O 09/??/2006[citation needed], 09/26/2007
Suge Knight (Deathrow Records CEO)
Susan Olsen
Tabitha Stevens Show Regular
Ted Nugent
Tenacious D 11/14/2006
Tera Patrick
Teri Hatcher
Tiffany Granath
Tim Allen 10/30/2002
Tina Fey
Tiny Tim Former Regular (deceased)
Tom Green 9/04/2002
Tori Spelling
Tracy Morgan 11/01/2006
Vinnie Favale Show Regular
Vincent Gallo
Wally George
Walter Mercado
Warren Beatty
Warren Tang 03/10/2005 Howard Stern favorite Penthouse Photographer
Whoopi Goldberg
William Shatner 08/27/2002[citation needed]
Wilmer Valderrama 03/27/2006
Wings Hauser
Yanni 08/15/2006
Yasmine Bleeth
Young MC
Tina Yothers 06/20/2000
[edit] Performances by Musical Artists
Band Date Song Performed
AC/DC 03/07/2003 You Shook Me All Night Long(acoustic)
Aerosmith ??/??/??[citation needed] Pink (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & a NY beat box artist)
Anne Preven ??/??/??[citation needed] Torn
Fiona Apple ??/??/??[citation needed] Sleep To Dream
Beck 01/13/1997 Where It's At and Novacane (Birthday show)
Pat Benatar 04/25/1997 Medley (Heartbreaker, Treat Me Right, Promises in the Dark, Love Is a Battlefield, We Belong)
Blues Traveler 09/19/2005 This is Beetle, Amber Waits
David Bowie ??/??/??[citation needed] Fame & I'm Afraid of Americans (Birthday show)
Bryan Adams ??/??/??[citation needed] Summer of 69/medley
Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin ??/??/1995[citation needed] Has the Whole World Lost its Head
Cheap Trick 06/26/2006 I Want You to Want Me, Surrender
Coolio ??/??/??[citation needed] Gangsta's Paradise
Billy Corgan (Solo) 08/03/1998 Perfect
Christopher Cross ??/??/1995[citation needed] Sailing
Sheryl Crow 06/19/1999, ??/??/2005[citation needed] Strong Enough, If It Makes You Happy
Counting Crows 10/11/2002 A Long December
Roger Daltrey ??/??/1992[citation needed] Days of Light and Behind Blue Eyes
2006 Baba O'Riley
Dido 12/11/2000 Thank You
Dixie Chicks 05/25/2006 Landslide, others
Corey Feldman ??/??/2002[citation needed] Former Child Actor
Noel Gallagher ??/??/??[citation needed] Wonderwall
Garbage 10/30/1998 #1 Crush
Goo Goo Dolls ??/??/??[citation needed] Iris
Green Day 10/14/1997; 05/08/1998 Basket Case, Hitchin' a Ride, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Dave Grohl ??/??/??[citation needed] Everlong and My Hero
Hoobastank ??/??/??[citation needed] The Reason
Hum ??/??/??[citation needed] Stars
Natalie Imbruglia ??/??/??[citation needed] Torn
Elton John ??/??/??[citation needed] Why won't they let Howard Stern on TV? (impromptu composition)
Korn ??/??/?? Another Brick in the Wall
Cyndi Lauper ??/??/?? True Colors
Live ??/??/?? Lightning Crashes
Nils Lofgren ??/??/1991 Sticks and Stones
The Losers ??/??/????[citation needed] Spirit in the Sky, Bang a Gong, In the Court of the Crimson King, Hurdy Gurdy Man
Duff McKagan ??/??/1993[citation needed] Believe in Me
Meat Puppets Backwater
John Mellencamp ??/??/????[citation needed] Medley
Alanis Morissette ??/??/2005[citation needed] ??/??/2006[citation needed] Ironic
Iggy Pop ??/??/??[citation needed] I Wanna Be Your Dog
Porno for Pyros ??/??/??[citation needed] Pets and Porpoise Head
Billy Preston ??/??/??[citation needed] ?
Kid Rock ??/??/??[citation needed] ?
Gavin Rossdale ??/??/1995[citation needed] Glycerine
Satellite Party 06/05/2007[1] Been Caught Stealing
Smashing Pumpkins ??/??/1998[citation needed] Perfect
Staind 12/04/2003, 12/15/2005 This is Beetle, Outside
Sting ??/??/1993 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Stone Temple Pilots ??/??/1996[citation needed] Vaseline
Train 01/31/2006 Dream On, others
James Taylor 12/07/1994 Carolina in my Mind, Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain, and Woodstock
Stevie Ray Vaughan ??/??/1989[citation needed] Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (Only couple of first riffs), Superstition (Stevie plays guitar, Stern and Robin sing)
Velvet Revolver ??/??/2004[citation needed] ?
The Wallflowers ??/??/????[citation needed] 6th Avenue Heartache and One Headlight
Joe Walsh 08/08/1989 Goodnight Irene, Desperado
Leslie West ??/??/????[citation needed] Mississippi Queen
Stevie Wonder 10/20/2005 ?
Willie Nelson 08/17/2005 You Were Always on My Mind ( w/Jeff the Drunk ), On the Road Again (w/Howard Stern and the Losers)
Weezer 08/17/2005 Beverly Hills, Hash Pipe
Jon Anderson ??/??/2006[citation needed] I’ve Seen All Good People and Roundabout
Hanson 05/14/2007 Never Been to Spain, Long Train Running «
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