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Full Name:Howard Stern
Birth Name:Howard Allan Stern
Famous As: Radio personality, actor
Date of Birth: January 12, 1954
Place of Birth: Roosevelt, Long Island, NY
Height: 6' 5
Nationality: American

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Howard Stern
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This article is about Howard Stern as an individual. For his radio show, see The Howard Stern Show.
For the former personal attorney of Anna Nicole Smith, see Howard K. Stern.
Howard Stern
Birth name Howard Allan Stern
Born January 12, 1954 (1954-01-12) (age 55)
Jackson Heights, New York City, New York, United States
Show The Howard Stern Show
Station(s) Howard 100 (2006-Present)
WXRK (1985-2005)
Time slot Monday - Thursday
5:55am - 11:00am
Style Talk, comedy
Parents Ben and Rae Stern
Spouse(s) Beth Ostrosky (2008-Present)
Alison Berns (1978-2001)
Children 3
Website www.howardstern.com

Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio host and television personality, most recognised as the host of The Howard Stern Show, a talk radio show that until December 16, 2005, was broadcast on terrestrial radio across the United States and Canada. Since January 9, 2006 the show has been broadcast on Howard 100, an uncensored channel on SIRIUS XM Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio service. Stern has described himself as "The King of All Media" following his success not only in radio but in television, film and print throughout his career.

As well as hosting his radio show, Stern has released two books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), both of which received huge media attention and sales. Private Parts would later be adapted into a 1997 film in which Stern and his radio show colleagues starred in as themselves. Stern's television endeavors include The Howard Stern Show on WWOR-TV (1990-93), Howard Stern on E! (1994-2005), The Howard Stern Radio Show on CBS (1998-2001), "Howard TV" for American digital cable subscribers, and Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch which featured Stern as executive producer, broadcast on FX Networks.

Stern has been described by the media as a "shock jock" for his controversial style of his radio and television shows. Stern himself has said that it was never his intention to "shock" people, but to offer his honest opinions on issues, ranging from world affairs to the staff he works with. Though controversial, Stern is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States,1 as well as the most fined in radio history.2

In 2006, Stern was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine"3 and was ranked as the world's 7th most powerful celebrity by Forbes.4 Stern's first marriage to Alison Berns ended in divorce in 2001.5 He married Beth Ostrosky on October 3, 2008.6

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Personal life

Childhood

Stern was born into a Jewish American family in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, New York, though his family soon moved to the Long Island town of Roosevelt.78 His father, Ben Stern, owned a Manhattan recording studio.9 Stern's father encouraged his son's interest in radio from an early age.10 His mother, Rae, was a homemaker for most of Howard's childhood.111213 Stern has one sibling, a sister named Ellen, who is four years his senior.14 Stern describes his sister as being his "complete opposite;" she is rarely mentioned on the show, though he maintains that they have a good relationship as their personalities perfectly complement each other.14

Although both his parents are Jewish, Stern's on-air banter is that he is only "half Jewish", with the other half being Italian, because "it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains."151617 Stern's Hebrew name is Tzvi (pronounced [tsvi]); his paternal grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern and maternal grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman,13 were Austro-Hungarian Jews who immigrated to America at about the same time.

Stern often said that his parents verbally abused him as a child, which was corroborated during a 1990 broadcast when he played old family recordings, many of which have become oft-played soundbites, including remarks such as "I told you not to be stupid, you moron"18 and "Shut up! Sit down!" being screamed at a 7-year-old Howard.19 These old recordings were later used in a parody commercial for the "The Ben Stern Day-Care Center", which specialized in producing overachieving, self-hating megalomaniacs.20 Stern said his mother ran her house with "the intensity of Hitler"21 and that his father's "favorite sport was yelling."22

Stern has long claimed on his show that he has a small penis.23 This assertion is used to comedic effect in a scene in his biopic where he is shown showering with his African-American peers at Roosevelt Junior High School. He has long asserted that he was one of the few white students in a predominantly African-American school.24 When Stern's family moved in 1969 to Rockville Centre,25 he transferred to South Side High School, from which he graduated in 1972.26 Stern attended Boston University, graduating in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in communications, carrying a 3.8 Grade Point Average.27 During his time at Boston University, Stern also worked (before being fired) as a volunteer at the campus radio station WTBU.28 Stern now funds a scholarship at Boston University.29

Adult life

Stern grew to be tall, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).3031

During his college years, Stern became a student of Transcendental Meditation which he practices to this day. He credits the practice with aiding him in quitting smoking and achieving his goals in radio. 3233 In the 1980s Stern conducted an in-person interview with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation. 34 Stern's mother also took the Transcendental Meditation course and Stern claims it cured her of depression. 3536

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).3738 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.39 The campaign was generally seen as a publicity 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.5 They amicably divorced in 2001, ending in a settlement.5

Stern began a period of single living on New York City's Upper West Side, dating dozens of women including Angie Everhart40 and Robin Givens.41 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.42

Stern has been the target 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.43

In 2000, Stern began dating model Beth Ostrosky, who is 18 years his junior.5 Ostrosky co-hosted Casino Cinema on Spike TV from 2004 to 2007.44 She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine FHM until it ceased publication in 2007.45 The pair have lived together in Manhattan with their Bulldog named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. Stern also owns a weekend house in the Hamptons on Long Island. After seven years, on February 14, 2007, Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became engaged.5 They were married on October 3, 2008 at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.6

Hobbies and interests

Stern has said that he plays chess every day, frequenting the Internet Chess Club. He has taken online lessons from Dan Heisman, a chess master from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.46 He is a huge fan of comic books and science fiction, stating several times in 2008 that the only movies or television he watches are about superheroes, such as Heroes, Smallville, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, and others. His favorite superhero is Superman, followed by Spider-Man, Batman and Daredevil, though he was disappointed by the latter's film adaptation; his two favorite movies of the genre are Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Stern has stated numerous times that his favorite television series is The Munsters, he also greatly enjoys and admires the comedy of The Three Stooges.

Radio career

Main article: The Howard Stern Show

1977–2005: Terrestrial radio

After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a DJ at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts.4748 Stern then worked as a disc jockey and program director for WRNW in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, playing rock music.4950 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.51 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.52 Stern moved to FM radio station WWWW (usually referred to as "W4") in Detroit, Michigan, further developing his show until the station adopted a country music format, and then went to WWDC-FM "DC 101," in Washington, D.C. for a year, making it the #1 station in town. After Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th St. Bridge, Stern pretended to call the airline to see if the bridge would be a regular stop. Outrage over the incident would eventually lead to Stern being fired.53 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 ratings 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. He remained at WXRK until his move to satellite radio in 2006.

Stern's outspoken style has brought criticism. For example, a few days after the murder of singer Selena, Stern mocked the murder, poked fun at her mourners, and criticized her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul... Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community across Texas.54

On October 26, 2004, then chairman of the FCC Michael Powell was being interviewed on KGO-AM radio in San Francisco when Stern called in and questioned Powell's credentials, and accused Powell and the FCC of crusading against Stern's show by levying huge fines but not allowing them their day in court to determine if the show is obscene.55

2006–present: Satellite radio

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 USD to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs.56 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, with the latter being true in January 2006.57

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.58

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.59 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. However, Stern anticipated the suit, and earlier that day, prior to CBS's announcement, held a press conference. In it, he discussed how CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, and its news magazine show, 60 Minutes. "I made them millions of dollars", he said. "If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months? "How can you have it both ways?"60

Leslie Moonves, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, 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 reminded him that CBS always 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.61 Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.62

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.63

Career in other media

Television career

In May 1987, Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace The Late Show then hosted by Joan Rivers. Stern was given the opportunity to record 5 pilot episodes of a late night show named The Howard Stern Show. According to Stern, he and Fox did not see eye to eye with censorship and content of the show.

Three years later in July 1990, Stern aired an hour long comedy show on WWOR-TV also called The Howard Stern Show, which became known as The Howard Stern Summer Show and the "Channel Nine Show". The show lasted a total of 69 episodes before ending in 1993 when Stern felt its production began to interfere with the growth of his radio show.64

In 1994, cameras were installed in the radio show studio to produce a half hour show named Howard Stern on E!, which ran until the radio show's final year on terrestrial airwaves in 2005.

In 1998, Stern tried to compete with Saturday Night Live by creating The Howard Stern Radio Show, a television show broadcast on Saturday nights on CBS. This was soon to be unsuccessful, with Stern's show being beaten by SNL in the ratings.65 Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote in a 1998 review of the show that "contrary to his most famous boast, Stern is really only the King of One Medium."66 The nationally syndicated show ran for a total of 84 episodes from June 17, 1998 to May 19, 2001. Stern quit further episodes so he could produce a syndicated show called Kane,67 yet the show was never produced.

In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School and the 1982 film Porky's, neither of which have been re-made. Stern was also a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for three seasons.

Stern informed listeners in early 2004 that he was in talks with ABC to produce an interview special, which never materialized. Stern had also intended to produce two cartoons, Doomsday68 and Howard Stern: The High School Years,69 but neither of these ever made it to the airwaves. On April 28, 2009 Stern explained on his show that he had refused to agree to flash animation over traditionally drawn cartoons.

Print career

On October 15, 1993 Stern released his first autobiography, Private Parts70 The book quickly became number one on the New York Times Best Seller list and after just five days, the fastest selling book in publishers' Simon & Schuster history.71

Stern released his second book, Miss America, on November 7, 199572 The book too, became number one across the country within weeks of its release.

Stern has written forewards for Steal This Dream, a biography of Abbie Hoffman, an occasional guest on his show, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling's Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book and Too Fat to Fish by show comedian Artie Lange.

Film career

In 1997, Stern developed and starred in Private Parts, a biographical film chronicling his rise to success, based on his 1993 book.73 The film premiered at the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million.74 It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.74

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, including Siskel and Ebert. Some critics however, claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.75

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.76 Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy)". Stern was also nominated for a Razzie Award for "Worst New Star".77

Mock political career

In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket.78 His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls.79 However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.80

In popular culture

Stern's prevalent media presence has led to his being parodied or referenced in various outlets;

See also

References

  1. ^ "NewsMax Top 25 Radio Hosts" (in English). Newsmax.com. November 29, 2008. pp. 1. http://w3.newsmax.com/radio_hosts.cfm. Retrieved on 2008-11-29. 
  2. ^ http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0112almanac.htm, Retrieved on 2008/04/17. (Link is dead)
  3. ^ Spade, David (May 2006). "Howard Stern New King of Satellite". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187317,00.html. 
  4. ^ Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities Forbes.com, June 2006
  5. ^ a b c d e The Associated Press (2007-02-14). "Howard Stern Engaged to Model Girlfriend". The Washington Post (The Washington Post). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/14/AR2007021401507.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. 
  6. ^ a b ERIN CALABRESE (2008-10-03). "Howard Stern gets married". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/10032008/news/regionalnews/howard_stern_wedding_at_hand_132013.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-03. 
  7. ^ Staff. "HOWARD STERN'S Private Jewish Parts ", The Jewish Week, March 7, 1997. Accessed May 28, 2009.
  8. ^ Stern, Howard. "Black and Blue Like Me". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 63. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "I grew up the only white man in a black neighborhood in Roosevelt, Long Island, a pawn in my mother's little social experiment in integration." 
  9. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 39. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "My father was a radio engineer who eventually bought his own recording studio with five other guys." 
  10. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 111. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "It's weird, but I always wanted to be in radio. That was all I could think about from the time I was five years old. I used to do these shows up in my room and record them on a beautiful Wollensack tape recorder that my father gave me." 
  11. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "My father was definitely the disciplinarian, but during the day, when he was at work, my mother was in charge of giving me a smack if I got out of line." 
  12. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "My Sex Life". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 92. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "I took her back to my house because at this point, my mother was working (Mom got a job as an inhalation therapist at Mercy Hospital, and her day consisted of extracting globs of disgusting-looking mucus out of diseased lungs)." 
  13. ^ a b Reitwiesner, William. "Ancestry of Howard Stern". http://www.wargs.com/other/stern.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. 
  14. ^ a b Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 46. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "My sister, Ellen is the complete opposite of me. She's four years older but she's very quiet." 
  15. ^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2006-03-01). "The Rundown". HowardStern.com. http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?month=March&day=1&year=2006. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. "Howard played a clip of the event, where, after bombing with some opening jokes, Gilbert wondered which of Howard’s parents was Jewish – since Howard has claimed in the past to be only half Jewish." 
  16. ^ Hayden, Chaunce (2005-12-14). "Howard Stern Interview in Steppin Out Magazine by Chaunce Hayden". Steppin' Out Magazine (Collins Communications, Inc.). http://www.howardshrine.com/2005/12/howard-stern-interview-in-steppin-out.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. "You claim to be half Italian and half Jewish. If you had to choose which of those you would rather be 100 percent, which one would you pick? Italian. Why? Because it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains. What about the Italian side? Surprisingly, they left that side alone. I've seen attacks. It's very frustrating to see the world's reaction to Israel. It's overwhelming. And who wants to be overwhelmed by feelings of hatred? My Jewish side despises the world." 
  17. ^ Simicich, Nick (1997-09-04). "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Stern, Monthly Posting". alt.fan.howard-stern. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/howard-stern/faq/. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. "Is Howard Stern half Jewish? Definitely. The question is, what is the other half? We have to differentiate between the persona that Howard plays on the radio, and the real Howard. According to Howard's radio persona, it is not Jewish, perhaps WASP. The half-Jewish identity may be something that Howard puts on so that he can insult both Christians and Jews with impunity. However, he is equally free with insults of Muslims, Hindus, etc. It may also be something that he does to avoid anti-Semitism. Some folks on the net believe that the other half is Italian, based on something that Howard said a while back. Others point out that you can be a Jewish Italian, so this may have been another joke. The Jewish half and the Italian half may well be the same half. It is pretty clear based on statements that Howard's sister made on the radio that Howard, in Real Life(tm), is Jewish. Also, Howard has recently admitted, on the air, that he is all Jewish, and claimed that he was half Jewish to avoid anti-Semitism." 
  18. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE STUPID, YOU MORON!" 
  19. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. ""At seven years of age, you'd think he'd cut me some slack. But no, it was "SHUT UP! SIT DOWN!"" 
  20. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. ""If you want to turn your child into an overachieving, self-hating megalomaniac who spends his days hiding from his family and his nights masturbating, then the Ben Stern Day-Care Center will work for you...."" 
  21. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 36. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "I'm an obsessive-compulsive, anal-retentive, miserable neurotic because I was raised by a woman who ran her household with the intensity of Hitler." 
  22. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 41. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "My father's favorite sport was yelling." 
  23. ^ Kaplan, Jason; Thomas Panasci (2005-06-10). "The Rundown". HowardStern.com. http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?month=June&day=10&year=2005. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. "Robin thought Howard once talked to his dad about his small penis but Howard said he hadn't." 
  24. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "Black and Blue Like Me". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 65. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "By the time I hit seventh grade, there were only a handful of white kids left in my school." 
  25. ^ Howard Stern, Newsday. Accessed December 4, 2007. "That was the last straw. In June, 1969, when Howard was 15, the Sterns made their move -- to predominantly white, middle-class Rockville Centre."
  26. ^ "It Happened In Long Island". Archived from the original on 2005-05-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20050525064655/http://www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi0217story,0,1149101.htmlstory?coll=ny-rightrail-bottompromo.  Newsday
  27. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 115. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "I graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8 average." 
  28. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 117. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "Fired during our first show!" 
  29. ^ Office of Financial Aid Boston University
  30. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (2007-01-09). "Stern Likes His New Censor: Himself". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): pp. 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/arts/09ster.html?ex=1325998800&en=62ed6d02372756bc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. 
  31. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "What that really means is I'm disgusted by what you eat, you big, ugly, six-foot-five dork." 
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  50. ^ Stern, Howard; Larry "Ratso" Sloman. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". in Judith Regan. Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 122. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. "So I went to my father and he told me take the job as program director but stay on the air as a disc jockey because program directing is a shit job and on air is where the action is." 
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  71. ^ "STERN'S 'PRIVATE PARTS' TOPS LIMBAUGH'S MARK". Wichita Eagle. October 20, 1993. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADB5AD4BD7B3C3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. ""Five days after its publication, "Private Parts" had become the fastest selling book in the 70-year history of Simon & Schuster."" 
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