Howard Stern Bio, Wiki
Howard Stern born Howard Allan Stern is an American Media Personality and Broadcaster well known for his radio show called The Howard Stern Show. Since 2006, he has broadcasted on Sirius XM Radio. Stern was also a nominee of the Golden Raspberry Award for “Worst New Star” (1988) and Golden Satellite Award for “Best Male Actor Performance in a Comedy or Musical” (1998).
Howard Stern Age
Stern was born in New York City, United States on 12th January 1954. He is 70 years old as of 2024 and he celebrates his birthday on January 12th every year.
Howard Stern Height/Measurements
Stern stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 5 inches.
Howard Stern Education
Stern attended Washington-Rose Elementary School in 1995, then went to Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School in Roosevelt, New York. He also went to Hebrew School where he was named Tzvi. Stern took 5 years of piano lessons and developed interest in marionettes which he used to entertain his friends with shows. While in school, he formed a band called the Electric Comicbook, on keyboards and vocals. He declined a place in Elmira College in 1972, so that he could pursue a degree in communications at Boston University. However, his average grades from high school made him study the first 2 years in its College of Basic Studies.
Stern joined the university’s School of Public Communications in 1974 and then did a diploma at the Radio Engineering Institute of Electronics in July 1975. This earned him a first-class radio-telephone operator license, which a requirement for all radio broadcasters and was issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
Howard Stern Career
After his graduation, Stern accepted an offer to work at WRNW which is a progressive rock station located in Briarcliff Manor, New York. At first, he was not sure of his talent and he questioned his future writing that he freaked out and got very nervous that he was not good enough. He took up a marketing role at a New York advertising agency called Benton & Bowles which he later quit without prior notice so he could get a position in the creative department. There, he only stayed for three hours then got fired because the personnel department realized that he was a quitter. Stern later joined Queens where he worked as a radio salesman where he advertised time with no success.
Stern started working at WRNW where he agreed to cover shifts of during the 1976 Christmas holidays. The director of the station was impressed with his professional approach and reliability, and this made him hire Stern full-time for six days a week working a four-hour midday shift for $96 per week. Months later, he became the production director of the station until November 1977 when he was promoted to the station’s program director and his salary was increased to $250 per week. Stern decided to rent a room in a monastery in Armonk, New York in order to save money.
On 2nd March 1981, Stern began hosting mornings at WWDC in Washington. While he was moving from Detroit, he spent a few weeks planning out a new show and was determined that it would be successful because the station had given him a good chance to work in New York City. He was a co-host with a sense of humor to relate to current events and news. Stern was then paired with Robin Quivers, who is a former news reporter at WFBR and a nurse in the air force. In January 1982, his morning show was rated the second highest in the city.
Stern announced in a press conference in 1985, that he was signing a 5-year contract with Infinity Broadcasting which was worth $500,000, to work as a host in the afternoons at WXRK. In April 1988, he announced that he was returning to Saturday night TV after signing a deal with CBS to compete with NBC, Saturday Night Live and Fox, MADtv. Stern’s show, The Howard Stern Radio Show, is an hour-long program which aired mostly on CBS affiliates and was made of taped highlights from the radio show. The show started to lose affiliates after its debut on 22nd August 1988, after 2 episodes because the local broadcasters were concerned with the risque content.
The number of stations carrying the show dropped to 55 by June 1999. The final show aired on 17th January 2001 after 3 seasons to about 30 stations. Stern became famous because of his rants against Palestinian minorities in the Middle East, in October 2015. He denounced them as people that do not exist or did not live there. Stern called Arabs dogs in his comments, which were denounced by the international press as racist. He inducted Bon Jovi in April 2018, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In May 2020, he admonished supporters of Trump who listened to his SiriusXM show, saying that President Trump hated his own supporters. Stern renewed his contract with SiriusXM in December 2020, where he was to continue producing his show for 5 more years. He said in June 2022, that he wanted to run for president of the United States in the year 2024, if at all Donald Trump is nominated for the Republican once again.
Howard Stern Net Worth
Throughout his career as a broadcaster and media personality, Stern has been able to accumulate an estimated net worth of between $650 Million – $700 Million.
Howard Stern Parents and Siblings
Stern was born and brought up in New York City, United States by his parents Ben Stern who unfortunately passed on in 2022, and Ray Stern born in 1927. Stern’s parents are Jewish and he is their second child. His mother was an office clerk in New York before becoming a homemaker, then later she became an inhalation therapist. His father on the other hand served in the U.S. Army in California during the war, and on Long Island. Later, he worked as an operator and co-owner at Aura Recording Inc. and as a radio engineer at WHOM in Manhattan. Stern says his older sister named Ellen is the complete opposite of himself and is very quiet.
Howard Stern Wife
Stern and his first wife named Alison Berns met through a mutual friend while at Boston University. He featured her in a film he made entailing Transcendental Meditation. The couple got married on 4th June 1978 at Temple Ohabei Shalom located in Brookline, Massachusetts and both of them were 24 years old. They were blessed with three daughters. However, the duo separated in October 1999, and Stern said it was because he was so consumed with work and he that he took it as the most important and only thing. The divorce was finalized and settled in 2001.
Stern dated Robin Givens and Angie Everhart, in the few months he was single. He later began seeing a psychotherapist and in 2000, he started dating Beth Ostrosky who is a model and television host. On February 14th, 2007, he announced their engagement on his show. The couple got married at Le Cirque restaurant located in New York City, on 3rd October 2008. Stern bought a home in Palm Beach, Florida in 2017, at $52 Million.
Howard Stern Kids
Stern and his first wife have three daughters together namely Debra Jennifer, Emily Beth, and Ashley Jade. Emily was born in 1983 and is 40 years old as of 2024, Debra was born in 1986 and is 37 years old while Ashley was born in 1993 and is 30 years old. Ashley, who is nurse practitioner, got married on 24th June 2023, at a big ceremony .
Howard Stern Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice, whose real name is Lester Green appeared on The Howard Stern Show on 14th July 1999, and became a member of Stern’s Wack Pack. In 2015, Beetlejuice was named the greatest Wack Packer of all time.
Howard Stern Dana Plato
Dana Plato was an American actress who passed away due to an overdose. Prior to the day she died, Dana begged Stern privately, not to submit her hair for drug test. This was after boasting that she was drug-free. Stern said that she told him she wanted her hair back and that was when Stern knew she was lying and must be on drugs. Dana swallowed a mixture of the painkiller Loritab and Valium which led to her death. This happened one day after appearing on Stern’s show, saying that her days of getting high had ended forever.
Howard Stern Alix Earle
Alix Earle, an Instagram and TikTok superstar, revealed on The Howard Stern show during her first appearance that she had breast implants and more. She said that her success started when he shared posts about her acne. This was before she documented why she wanted to get breast implants.
Howard Stern Films and TV Shows
- Ryder, P.I.
- Private Parts
- The Howard Stern Show
- The Howard Stern “Interview”
- The Howard Stern Radio Show
- Howard Stern On Demand
- HowardTV
Howard Stern Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 1.4M followers, around 3.0M followers on his Facebook page, and about 1.4M followers on his Instagram account.