In 1988 when Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace Joan Rivers, they gave Howard the opportunity to record five pilot episodes of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.
In 1990, Stern aired a sketch comedy show on WWOR, which was also called The Howard Stern Show. The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993.
In 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts. The book was a New York Times #1 bestseller and became the fastest selling book in Simon & Schuster's history.
In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket. His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls. However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the fi
More about Howard Stern (From Wikipedia)
Childhood
Howard Stern was born into a Jewish American family living in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, though the family soon moved to the Long Island town of Roosevelt. His father read more...
Adult Life
Stern grew to be tall, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m). On June 4, 1978, Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts. read more...
Current
Since early 2000, Stern has dated model Beth Ostrosky, who is 18 years his junior. Ostrosky co-hosted Casino Cinema on Spike TV from 2004 to 2007. She had also frequently appeared read more...
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio host, television personality, humorist, writer and media mogul. Stern hosts The Howard Stern Show four days a week read more...
In 1988 when Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace Joan Rivers, they gave Howard the opportunity to record five pilot episodes of a late night show. Stern claims read more...