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The Howard Stern Show

November 12, 2023

The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 and Howard 101, Stern's two uncensored channels on the subscription-based satellite radio service SiriusXM, since 2006. Other prominent staff members include co-host and news anchor Robin Quivers, writer Fred Norris and executive producer Gary Dell'Abate, along with former members Jackie Martling, Billy West, John Melendez, and Artie Lange.

The Howard Stern Show
Genre
Running time3 hours (approx.), Monday–Wednesday
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home station
TV adaptationsSee Howard Stern television shows
Hosted by
StarringSee List of The Howard Stern Show staff
Created byHoward Stern
Executive producer(s)
Original release1970s – present
Opening theme"The Great American Nightmare" by Rob Zombie and Stern
Ending theme"Tortured Man" by Stern and the Dust Brothers
Websitehowardstern.com
sirius.com/howard100

Stern began his radio career in the mid-1970s and developed his show through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York, WCCC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut, and WWWW in Detroit. In 1981, he began at WWDC-FM in Washington, D.C., where he was first paired with Quivers and became a ratings success. That was followed by three years at WNBC in New York City. After his abrupt firing, Stern moved to WXRK where he remained for 20 years until December 2005. During this time, The Howard Stern Show was syndicated to 60 radio markets and gained an audience of 20 million listeners at its peak. In the New York area, it was the highest-rated morning radio program from 1994 to 2001. The show is also the most fined, after a total of $2.5 million in fines were issued by the Federal Communications Commission for indecent material. In 2004, Stern signed the first of several five-year contracts with Sirius; the first was reportedly worth $500 million.

In addition to radio broadcast, The Howard Stern Show has been filmed since 1994 and broadcast on various networks, including the E! and CBS television channels. It moved to HowardTV, Stern's own on-demand digital cable channel from 2005 to 2013. In 2018, Sirius XM launched a mobile app for subscribers to access video clips of the show.

History edit

See also: Howard Stern, Howard Stern television shows, and Howard Stern videography and discography

1975–1981: Early development edit

 
While at Boston University, Stern worked at WTBU and worked his first professional radio job in 1975.

Stern landed his first professional radio job while at Boston University, performing on-air skits, news casting and production duties at 1550 WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts, from August to December 1975.[1] He also hosted a show with three fellow students on WTBU, campus radio station, named The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour which was cancelled during its first broadcast for a sketch called "Godzilla Goes to Harlem".[2] After his graduation, Stern landed some cover shifts in December 1976 at WRNW, a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor, New York, where he was subsequently hired full-time working middays. He produced more creative commercials by calling the owners of businesses on the air, which he wrote "was mind-blowing to everyone there."[3]

In 1979, Stern responded to an advertisement for a "wild, fun morning guy" at WCCC-FM, an album oriented rock (AOR) station in Hartford, Connecticut.[4] He produced a more outrageous audition tape, playing Robert Klein and Cheech and Chong records mixed with flatulence routines and one-liners.[5] He was hired for the job, his first in a large radio market. As the station's public affairs director, Stern also hosted a half-hour interview show on Sunday mornings, which he enjoyed as it contained no music. He would ask more unusual type questions to his guests, such as their dating habits.[6] Stern held a two-day boycott of Shell Oil Company during the summer of the 1979 energy crisis, which put Stern and the station into the national news. Stern also began his "Dial-a-Date" routines at WCCC, and met Fred Norris, the station's overnight disc jockey who provided Stern's show with various comedic impressions of celebrities.[6] Norris would join the show as Stern's writer and producer in 1981.[7]

Stern left WCCC for being denied a raise in salary.[8] He began a new morning shift at WWWW, a struggling rock outlet in Detroit, Michigan, on April 21, 1980.[9] He learned to become more open on the air and "decided to cut down the barriers ... strip down all the ego ... and be totally honest ... I still sounded like an FM announcer". Stern held a bra-burning event and wrestled women outside the studios, and invited listeners to confess the most outrageous places where they had sex, and record their calls for the air.[10][11] A stunt in which listeners paid $1.06 (the station's FM frequency) to hit a Japanese car with a sledgehammer earned Stern national mention. For his performance, Stern won a Billboard award for "Best Album-Oriented Rock Disc Jockey" and was featured in the Drake-Chenault "Top Five Talent Search" contest in the AOR category.[12] Published in January 1981, the fall Arbitron ratings showed that Stern trailed his three rock competitors with a 1.6% market share of the listening audience during an average quarter-hour.[13] It was the final straw for management, which turned WWWW into a more successful country music format on January 18.[12] Stern made a brief, half-hearted attempt to be a country radio DJ but realized it wasn't to his liking. Stern left the station soon after and declined offers to work at CHUM in Toronto, WXRT in Chicago[12] and WPLJ in New York City.

1981–1985: Washington and WNBC edit

On March 2, 1981, Stern began his third morning job, this time at WWDC-FM, a rock station in Washington, D.C.[9] He was determined to become a success, and noticed the importance of news segments for satire. He requested for a news person to riff with him in the studio and not just deliver news briefs, returning to the newsroom when they were finished.[14] Management planned to pair Stern with Robin Quivers, a news anchor and consumer reporter from WFBR in Baltimore.[15] She agreed to meet Stern after hearing him interview a sex worker on the air.[14][16] Quivers at first "thought I would come in and do the news ... but it wasn't that way ... he wanted someone to play off of ... he wanted a real live person there with him".[17] The show began to break format, and Stern held a lesbian edition of "Dial-a-Date" in May 1981.[18] He formed the Think Tank, a cohesive trio of male listeners who conversed with Stern and played along with quizzes and routines, which helped the show sound more natural.[19] By January 1982, Stern had the second highest-rated morning program in the city.[20] On January 14, one day after the crash of Air Florida Flight 90, Stern made listeners believe he asked Air Florida the price of a one-way ticket to the 14th Street Bridge, the location of the disaster. "Is that going to be a permanent stop?" asked Stern.[21] On June 29, 1982, Stern's contract at WWDC was terminated. Later, he wrote that the Air Florida segment was not the reason for his departure, nor did anyone complain about it.[21] He had signed a contract with WNBC in March,[22] and began to berate management and other DJ's on the air.[23] Quivers, who left the show early on June 17,[9] worked at WCBM in Baltimore until rejoining with Stern on October 18, 1982.[24][25] Stern presented a farewell show two weeks later on competing station WAVA-FM.[9] He had more than tripled the station's ratings during his stay.[26]

 
Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling served as the show's head writer from 1983 to 2001.

Stern began his WNBC program in September 1982, working from 4–8 pm.[27] Concerned about its corporate image and his risque personality, management told Stern to avoid discussions of a sexual and religious nature.[28] Within his first month at the station, Stern was suspended for several days for a controversial segment known as "Virgin Mary Kong". The skit featured a new video game by God in which a group of men chase the Virgin Mary around a singles bar in Jerusalem.[28] In February 1983, comedian Jackie Martling was hired to make weekly appearances as a comedy writer. With his on-the-fly style, he provided jokes for such show bits like "Stump the Jokeman" and "The Match Game".[29] Martling assumed his role full-time in August 1986 when he replaced Al Rosenberg, a comedian and writer at WNBC who could no longer commute from Washington, D.C.[13] Also hired was Gary Dell'Abate of the station's traffic department, who started as the show's assistant in September 1984 and went on to become executive producer.[9] Stern continued to break out of the station's strict format. He had a naked woman on the show for the first time and attempted to make another reach orgasm through her radio speaker, both of which were reenacted in his film Private Parts (1997).

The Arbitron ratings released in 1984 showed an increase in listeners to Stern's show. Having moved shifts to 3–7 pm, he attracted audience shares of 3.8%, 4.2%, and 4.6% that year.[30][31] The show was popular among males aged between 18 and 34, a highly-marketable demographic for advertisers.[31] Stern acquired a 5.7% share in 1985, the highest rating at the station in four years,[32] pushing the station's ranking in afternoons from eleventh to first place in three years.[28] Among the success, tension between management and Stern grew further. On September 30, 1985, the show was cancelled due to what management termed as "conceptual differences" between themselves and Stern regarding his show.[9] "Over the course of time, we made a very conscious effort to make Stern aware that certain elements of the program should be changed", said program director John Hayes, whom Stern had nicknamed "The Incubus". "I don't think it's appropriate to say what those specifics were."[33] In 1992, Stern believed that Thornton Bradshaw, at the time chairman of RCA which then owned WNBC, was driving in his limousine having heard his "Bestiality Dial-a-Date" segment and ordered his firing.[28] Later, NBC chairman Grant Tinker admitted that it was his decision, after corporate communications director Bob Rukeyser alerted him about the risqué material on Stern's show.[34][35]

1985–1994: WXRK and start of syndication edit

Stern returned to the New York airwaves on rock station WXRK, where he began his 20-year residency at the station in afternoons from 2–6 pm on November 18, 1985.[36] Following his move to mornings from 6 am on February 18, 1986,[37] Stern entered national syndication on August 18, 1986, when WYSP in Philadelphia first simulcast the program.[36] In the 18-plus male demographic, WYSP rose from eleventh to second place in three months.[38] Stern began a rivalry with the number one host John DeBella of WMMR, and was determined to beat him in the ratings. He achieved his goal in April 1990, and held a celebratory "funeral" for DeBella on May 10 in Rittenhouse Square which aired live.[39] By early 1987, Stern had almost completely stopped playing music during the show and was reaching almost 800,000 listeners each week in the New York area.[40] Between September 1986 and February 1987, Stern hosted a three-hour Saturday morning program with a live audience which was syndicated to 45 markets across the country by DIR Broadcasting.[40] The show added two new staff in 1988—impressionist Billy West and intern "Stuttering John" Melendez, who would achieve notoriety by asking celebrities awkward questions on the red carpet and press conferences. That year, Stern returned to the Washington, D.C., market after a six-year absence when he was syndicated on WJFK, his third affiliate.[41]

In July 1991, the show began to air on KLSX in Los Angeles. Listeners jammed the station's switchboard during the first simulcast with mostly negative calls about the change.[42] Stern rivaled with the KLOS morning team of Mark and Brian, who for three years had the area's top-rated program. In January 1992, Stern reached the number one spot in New York by overtaking the news station WINS, who had enjoyed a ten-year reign. He was reaching over one million listeners a week there,[43] and hosted a live victory parade in Times Square to celebrate.[44] In October 1992, Stern became the first person to have the number one show in New York and Los Angeles simultaneously,[45] as he acquired a 9.5% market share in New York and 6.4% in Los Angeles.[46][47] His victory funeral for Mark and Brian was held in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Palace Theatre in November 1992.[48][49] By this time, advertisers in New York were charged as much as $3,000 per minute, and $1,500 in Los Angeles, for a one-minute commercial on the show.[28] In January 1993, Stern overtook Philadelphia news station KYW-AM in the morning ratings which ended the station's 14-year run at number one.[50] Following his 1992 debut on WNCX in Cleveland, Stern took the station from thirteenth in mornings to first place in under two years.[51] On June 10, 1994, during the city's funeral broadcast William Alford, an engineer of competing station WMMS, cut a wire used for the show's satellite feed which stopped the broadcast temporarily.[52] Alford was later sentenced to ten days in jail and a $1,000 fine.[53]

In June 1994, robotic cameras were installed in the WXRK studio to film the radio show for a condensed half-hour program on E!.[54] Howard Stern ran for 11 years until the last original episode aired on July 8, 2005.[55] In conjunction with his move to satellite radio, Stern launched Howard Stern on Demand, a subscription-based video-on-demand service, on November 18, 2005.[56] The service was relaunched as Howard TV on March 16, 2006.[57]

On December 7, 1994, Stern made national news by preventing a man from committing suicide who was to jump off the George Washington Bridge.[58] Caller, Emilio Bonilla was kept on the line for five minutes until Port Authority Police, whose tour commander was listening to the show, took Bonilla into custody.[59] Bonilla was charged with cocaine possession, reckless endangerment and was taken to the hospital. Senator Al D'Amato and Ed Koch, former-Mayor of New York City, called in to congratulate Stern.[60]

1995–1999: Selena, Canada, and Columbine controversies edit

On April 3, 1995, three days after the shooting of singer Selena, a rift in the Hispanic community occurred after Stern commented on her music and Spanish people. After a song of hers was played with gunshot sound effects, Stern said "Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul."[61] He called one of her records "awful music that could only be popular with that segment of society."[62] Callers to KEGL in Dallas, Texas, jammed the station's switchboards.[63] The League of United Latin American Citizens attempted to get Stern off the air, while listeners called for boycotts against his advertisers.[62][64] Stern responded to the reaction with a statement in Spanish, arguing that his comments were not intended to cause pain to her family, friends and loved ones.[62][64] Justice of the Peace Eloy Cano of Harlingen, Texas, issued an arrest warrant on Stern for disorderly conduct,[65] which remained in place for a year after the incident.[66]

The Howard Stern Show was syndicated to 26 stations nationwide by the end of 1995,[67] and was the subject of two Billboard awards for Network/Syndicated Program of the Year in the modern rock and mainstream rock categories in 1996.[68] In February 1996, Stern announced the Howard Stern Radio Network, an agreement that let him form a network consisting of radio personalities that he approved. Stations would be able to choose shows from a 24-hour menu or carry the network's programming around the clock.[69] In November, the show relocated to a new studio in New York City, four times the size of its former location that housed space for bands to perform. Live performances increased then on, including those by Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Cheap Trick and White Zombie, in the first four months.[70] By the end of 1996, the show aired on 34 stations.[71]

The show aired on Canadian airwaves for the first time on September 2, 1997, to CHOM in Montreal and CILQ in Toronto.[72] Stern's comments about French people and their language caused a rift with some listeners. "There is something about the language that turns you into a pussy-assed jack off. Anybody who speaks French is a scum bag. It turns you into a coward. Just like in World War II, they would not stick up for us. Screw your culture and we're invading you all."[73] Ratings for the two stations increased nonetheless by 62% and 47% respectively.[74] Following listener complaints and censorship enforced by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the show was cancelled in Montreal in 1998 and in Toronto in 2001.[75]

A day after the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999, Stern's comments regarding the incident drew criticism from some listeners. "There were some really good looking girls running out with their hands over their heads ... Did [the suspects] try to have sex with any of the good looking girls? ... At least if you are 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."[76] Hundreds complained to KXPK, the show's affiliate in Denver.[77] Stern argued his comments were taken out of context, and accused critics of being overly sensitive. "I dared to ask if kids had sex. So what? That's how I think. I had zero intent to make fun of the situation. The point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive. We didn't know anything about motives [the morning after] and were trying to consider all possibilities."[77][78]

In May 1999, Stern made headlines after former child star Dana Plato committed suicide one day after visiting the show. Plato had been living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surrounded by rumors of her sexuality and drug abuse, which became the biggest topic of the interview. After telling Stern she had been sober for over a decade and denying rumors about her lesbian relationship, some callers accused her of lying. At some point Stern suggested that Plato do a urinalysis to prove them wrong, while Plato agreed to give a hair sample for analysis.[79] Plato was crying several times, mostly while offering her gratitude to callers who believed everything she had said. Stern also asked her if she had ever considered suicide to which she replied, "Hell no. I've got a beautiful boy. I'm OK in my skin. I'm OK with who I am." Plato died of a drug overdose the next day.[80]

2000–2005: Staff changes and terrestrial radio departure edit

 
Comedian and actor Artie Lange replaced Jackie Martling in 2001.

In December 2000, Stern renewed his contract with Infinity Broadcasting to continue the radio show for five years.[81] Industry analysts questioned Stern's relevance as the show's ratings had declined since 1998, including a 20 per cent drop in listeners in Los Angeles.[82] Broadcasting & Cable reasoned the decline to Stern's separation from his wife in late 1999 which made him "considerably less intriguing".[83]

In March 2001, Stern announced the departure of Martling, who was unable to reach an agreement over a new contract with WXRK. A "Win Jackie's Money" contest began where comedians auditioned for Martling's spot by sitting in on shows. Craig Gass, Doug Stanhope, Richard Jeni, Jim Florentine, A.J. Benza, and Ron Zimmerman were among the participants. In October, comedian and actor Artie Lange joined the show full-time.[84]

Stern aired live during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and continued to broadcast with most of his staff until around 12:15 pm. The live reporting was one of the first for those listening across the country, with callers sharing their own experiences. In September 2006, a 90-minute special featuring the staff and their recollections of the day aired on Howard TV, titled 9.11.01: A Retrospective.[85]

In September 2003, the FCC declared the show a "bona fide news interview program", making it exempt from equal-time requirements placed for political candidates.[86]

On February 27, 2004, John Melendez left the show to become the announcer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Stern accused Leno of stealing his segments such as goofy red carpet interviews and booking Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, a member of the show's Wack Pack. On March 17, a "Win John's Job" contest was announced that allowed regular contributors and callers the opportunity to replace Melendez. Richard Christy, a former electrician and drummer of various death and heavy metal bands including Iced Earth and Death, won with 30% of the listener vote. Former stockbroker Sal Governale, the runner-up with 24%, was also hired in September.

On February 26, 2004, Stern was cancelled on six stations owned by Clear Channel Communications after a caller used the word "nigger" when asking Rick Salomon if he ever had sex with a black person the day before.[87] Following the issue of a $495,000 fine to Clear Channel by the FCC, which cited sexual discussions on a show from 2003, Stern was removed permanently on the six stations.[88] Stern returned to four of the six markets that he was suspended from, including five new ones, on Infinity-owned stations on July 19.[89]

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced his five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio service, free from the FCC's regulations. A contributing factor in the decision was the aftermath of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy which began the tightening of censorship and regulation in broadcasting. The deal, worth approximately $100 million a year for all costs, included a bonus stock payment of $83 million for Stern in January 2007 for surpassing subscriber goals set in 2004.[90][91] Promotion of Sirius met with controversy as Stern mentioned the service on air, instructing listeners in purchasing receivers and subscriptions. In one incident, Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting billed Stern $200,000 for the continual advertising mentions.[92] On November 8, 2005, Stern was suspended for one day for excessive promotion of the service;[93] after moving to Sirius, Stern called the suspension a ploy by CBS to bolster its $500 million lawsuit against Stern in early 2006. CBS ultimately received 0.004% of the money it had sought. Sirius paid $2 million to CBS, and CBS relinquished full ownership of Stern's 20-year archive of broadcast content to Sirius.[94]

Stern hosted his final show on terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005.[95] A stage was built outside the studio for Stern, his colleagues and Wack Pack members to make their farewell speeches. In his closing speech, Stern thanked the New York City Police Department, dedicating the show to Sergeant Keith Manning, a friend who at the time was serving in Iraq. When off the air, Stern traveled to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on an open-top bus and met Martha Stewart, who was broadcasting on her own Sirius channel, Martha Stewart Living Radio. Stern's contract with Infinity Broadcasting expired at midnight on December 31. The show was syndicated to as many as 60 markets[96][97] across the United States and Canada, and gained a peak audience of 20 million listeners.[98][99][100] In the New York market the show was the highest-rated morning program consecutively for seven years between 1994 and 2001.[101] Stern's successor in various East Coast affiliates, The David Lee Roth Show, attracted a market share of 1.8% in January 2006, which was down from 7.9% that Stern acquired a month previous.[102] Stern was replaced with The Adam Carolla Show on numerous West Coast affiliates, and the still airing Rover's Morning Glory in mostly Midwestern markets.[103]

2006–present: SiriusXM Radio edit

See also: Howard 100 and Howard 101 and Howard 100 News
 
A studio constructed at Sirius for the show in 2005.

The Howard Stern Show made its debut broadcast on Sirius on January 9, 2006. The show began with Also sprach Zarathustra with added flatulence sound effects. George Takei then introduced himself as the show's new announcer.[104] 180,000 Sirius radios were activated a day before.[105] Stern read out the list of revelations for the show's "Revelations Game", where staff told an unknown secret about themselves.

In May 2006, Stern claimed he had received offers from three major companies to return to terrestrial radio. Although he would never return, Stern did mention that it would be "cool to go back and kick their asses." Although the names of the companies were never revealed, media organizations announced that Stern was considering a return. To clear up the rumors, the Associated Press were called on-air on May 10. "The story is I wouldn't do terrestrial radio for any reason", said Stern.[106] Rumors once again arose in September 2006 that Stern would be returning, and were once again denied by Stern and Sirius. Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told United Press International that there were never "any discussions of Howard Stern in any way, shape, or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius. Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong."[107]

Stern announced on June 7, 2006, that the lawsuit settlement with CBS Radio finally gave Sirius the exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of broadcasts from WXRK, totalling almost 23,000 hours. It was reported that Sirius agreed to pay CBS $2 million for the rights, equating to around $87 per-hour of tape.[108][109] On December 2, 2009, it was announced that every tape had been digitized on a server taking up multiple terabytes of data.[citation needed]

After a suicide attempt in January 2010, Lange left the show.[110]

On December 9, 2010, Stern announced the signing of a new five-year contract with Sirius XM which ended in December 2015.[111] In September 2013, Howard TV's contract was not renewed and the service ended.[112]

On December 15, 2015, Stern announced he signed a new deal with SiriusXM to continue his radio show until December 2020. The agreement includes a 12-year deal giving SiriusXM the rights to his radio and video archives for an upcoming streaming video app tentatively called Howard 360.[113]

In 2015 and 2016, The New York Times and The Washington Post addressed changes in the show's direction, with an emphasis on celebrity interviews and change in tone. The New York Times wrote: "Scattered among the gleefully vulgar mainstays are now long, starkly intimate live exchanges—character excavations that have made Mr. Stern one of the most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business and a sought-after stop for stars selling a movie or setting the record straight."[114] Amongst the changes to the show, some Wack Pack members have been given less offensive names; Wendy the Retard was renamed Wendy the Slow Adult.[114] During an interview with Madonna, Stern said of his earlier years in radio, "I used to say bad things about everybody ... I was an angry young man." Former staff member Jackie Martling commented, "Howard has become a lot of the things that he always told people not to become", while John Melendez said, "There's nothing wrong with change, but the old Howard would probably goof on the new Howard now."[115] The Wall Street Journal attributed Stern's softening image to his chief operating officer, Marci Turk.[116]

In October 2019, the show aired live from Los Angeles to commemorate the opening of a new SiriusXM studio. This marked the show's first broadcasts outside New York City since 2004.[117]

In June 2020, Stern faced criticism for a 1993 sketch from his New Year's Rotten Eve Pageant special in which Stern parodied Ted Danson's Friars Club appearance by wearing blackface and repeatedly using the N-word and other racial slurs. Addressing the renewed controversy, Stern stated: "The shit I did was fucking crazy ... I'll be the first to admit. I won't go back and watch those old shows; it's like, who is that guy. But that was my shtick, that's what I did and I own it."[118] Quivers and Stern both stated that both he and the show have "evolved" over the years.[119]

In the summer of 2021, Stern spoke out strongly against Americans who refused to receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and called for mandatory vaccinations, saying "When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it's mandatory to get vaccinated? Fuck 'em. Fuck their freedom".[120] Stern also called for the firing of professional athletes who are misleading about their vaccination status,[121] and mocked on his radio show other talk show hosts who spoke out against the vaccine and subsequently died from COVID-19.[122]

In May 2023, the show aired from Miami to commemorate the opening of another new SiriusXM studio. This was the first time in 3 years the show broadcast from a studio since the COVID-19 pandemic began.[123]

FCC fines edit

Main article: Federal Communications Commission fines of The Howard Stern Show

From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $2.5 million for indecent programming.[124]

Show staff edit

Main article: List of The Howard Stern Show staff

In addition to their regular behind-the-scenes responsibilities, some show staff regularly appear on-air with Stern for comedy bits, conversations with Stern and Quivers, and a variety other content.

Timeline

The Wack Pack edit

Main article: Wack Pack

The Wack Pack is a group of people featured on the show, each of whom bears a signature trait, such as a skill, disability, or a unique personal appearance. On February 24, 2015, Stern and crew voted on an "official" list of Wack Pack members; there are 33 living and deceased members.[125]

  • Angry Alice (formerly Crazy Alice)
  • Asian Pete
  • Beetlejuice
  • Bigfoot
  • Bigfoot (Mark Shaw)
  • Blue Iris
  • Celestine
  • Cliff Palette
  • Crackhead Bob
  • Elegant Elliot Offen
  • Eric the Actor (formerly Eric the Midget)
  • Daniel Carver
  • Fran the Singing Psychic
  • Fred the Elephant Boy
  • Gary the Conqueror (formerly Gary the Retard)
  • Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
  • High Pitch Chris Mayhew
  • High Pitch Erik
  • Imran "Hanzi" Khan (banned)
  • Irene the Leather Weather Lady
  • Jeff the Drunk
  • Jeff the Vomit Guy
  • John the Stutterer
  • Kenneth Keith Kallenbach
  • King of All Blacks
  • Marfan Mike
  • Mariann From Brooklyn
  • Mark the Bagger
  • Medicated Pete
  • Melrose Larry Green
  • Mick the Nerd
  • Miss Howard Stern
  • Nicole Bass
  • Riley Martin
  • Siobhan the Transsexual
  • Sour Shoes
  • Tan Mom
  • Underdog Lady
  • Wendy the Slow Adult (formerly Wendy the Retard)

Theme music edit

Opening
Closing

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howard, stern, show, american, radio, show, hosted, howard, stern, that, gained, wide, recognition, when, nationally, syndicated, terrestrial, radio, from, wxrk, york, city, between, 1986, 2005, show, aired, howard, howard, stern, uncensored, channels, subscri. The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City between 1986 and 2005 The show has aired on Howard 100 and Howard 101 Stern s two uncensored channels on the subscription based satellite radio service SiriusXM since 2006 Other prominent staff members include co host and news anchor Robin Quivers writer Fred Norris and executive producer Gary Dell Abate along with former members Jackie Martling Billy West John Melendez and Artie Lange The Howard Stern ShowGenreTalk show comedy Black comedy entertainmentRunning time3 hours approx Monday WednesdayCountry of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishHome stationWWDC 1981 1982 WNBC 1982 1985 WXRK 1986 2005 Howard 100 and 101 2006 present TV adaptationsSee Howard Stern television showsHosted byHoward Stern Robin QuiversStarringSee List of The Howard Stern Show staffCreated byHoward SternExecutive producer s Gary Dell AbateOriginal release1970s presentOpening theme The Great American Nightmare by Rob Zombie and SternEnding theme Tortured Man by Stern and the Dust BrothersWebsitehowardstern wbr com sirius wbr com wbr howard100Stern began his radio career in the mid 1970s and developed his show through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor New York WCCC FM in Hartford Connecticut and WWWW in Detroit In 1981 he began at WWDC FM in Washington D C where he was first paired with Quivers and became a ratings success That was followed by three years at WNBC in New York City After his abrupt firing Stern moved to WXRK where he remained for 20 years until December 2005 During this time The Howard Stern Show was syndicated to 60 radio markets and gained an audience of 20 million listeners at its peak In the New York area it was the highest rated morning radio program from 1994 to 2001 The show is also the most fined after a total of 2 5 million in fines were issued by the Federal Communications Commission for indecent material In 2004 Stern signed the first of several five year contracts with Sirius the first was reportedly worth 500 million In addition to radio broadcast The Howard Stern Show has been filmed since 1994 and broadcast on various networks including the E and CBS television channels It moved to HowardTV Stern s own on demand digital cable channel from 2005 to 2013 In 2018 Sirius XM launched a mobile app for subscribers to access video clips of the show Contents 1 History 1 1 1975 1981 Early development 1 2 1981 1985 Washington and WNBC 1 3 1985 1994 WXRK and start of syndication 1 4 1995 1999 Selena Canada and Columbine controversies 1 5 2000 2005 Staff changes and terrestrial radio departure 1 6 2006 present SiriusXM Radio 2 FCC fines 3 Show staff 4 The Wack Pack 5 Theme music 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksHistory editSee also Howard Stern Howard Stern television shows and Howard Stern videography and discography 1975 1981 Early development edit nbsp While at Boston University Stern worked at WTBU and worked his first professional radio job in 1975 Stern landed his first professional radio job while at Boston University performing on air skits news casting and production duties at 1550 WNTN in Newton Massachusetts from August to December 1975 1 He also hosted a show with three fellow students on WTBU campus radio station named The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour which was cancelled during its first broadcast for a sketch called Godzilla Goes to Harlem 2 After his graduation Stern landed some cover shifts in December 1976 at WRNW a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor New York where he was subsequently hired full time working middays He produced more creative commercials by calling the owners of businesses on the air which he wrote was mind blowing to everyone there 3 In 1979 Stern responded to an advertisement for a wild fun morning guy at WCCC FM an album oriented rock AOR station in Hartford Connecticut 4 He produced a more outrageous audition tape playing Robert Klein and Cheech and Chong records mixed with flatulence routines and one liners 5 He was hired for the job his first in a large radio market As the station s public affairs director Stern also hosted a half hour interview show on Sunday mornings which he enjoyed as it contained no music He would ask more unusual type questions to his guests such as their dating habits 6 Stern held a two day boycott of Shell Oil Company during the summer of the 1979 energy crisis which put Stern and the station into the national news Stern also began his Dial a Date routines at WCCC and met Fred Norris the station s overnight disc jockey who provided Stern s show with various comedic impressions of celebrities 6 Norris would join the show as Stern s writer and producer in 1981 7 Stern left WCCC for being denied a raise in salary 8 He began a new morning shift at WWWW a struggling rock outlet in Detroit Michigan on April 21 1980 9 He learned to become more open on the air and decided to cut down the barriers strip down all the ego and be totally honest I still sounded like an FM announcer Stern held a bra burning event and wrestled women outside the studios and invited listeners to confess the most outrageous places where they had sex and record their calls for the air 10 11 A stunt in which listeners paid 1 06 the station s FM frequency to hit a Japanese car with a sledgehammer earned Stern national mention For his performance Stern won a Billboard award for Best Album Oriented Rock Disc Jockey and was featured in the Drake Chenault Top Five Talent Search contest in the AOR category 12 Published in January 1981 the fall Arbitron ratings showed that Stern trailed his three rock competitors with a 1 6 market share of the listening audience during an average quarter hour 13 It was the final straw for management which turned WWWW into a more successful country music format on January 18 12 Stern made a brief half hearted attempt to be a country radio DJ but realized it wasn t to his liking Stern left the station soon after and declined offers to work at CHUM in Toronto WXRT in Chicago 12 and WPLJ in New York City 1981 1985 Washington and WNBC edit On March 2 1981 Stern began his third morning job this time at WWDC FM a rock station in Washington D C 9 He was determined to become a success and noticed the importance of news segments for satire He requested for a news person to riff with him in the studio and not just deliver news briefs returning to the newsroom when they were finished 14 Management planned to pair Stern with Robin Quivers a news anchor and consumer reporter from WFBR in Baltimore 15 She agreed to meet Stern after hearing him interview a sex worker on the air 14 16 Quivers at first thought I would come in and do the news but it wasn t that way he wanted someone to play off of he wanted a real live person there with him 17 The show began to break format and Stern held a lesbian edition of Dial a Date in May 1981 18 He formed the Think Tank a cohesive trio of male listeners who conversed with Stern and played along with quizzes and routines which helped the show sound more natural 19 By January 1982 Stern had the second highest rated morning program in the city 20 On January 14 one day after the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 Stern made listeners believe he asked Air Florida the price of a one way ticket to the 14th Street Bridge the location of the disaster Is that going to be a permanent stop asked Stern 21 On June 29 1982 Stern s contract at WWDC was terminated Later he wrote that the Air Florida segment was not the reason for his departure nor did anyone complain about it 21 He had signed a contract with WNBC in March 22 and began to berate management and other DJ s on the air 23 Quivers who left the show early on June 17 9 worked at WCBM in Baltimore until rejoining with Stern on October 18 1982 24 25 Stern presented a farewell show two weeks later on competing station WAVA FM 9 He had more than tripled the station s ratings during his stay 26 nbsp Jackie The Joke Man Martling served as the show s head writer from 1983 to 2001 Stern began his WNBC program in September 1982 working from 4 8 pm 27 Concerned about its corporate image and his risque personality management told Stern to avoid discussions of a sexual and religious nature 28 Within his first month at the station Stern was suspended for several days for a controversial segment known as Virgin Mary Kong The skit featured a new video game by God in which a group of men chase the Virgin Mary around a singles bar in Jerusalem 28 In February 1983 comedian Jackie Martling was hired to make weekly appearances as a comedy writer With his on the fly style he provided jokes for such show bits like Stump the Jokeman and The Match Game 29 Martling assumed his role full time in August 1986 when he replaced Al Rosenberg a comedian and writer at WNBC who could no longer commute from Washington D C 13 Also hired was Gary Dell Abate of the station s traffic department who started as the show s assistant in September 1984 and went on to become executive producer 9 Stern continued to break out of the station s strict format He had a naked woman on the show for the first time and attempted to make another reach orgasm through her radio speaker both of which were reenacted in his film Private Parts 1997 The Arbitron ratings released in 1984 showed an increase in listeners to Stern s show Having moved shifts to 3 7 pm he attracted audience shares of 3 8 4 2 and 4 6 that year 30 31 The show was popular among males aged between 18 and 34 a highly marketable demographic for advertisers 31 Stern acquired a 5 7 share in 1985 the highest rating at the station in four years 32 pushing the station s ranking in afternoons from eleventh to first place in three years 28 Among the success tension between management and Stern grew further On September 30 1985 the show was cancelled due to what management termed as conceptual differences between themselves and Stern regarding his show 9 Over the course of time we made a very conscious effort to make Stern aware that certain elements of the program should be changed said program director John Hayes whom Stern had nicknamed The Incubus I don t think it s appropriate to say what those specifics were 33 In 1992 Stern believed that Thornton Bradshaw at the time chairman of RCA which then owned WNBC was driving in his limousine having heard his Bestiality Dial a Date segment and ordered his firing 28 Later NBC chairman Grant Tinker admitted that it was his decision after corporate communications director Bob Rukeyser alerted him about the risque material on Stern s show 34 35 1985 1994 WXRK and start of syndication edit Stern returned to the New York airwaves on rock station WXRK where he began his 20 year residency at the station in afternoons from 2 6 pm on November 18 1985 36 Following his move to mornings from 6 am on February 18 1986 37 Stern entered national syndication on August 18 1986 when WYSP in Philadelphia first simulcast the program 36 In the 18 plus male demographic WYSP rose from eleventh to second place in three months 38 Stern began a rivalry with the number one host John DeBella of WMMR and was determined to beat him in the ratings He achieved his goal in April 1990 and held a celebratory funeral for DeBella on May 10 in Rittenhouse Square which aired live 39 By early 1987 Stern had almost completely stopped playing music during the show and was reaching almost 800 000 listeners each week in the New York area 40 Between September 1986 and February 1987 Stern hosted a three hour Saturday morning program with a live audience which was syndicated to 45 markets across the country by DIR Broadcasting 40 The show added two new staff in 1988 impressionist Billy West and intern Stuttering John Melendez who would achieve notoriety by asking celebrities awkward questions on the red carpet and press conferences That year Stern returned to the Washington D C market after a six year absence when he was syndicated on WJFK his third affiliate 41 In July 1991 the show began to air on KLSX in Los Angeles Listeners jammed the station s switchboard during the first simulcast with mostly negative calls about the change 42 Stern rivaled with the KLOS morning team of Mark and Brian who for three years had the area s top rated program In January 1992 Stern reached the number one spot in New York by overtaking the news station WINS who had enjoyed a ten year reign He was reaching over one million listeners a week there 43 and hosted a live victory parade in Times Square to celebrate 44 In October 1992 Stern became the first person to have the number one show in New York and Los Angeles simultaneously 45 as he acquired a 9 5 market share in New York and 6 4 in Los Angeles 46 47 His victory funeral for Mark and Brian was held in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Palace Theatre in November 1992 48 49 By this time advertisers in New York were charged as much as 3 000 per minute and 1 500 in Los Angeles for a one minute commercial on the show 28 In January 1993 Stern overtook Philadelphia news station KYW AM in the morning ratings which ended the station s 14 year run at number one 50 Following his 1992 debut on WNCX in Cleveland Stern took the station from thirteenth in mornings to first place in under two years 51 On June 10 1994 during the city s funeral broadcast William Alford an engineer of competing station WMMS cut a wire used for the show s satellite feed which stopped the broadcast temporarily 52 Alford was later sentenced to ten days in jail and a 1 000 fine 53 In June 1994 robotic cameras were installed in the WXRK studio to film the radio show for a condensed half hour program on E 54 Howard Stern ran for 11 years until the last original episode aired on July 8 2005 55 In conjunction with his move to satellite radio Stern launched Howard Stern on Demand a subscription based video on demand service on November 18 2005 56 The service was relaunched as Howard TV on March 16 2006 57 On December 7 1994 Stern made national news by preventing a man from committing suicide who was to jump off the George Washington Bridge 58 Caller Emilio Bonilla was kept on the line for five minutes until Port Authority Police whose tour commander was listening to the show took Bonilla into custody 59 Bonilla was charged with cocaine possession reckless endangerment and was taken to the hospital Senator Al D Amato and Ed Koch former Mayor of New York City called in to congratulate Stern 60 1995 1999 Selena Canada and Columbine controversies edit On April 3 1995 three days after the shooting of singer Selena a rift in the Hispanic community occurred after Stern commented on her music and Spanish people After a song of hers was played with gunshot sound effects Stern said Spanish people have the worst taste in music They have no depth Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul 61 He called one of her records awful music that could only be popular with that segment of society 62 Callers to KEGL in Dallas Texas jammed the station s switchboards 63 The League of United Latin American Citizens attempted to get Stern off the air while listeners called for boycotts against his advertisers 62 64 Stern responded to the reaction with a statement in Spanish arguing that his comments were not intended to cause pain to her family friends and loved ones 62 64 Justice of the Peace Eloy Cano of Harlingen Texas issued an arrest warrant on Stern for disorderly conduct 65 which remained in place for a year after the incident 66 The Howard Stern Show was syndicated to 26 stations nationwide by the end of 1995 67 and was the subject of two Billboard awards for Network Syndicated Program of the Year in the modern rock and mainstream rock categories in 1996 68 In February 1996 Stern announced the Howard Stern Radio Network an agreement that let him form a network consisting of radio personalities that he approved Stations would be able to choose shows from a 24 hour menu or carry the network s programming around the clock 69 In November the show relocated to a new studio in New York City four times the size of its former location that housed space for bands to perform Live performances increased then on including those by Bush Stone Temple Pilots Cheap Trick and White Zombie in the first four months 70 By the end of 1996 the show aired on 34 stations 71 The show aired on Canadian airwaves for the first time on September 2 1997 to CHOM in Montreal and CILQ in Toronto 72 Stern s comments about French people and their language caused a rift with some listeners There is something about the language that turns you into a pussy assed jack off Anybody who speaks French is a scum bag It turns you into a coward Just like in World War II they would not stick up for us Screw your culture and we re invading you all 73 Ratings for the two stations increased nonetheless by 62 and 47 respectively 74 Following listener complaints and censorship enforced by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission the show was cancelled in Montreal in 1998 and in Toronto in 2001 75 A day after the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton Colorado on April 20 1999 Stern s comments regarding the incident drew criticism from some listeners There were some really good looking girls running out with their hands over their heads Did the suspects try to have sex with any of the good looking girls At least if you are 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 76 Hundreds complained to KXPK the show s affiliate in Denver 77 Stern argued his comments were taken out of context and accused critics of being overly sensitive I dared to ask if kids had sex So what That s how I think I had zero intent to make fun of the situation The point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive We didn t know anything about motives the morning after and were trying to consider all possibilities 77 78 In May 1999 Stern made headlines after former child star Dana Plato committed suicide one day after visiting the show Plato had been living in Tulsa Oklahoma surrounded by rumors of her sexuality and drug abuse which became the biggest topic of the interview After telling Stern she had been sober for over a decade and denying rumors about her lesbian relationship some callers accused her of lying At some point Stern suggested that Plato do a urinalysis to prove them wrong while Plato agreed to give a hair sample for analysis 79 Plato was crying several times mostly while offering her gratitude to callers who believed everything she had said Stern also asked her if she had ever considered suicide to which she replied Hell no I ve got a beautiful boy I m OK in my skin I m OK with who I am Plato died of a drug overdose the next day 80 2000 2005 Staff changes and terrestrial radio departure edit nbsp Comedian and actor Artie Lange replaced Jackie Martling in 2001 In December 2000 Stern renewed his contract with Infinity Broadcasting to continue the radio show for five years 81 Industry analysts questioned Stern s relevance as the show s ratings had declined since 1998 including a 20 per cent drop in listeners in Los Angeles 82 Broadcasting amp Cable reasoned the decline to Stern s separation from his wife in late 1999 which made him considerably less intriguing 83 In March 2001 Stern announced the departure of Martling who was unable to reach an agreement over a new contract with WXRK A Win Jackie s Money contest began where comedians auditioned for Martling s spot by sitting in on shows Craig Gass Doug Stanhope Richard Jeni Jim Florentine A J Benza and Ron Zimmerman were among the participants In October comedian and actor Artie Lange joined the show full time 84 Stern aired live during the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 and continued to broadcast with most of his staff until around 12 15 pm The live reporting was one of the first for those listening across the country with callers sharing their own experiences In September 2006 a 90 minute special featuring the staff and their recollections of the day aired on Howard TV titled 9 11 01 A Retrospective 85 In September 2003 the FCC declared the show a bona fide news interview program making it exempt from equal time requirements placed for political candidates 86 On February 27 2004 John Melendez left the show to become the announcer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Stern accused Leno of stealing his segments such as goofy red carpet interviews and booking Kenneth Keith Kallenbach a member of the show s Wack Pack On March 17 a Win John s Job contest was announced that allowed regular contributors and callers the opportunity to replace Melendez Richard Christy a former electrician and drummer of various death and heavy metal bands including Iced Earth and Death won with 30 of the listener vote Former stockbroker Sal Governale the runner up with 24 was also hired in September On February 26 2004 Stern was cancelled on six stations owned by Clear Channel Communications after a caller used the word nigger when asking Rick Salomon if he ever had sex with a black person the day before 87 Following the issue of a 495 000 fine to Clear Channel by the FCC which cited sexual discussions on a show from 2003 Stern was removed permanently on the six stations 88 Stern returned to four of the six markets that he was suspended from including five new ones on Infinity owned stations on July 19 89 On October 6 2004 Stern announced his five year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio a subscription based satellite radio service free from the FCC s regulations A contributing factor in the decision was the aftermath of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy which began the tightening of censorship and regulation in broadcasting The deal worth approximately 100 million a year for all costs included a bonus stock payment of 83 million for Stern in January 2007 for surpassing subscriber goals set in 2004 90 91 Promotion of Sirius met with controversy as Stern mentioned the service on air instructing listeners in purchasing receivers and subscriptions In one incident Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting billed Stern 200 000 for the continual advertising mentions 92 On November 8 2005 Stern was suspended for one day for excessive promotion of the service 93 after moving to Sirius Stern called the suspension a ploy by CBS to bolster its 500 million lawsuit against Stern in early 2006 CBS ultimately received 0 004 of the money it had sought Sirius paid 2 million to CBS and CBS relinquished full ownership of Stern s 20 year archive of broadcast content to Sirius 94 Stern hosted his final show on terrestrial radio on December 16 2005 95 A stage was built outside the studio for Stern his colleagues and Wack Pack members to make their farewell speeches In his closing speech Stern thanked the New York City Police Department dedicating the show to Sergeant Keith Manning a friend who at the time was serving in Iraq When off the air Stern traveled to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on an open top bus and met Martha Stewart who was broadcasting on her own Sirius channel Martha Stewart Living Radio Stern s contract with Infinity Broadcasting expired at midnight on December 31 The show was syndicated to as many as 60 markets 96 97 across the United States and Canada and gained a peak audience of 20 million listeners 98 99 100 In the New York market the show was the highest rated morning program consecutively for seven years between 1994 and 2001 101 Stern s successor in various East Coast affiliates The David Lee Roth Show attracted a market share of 1 8 in January 2006 which was down from 7 9 that Stern acquired a month previous 102 Stern was replaced with The Adam Carolla Show on numerous West Coast affiliates and the still airing Rover s Morning Glory in mostly Midwestern markets 103 2006 present SiriusXM Radio edit See also Howard 100 and Howard 101 and Howard 100 News nbsp A studio constructed at Sirius for the show in 2005 The Howard Stern Show made its debut broadcast on Sirius on January 9 2006 The show began with Also sprach Zarathustra with added flatulence sound effects George Takei then introduced himself as the show s new announcer 104 180 000 Sirius radios were activated a day before 105 Stern read out the list of revelations for the show s Revelations Game where staff told an unknown secret about themselves In May 2006 Stern claimed he had received offers from three major companies to return to terrestrial radio Although he would never return Stern did mention that it would be cool to go back and kick their asses Although the names of the companies were never revealed media organizations announced that Stern was considering a return To clear up the rumors the Associated Press were called on air on May 10 The story is I wouldn t do terrestrial radio for any reason said Stern 106 Rumors once again arose in September 2006 that Stern would be returning and were once again denied by Stern and Sirius Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told United Press International that there were never any discussions of Howard Stern in any way shape or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong 107 Stern announced on June 7 2006 that the lawsuit settlement with CBS Radio finally gave Sirius the exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of broadcasts from WXRK totalling almost 23 000 hours It was reported that Sirius agreed to pay CBS 2 million for the rights equating to around 87 per hour of tape 108 109 On December 2 2009 it was announced that every tape had been digitized on a server taking up multiple terabytes of data citation needed After a suicide attempt in January 2010 Lange left the show 110 On December 9 2010 Stern announced the signing of a new five year contract with Sirius XM which ended in December 2015 111 In September 2013 Howard TV s contract was not renewed and the service ended 112 On December 15 2015 Stern announced he signed a new deal with SiriusXM to continue his radio show until December 2020 The agreement includes a 12 year deal giving SiriusXM the rights to his radio and video archives for an upcoming streaming video app tentatively called Howard 360 113 In 2015 and 2016 The New York Times and The Washington Post addressed changes in the show s direction with an emphasis on celebrity interviews and change in tone The New York Times wrote Scattered among the gleefully vulgar mainstays are now long starkly intimate live exchanges character excavations that have made Mr Stern one of the most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business and a sought after stop for stars selling a movie or setting the record straight 114 Amongst the changes to the show some Wack Pack members have been given less offensive names Wendy the Retard was renamed Wendy the Slow Adult 114 During an interview with Madonna Stern said of his earlier years in radio I used to say bad things about everybody I was an angry young man Former staff member Jackie Martling commented Howard has become a lot of the things that he always told people not to become while John Melendez said There s nothing wrong with change but the old Howard would probably goof on the new Howard now 115 The Wall Street Journal attributed Stern s softening image to his chief operating officer Marci Turk 116 In October 2019 the show aired live from Los Angeles to commemorate the opening of a new SiriusXM studio This marked the show s first broadcasts outside New York City since 2004 117 In June 2020 Stern faced criticism for a 1993 sketch from his New Year s Rotten Eve Pageant special in which Stern parodied Ted Danson s Friars Club appearance by wearing blackface and repeatedly using the N word and other racial slurs Addressing the renewed controversy Stern stated The shit I did was fucking crazy I ll be the first to admit I won t go back and watch those old shows it s like who is that guy But that was my shtick that s what I did and I own it 118 Quivers and Stern both stated that both he and the show have evolved over the years 119 In the summer of 2021 Stern spoke out strongly against Americans who refused to receive the SARS CoV 2 vaccine and called for mandatory vaccinations saying When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it s mandatory to get vaccinated Fuck em Fuck their freedom 120 Stern also called for the firing of professional athletes who are misleading about their vaccination status 121 and mocked on his radio show other talk show hosts who spoke out against the vaccine and subsequently died from COVID 19 122 In May 2023 the show aired from Miami to commemorate the opening of another new SiriusXM studio This was the first time in 3 years the show broadcast from a studio since the COVID 19 pandemic began 123 FCC fines editMain article Federal Communications Commission fines of The Howard Stern Show From 1990 to 2004 the Federal Communications Commission FCC fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of 2 5 million for indecent programming 124 Show staff editMain article List of The Howard Stern Show staff In addition to their regular behind the scenes responsibilities some show staff regularly appear on air with Stern for comedy bits conversations with Stern and Quivers and a variety other content CurrentHoward Stern host Robin Quivers co host Fred Norris sound effects in studio comedian writer producer Gary Dell Abate executive producer co host of The Wrap Up Show Jason Kaplan executive producer Will Murray senior producer head writer Jon Hein Executive Producer Howard 101 Steve Brandano director of talent relations Benjy Bronk writer Richard Christy writer producer Sal The Stockbroker Governale writer producer JD Harmeyer media content producer Mike Trainor writer producer Chris Wilding writer producer Steve Nowicki writer producer Memet Walker writer producer Rahsaan Rogers producer co host of The Wrap Up Show Ronnie The Limo Driver Mund correspondent Bob Wolfie Wolf writer producer Jonathan Blitt writer producer Mike Pearlman writer producer FormerJackie Martling head writer in studio comedian Artie Lange in studio comedian Billy West impressionist in studio comedian Al Rosenberg writer performer Stuttering John Melendez intern call screener writer celebrity interviewer producer Lisa Glasberg Howard 100 News reporter Steve Langford Howard 100 News reporter High Pitch Mike Morales Howard 100 News producer Lee Davis producer KC Armstrong associate producer Scott The Engineer Salem engineer Jon Leiberman Howard 100 News reporter George Takei announcer Brent Hatley senior producer Shuli Egar writer producer Elisa Jordana writerSome former internsSteve Grillo Mitch Fatel Roz Weston Jimmy Pop TimelineThe Wack Pack editMain article Wack Pack The Wack Pack is a group of people featured on the show each of whom bears a signature trait such as a skill disability or a unique personal appearance On February 24 2015 Stern and crew voted on an official list of Wack Pack members there are 33 living and deceased members 125 Angry Alice formerly Crazy Alice Asian Pete Beetlejuice Bigfoot Bigfoot Mark Shaw Blue Iris Celestine Cliff Palette Crackhead Bob Elegant Elliot Offen Eric the Actor formerly Eric the Midget Daniel Carver Fran the Singing Psychic Fred the Elephant Boy Gary the Conqueror formerly Gary the Retard Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf High Pitch Chris Mayhew High Pitch Erik Imran Hanzi Khan banned Irene the Leather Weather Lady Jeff the Drunk Jeff the Vomit Guy John the Stutterer Kenneth Keith Kallenbach King of All Blacks Marfan Mike Mariann From Brooklyn Mark the Bagger Medicated Pete Melrose Larry Green Mick the Nerd Miss Howard Stern Nicole Bass Riley Martin Siobhan the Transsexual Sour Shoes Tan Mom Underdog Lady Wendy the Slow Adult formerly Wendy the Retard Theme music editOpening The Great American Nightmare by Rob Zombie and Howard Stern since 1999 Tilt a Whirl by Jimmie Vaughan 1994 1998 In a Mellow Tone by Duke Ellington 1987 1994 H O W A R D S T E R N by The Double O Zeros 1985 They re Coming to Take Me Away Ha Haaa by Napoleon XIV 1982 Closing Tortured Man by Howard Stern and The Dust Brothers since 1999 References edit Stern p 123 Stern pp 116 117 Stern pp 119 121 Stern p 125 Colford p 45 a b Stern p 127 Colford p 74 Stern pp 129 130 a b c d e f The History of Howard Stern Act I Interactive Guide Sirius com Colford p 57 Colford p 60 a b c Stern p 134 a b Lucaire p 238 a b Stern p 135 Lucaire p 174 Up Close with Robin Quivers FMQB February 26 1993 Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Colford p 68 Mr Stern Goes to Washington The History of Howard Stern December 19 2007 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