Early career in radio (1976-81)
In 1976, following his graduation, Stern turned down an offer to work nights at WRNW, an avant-garde rock radio station in Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York. He became unsure of his talent and questioned his future as a professional in the radio industry. Stern then took creative and media planning roles at Benton and Bowers, an advertising agency in New York, followed by time spent working in selling radio to advertisers. He soon began to realize the error of his ways when he refused to go on the air for work, and agreed to a shift in work coverage at WRNW during the Christmas holiday season. Stern was hired full-time in 1977, working four-hour noon shifts, six days a week, at a salary of $96 a week. He then became the station's director of production and programs for a $250 wage increase.
In 1979, Stern found himself in an ad broadcasting and recording "Wild, Fun Morning Guys" on rock station WCCC in Hartford, Conn. He presented an even more outrageous demo tape featuring Robert Klein and Cheech - and record-breaking flatulence routines and wisecracks. Stern was hired, for the same salary, but worked a more intense schedule. After four hours on the air, he stated and produced commercials for another 4. On Saturday, following six hours of programming, he did production work for the next three years. As the station's director of public **** affairs, he also hosts a Sunday morning talk show, which he favors over playing records. In the summer of 1979, during the energy crisis, Stern called on listeners for a two-day boycott of Shell Oil Company, a stunt that attracted media attention. It was at WCCC where Stern first met Fred Norris, the overnight disc jockey, who had been Stern's writer and producer since 1981. According to reporter and author Paul D. Colford, Stern developed his on-air style from listening to tapes of Steve Dahl and Gary Sisters sent by a friend of WCCC's chief engineer in Chicago.
Back in 1980, Stern left WCCC after he was denied a raise. Meanwhile, management at rock radio station WWWW in Detroit, Michigan praised Stern's audition for taking them in search of a new morning man and hired him, which he began April 21, 1980. It was at this time that Stern became more open on the air and he "decided to cut down on the barriers ...... Stripped of all ego ...... and be completely honest." From the outset, however, struggled to stand up to its stronger rock competitors, and Stern's quarterly Arbitron ratings declined.In January 1981, WWWW switched to a national music format much to Stern's annoyance which soon became the reason for his departure. He received offers for jobs WXRT in Chicago and close friends in Toronto, Canada, but did not take them. During his tenure, he won a Billboard Award for "Album of the Year for a major market oriented rock personality" and a Drake Chennault title for "Top Five Talent Search".
Washington, D.C. and WNBC New York (1981-85)
Following his exit from Detroit, Stern moved to Washington, D.C., to host the morning of WWDC at the Rock Station on March 2, 1981. Feeling determined to develop his act further, he sought out a colleague for the band. Humor about news and current events improvised together that station then paired Stern with Robin Arrowbag, from news anchor and consumer affairs reporter WFBR in Baltimore. The move was a success; by January 1982, Stern had to second the highest-rated morning show in the area despite content restrictions enforced by station management. Mindful of his rapid rise, NBC approached Stern with an offer to work in the afternoon on WNBC New York City. After he signed a five-year contract worth $1 million in March 1982, his relationship with WWDC management deteriorated, which led to the termination of his contract on June 25, 1982, and he had more than twice the station's mornings had more than doubled in ratings during his tenure. In its July 1982 release, Stern Magazine in Washington named Stern the area's best disc jockey. During this period, Stern released a parody album of songs called 50 Kinds of Rank Your Mother which was re-released on CD in November 1994 under the title The Unholy Beaver.
After the plane crashed on Air Florida Flight 90 in the Potomac River, Stern pretended to call Air Florida to book a reservation for the next day while on the air, asking how much a one-way fare from National Airport to the 14th Street Bridge would be. He used to do his voice voice, his typical RF sort of like it was over the phone, pretending to ask the Air Florida fare question. It was done with the message when Robin Arrowbags. This contributed to his firing six months later, paving the way for Greaseman to eject his career in the DC wireless market, while Howard Stern moved to the larger New York market and eventually became nationally known. As both were named number one morning drive slots, the changes affected more than 10 percent of DC-area morning radio listeners during most of the 1980s.
On April 2, 1982, NBC Magazine aired "Shock Radio" featuring Stern in a news report by Douglas Kiker. The piece prompted NBC executives to discuss Stern's possible contract exit, although Stern began his afternoon program in September 1982 with management closely monitoring the program and advising Stern to avoid sexual and religious discussions. During his first month, Stern was banned from "The Virgin Mary Port", a segment featuring a video game for several days in which a group of men pursued the Virgin Mary around a singles bar in Jerusalem. The station also hired an attorney to operate a "dump button" that could cut Stern off the microphone to discuss potentially offensive aspects of the show. This became the task of show host Kevin Metheny, who Stern nicknamed "Pig Virus". Despite management's restrictions, Stern's popularity increased. on May 21, 1984, he made his debut on Late Night with David Letterman and was featured in People magazine, raising the stakes for his country. in 1985, Stern acquired a 5.7 percent market share in the highest-rated four years of WNBC.
On Sept. 30, 1985, Stern and Arrowhead were fired for what was called a "conceptual difference" in the management of The Show. "Over time, we made a very conscious effort to make Stern aware that certain elements of the program were supposed to be changed ... I don't think it's appropriate to say what those details were", said program director John Hayes, who Stern nicknamed "Nightmare". 1992, Stern said he believed that Thornton Bradshaw, chairman of the board of directors of WNBC's host RCA, had heard his The "Bestiality Caller Question Time" segment aired ten days before and ordered him fired. Stern and Arrow Bag stayed in touch with their audiences throughout October and November 1985 with live presentations on stage.
WXRK, Early Video and TV Programs
Stern signed a five-year contract for unlimited broadcasts worth about $500,000 to host the New York City rock station on the afternoon of WXRK on Nov. 18, 1985. in 1986, the show moved to the morning of Feb. 18 and went into national syndication on Aug. 18 when WYSP syndicated the show in Philadelphia. In October 1992, Stern became the first to have several morning radio programs simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles. In the New York market, the Howard Stern Show was the most-watched morning program for seven consecutive years between 1994 and 2001. 1994, Billboard added the category of "Nationally Recognized Aviation Personality of the Year" to its list of categories based on "Entertainment Value, Creativity, Broadcast Awards, and Viewing Achievements". Stern was honored with the title from 1994 to 2002.
Stern's first foray into television was in May 1987, when he recorded five television pilots for Fox when the network sought an alternative to the late-night show hosted by Joan Rivers. The series was never picked up; one executive described the pilots as "poorly produced," "in bad taste," and "boring. Stern went on to host his first pay-per-view on February 27, 1988, at the two-hour Howard Stern's Pajama and Panty Party, which was purchased by 60,000 homes and grossed $1.2 million at the box office.On September 27, 1989, following an on-air challenge between Stern and radio show producer Gary Dell'Abate, fans packed Nassau Coliseum to carry the Howard Stern's U.S. Open sore, the live tennis match event between featured Stern and Dell'Abate. Both events were made into movies and released on home video. From 1990 to 1992, Stern hosted Howard's Scathing Showcase, a Saturday night variety show on WWOR TV featuring the staff of his own radio show. The series ran for a total of ****69 episodes to 65 market peaks nationwide. in February 1991, Stern released a censorship moment of the collection from his radio program called Nailed to the Cross by the FCC, in response to the first FCC fine issue of Unlimited Broadcasting about material on the air it regarded as indecent. Stern then released his third home video, Butt Bongo Carnival in October 1992, to great commercial success. The tape sold 260,000 copies for a total value of more than $10 million. A month later, he returned to Saturday night television to host Howard Stern's "The Interview", a series of one-on-one celebrity interviews on the é ! network.
In November 1992, Stern was indicted by the Filipino-American Citizens Group for $65 million, claiming that he insulted "the entire Filipino game" with his alleged comments. According to court documents, Stern said, "I think they're eating their young over there. ...... The Philippines is a country where fathers sell their daughters for sex".
Stern appeared in the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards for Fartman, a fictional superhero from the country of origin satirical magazine. In accordance with he filed a trademark for the character in October 1992, he first used Fartman in July 1981. Stern vetoed multiple scripts for a proposed 1993 release of The Adventures of Fartman, a feature film based around the character, until a verbal agreement was reached to New Line Cinema. Screenwriter J.F. Lawton prepared an outline script for the project which was abandoned due to disagreements about the film's rating, content and commercial sales rights in front of Stern and New Line Cinema.
Show and Run New York Governor (1993-1994)
In 1993, Stern signed on to release a $1 million pre-production Simon & Schuster to write his first book. The book was authored by Stern and Larry Sloman and edited by Judith Regan, and Release That Word saw its first printing on October 7, 1993 being sold for 225,000 copies going on sale within hours. It became the fastest-selling title in Simon & Schuster history by five days. Two weeks after the eighth printing, over 10,000 copies had been distributed. That talk went to No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and it took 20 weeks for the first edition on the list for Stern's book-signing tour to begin in New York City, signing with an estimated 10,000 attendees.
Stern hosted his second pay-per-view event, the Miss Howard Stern New Year's Eve Extravaganza, on December 31, 1993, which broke a non-sporting event subscriber record that had previously been set by holding the New Kids on the Block concert in 1990, an event that used about 400,000 homes to purchase an estimated $16 million in box office receipts. In early 1994 the plan was to release VHS entitled Howard Stern on the eve of the New Year's Eve of Decay 1994. between his book fees and pay-per-view profits, Stern's earnings in the final months of 1993 totaled about $7.5 million. A special twentieth-anniversary issue was published in 1993, with radio and recordings titled Stern's most influential air of personality in the last two decades.
On his radio program on March 21, 1994, Stern announced his candidacy for governor of New York under the Free Will Party ticket, challenging Mario Cuomo for re-election. Stern planned, to reinstate the death penalty, stagger highway tolls to improve traffic flow, and limit road work to the evening hours. At the party's nominating convention on April 23, 1994, Stern won the required two-thirds majority on the first ballot, garnering 381 votes (75.33%) to 287. James Ostrowski was the runner-up with 34 votes (8.92%). In order to put his name on the November ballot, Stern had to give his home address and complete a financial disclosure form under the Ethical Government Actions 1987. After dropping out of disclosing his financial information, Stern was denied an injunction on August 2, 1994 . Two days after he announced his withdrawal. Cuomo was defeated in the gubernatorial race on November 8, 1994, by George Pataki, whom Stern endorsed. Pataki signed the Howard Stern Bill restricting construction on state roads in New York City and Long Island into the night in 1995.
In June 1994, Stern's radio program began to be filmed electronically on a half-hour television program! Network. Howard Stern ran for more than a decade until July 8, 2005, when the final taped episode aired. In conjunction with his move to satellite radio, Stern launched Howard Stern On Demand, a subscription video-on-demand service, on November 18th. The service was relaunched on March 16, 2006 as Howard TV.
Miss America and That Talking Membrane (1995-97)
On April 3, 1995, three days after the singer's shooting of Lee Shi-hyun, Stern's comments about her death and comments among Mexican-Americans caused an uproar in the Hispanic community. He criticized her music and gunshot sound effects a **** hit her song. "There's absolutely nothing about the music that suits me either. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul ...... The people of Spain have the worst taste in music, they have no depth".On April 6, Stern responded with a statement in Spanish, emphasizing that his comments were made in sarcasm and were not intended to hurt those who love her. A day later, Justice of the Peace Eloy Canoharringen, of Texas issued a warrant for Stern's arrest on disorderly conduct, but Stern was never arrested on this warrant.
In 1995, Stern signed a deal with ReganBooks worth $3 million to write his second book, Miss America. He wrote about his experiences with Netflix Wizards Services, featuring a private session with Michael Jackson and his experiences with back pain and obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD. Published on November 7, 1995 The book sold 33,000 copies at Barnes & Noble stores on the same day it set a new one-day record. Publishers Weekly reported that more than 1.39 million copies had been sold by the end of the year, ranking it the third bestseller of 1995. Miss America entered the New York Times bestseller list at the top of the stay list for 16 weeks.
After years of development, production of the biographical comedy film adaptation of That's the Word began in May 1996 and was shot in four months. The film premiered theatrically at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 1997, where Stern performed "The Great American Nightmare" with Rob Zombie. The film's wide release followed on March 7; it topped box office sales during its opening weekend with a $14.6 million total. It went on to gross $41.2 million to earn localization. 1998, Stern accepted a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "Favorite Male Newcomer" and was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy)" and a Golden Raspberry Award for "Worst Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy)". Award for "Worst New Star". The soundtrack to the movie sold 178,000 copies in the first week of release, topping 200 billboard charts a week.
In October 1997, Stern filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the studio, alleging that the studio hired him to star as Melanie Griffith in a movie called Jane while knowing it had insufficient funds. Stern, who was unpaid when production was halted, accused the studio of breach of contract, fraud, negligence and representation. A settlement was reached in 1999, resulting in Stern accepting $50,000.
CBS Programming & Production (1998-2004)
In August 1998, Stern returned to Saturday night television with Howard Stern's radio show, an hour-long program broadcast nationally on the CBS affiliate featuring the highlights of the radio show, unseen in his nightly E material! Show. The show vied for ratings next to Saturday Night Live on NBC and MADtv on Fox. Concerned about its racy content, the affiliates began leaving the program two episodes later. Production launched on 79 stations on August 22, 1998, a number that was lowered in June 1999 to 55. 84 episodes of the total **** were broadcast. The final re-run aired November 17, 2001, in about 30 markets.
In 1998, Stern wrote the foreword for Steal This Dream, a biography of Abbie Hoffman written by Sloman and a book of sickeningly dirty jokes by Jackie Martling.
In 1994, Stern launched Howard Stern Productions as an original, ****same production and development venture. He intended to do a movie adaptation of Brother Sam, the late comedian's biography of Sam Kinison.In September 1999, UPN announced the production of an apocalyptic, animated sci-fi comedy series Sternexecutively produced. Originally set for the 2000 version, Stern starred as Orinthal, a family dog. The project was eventually abandoned. From 2000 to 2002, Stern was executive producer of Son of the Beach, a sitcom that was a hit for three seasons forex. In late 2001, Howard Stern Productions was said to be developing a new sitcom called Kane. The pilot episode was never filmed. 2002, Stern acquired the rights to the comedy films Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979) and Porky's (1982). He filed a $100 million lawsuit in March 2003, accusing ABC and the producers of Will It Be Hot? that claimed the series was based on what he called "evaluator" radio segments; a settlement was reached on August 7, 2003.
Stern hosted a special primetime interview at ABC Talks, which never materialized and was announced in early 2004. In August 2004, Cable Gulch Spike picked up 13 episodes of Howard Stern: The Whole Three Years of High School. The second animated series Stern was executive produce On November 14, 2005, Stern announced the completion of one scripted episode and 30 seconds of test animation. Stern eventually abandoned the project in 2007, explaining that the episodes might have been produced "on the cheap" and sold for $300,000 each, but the quality he demanded would have cost more than $1 million. Actor Michael Cera's casting is the voice of the title character.
Satellite radio and All-American One Sting (2004-present)
Original Howard 100 News Team
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced a five-year contract to sign with Sirius Satellite Radio, which began in January 2006 from FCC-mandated media freedom. His decision to leave terrestrial radio occurred in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February that caused a crackdown on broadcasts of perceived obscenity. The incident prompted stricter control of content by station owners and managers, whose positive spin made him feel "dead inside" creatively. On December 16, 2005, Stern hosted his final broadcast on the terrestrial airwaves. In his 20 years on WXRK, his program has gained a peak audience of 200,000 listeners in 60 markets in the United States and Canada in syndication.
With an annual budget of $100 million for all production, staff and programming costs, Stern launched two channels on Sirius in 2005 named Howard 100 and Howard 101, where he assembled a team of Howard 100 News to cover stories about his show and those associated with it. A new studio at Sirius based in New York City was constructed exclusively for the dedication of the show. on January 9, 2006, the day of his first broadcast, Stern and his brokers received 34.3 million shares of stock from the company valued at $218 million for surpassing the 2004 record-setting subscriber goal. The second equity incentive was paid in 2007, with Stern receiving 22 million shares worth $82,900,000. In the same month, Time Magazine included Stern in its Time 100 list. He also ranked seventh on Forbes' list of the 100 most famous people in June 2006, and appeared again on the 26th in 2011. As of August 2013, Stern was earning $100 million annually for his radio program.
On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio (formerly Unlimited Radio) filed a lawsuit against Stern, his agent, and Sirius, claiming that Stern had misused CBS airtime to promote Sirius's ill-gotten gains on his terrestrial radio for the past 14 months. At a press conference before the lawsuit was filed, Stern said it was not a "deep personal vendetta" against him by CBS President Just Leslie Moonves. A settlement was reached on May 25, with Sirius paying $2 million to CBS for 20 years of control of Stern's broadcast archive. in December 2010, Stern re-signed his Sirius contract to continue his show for another five years. Stern's new contract was allowed to work a reduced schedule of four to three day work weeks. In accordance with the agreement, Stern and his agent filed a lawsuit against Sirius on March 22, 2011, for allegedly failing to exceed subscriber growth targets from the company over the past four years while helping to pay them stock dividends promised to the company. Sirius said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the lawsuit. On April 17, 2012, Judge Barbara Kapnick dismissed the lawsuit and prevented Stern and his brokers from filing a lawsuit on similar allegations.
In 2011, media outlets announced that Stern would replace Piers Morgan as one of the judges on America's Got Talent for its seventh season He was also a judge in seasons eight and nine.
But key to the organization, Stern was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the CPB Hall of Fame in 2012. in August 2013, Stern and Simon Cowell*** enjoyed the first place on Forbes' "America's Highest Paid Television Personality's List" with a $950,000,000 June 2012-13 win.
Howard Howard was inducted into the Hall of Fame on January 1, 2014, after being named one of the judges on the show for its seventh season. January 31, 2014 - A Howard Stern birthday party event is held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to celebrate Stern's 60th birthday. The four-hour program aired on free SiriusXM.