Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, humorist, television host, author and actor, best known for his long-running radio show, The Howard Stern Show. He gained national recognition in the 1990s on "terrestrial" radio while being labelled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style. Stern has been exclusive to Sirius XM Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio service, since 2006.
Stern developed an interest in radio at the age of five. While at Boston University, he worked at the campus station WTBU before a short stint in 1975 at WNTN. He developed his on-air personality from 1976 to 1981 at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, WCCC in Hartford, WWWW in Detroit and WWDC in Washington, D.C., where he was paired with his current newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers. In 1982, Stern moved to WNBC in New York City to work afternoons until his firing in 1985. He soon returned on WXRK, where he hosted one of the most popular radio programs until leaving for Sirius XM in December 2005. At its peak, The Howard Stern Show aired in 60 markets to an audience of 20 million listeners. It was the top-rated morning show in the New York area between 1994 and 2001. An eight-time winner of Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year award, Stern is the highest-paid radio figure in the United States. He is also the most fined, after the ... »
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