Talk:Howard Stern

message: anything to do with this utter creep?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.11.238.246 (talk) 13:00, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  In what way is our coronation ... 

message: While Howard Stern is frank about issues he discusses, one might question his claim that his goal is not to try to shock people.
Take for example the stunt where he arranged for several male listeners to compete for an opportunity to have sex with a pornstar who frequents his show.  Hard to imagine that as a means for expressing honest opinion, much easier to understand that as a shock stunt.
Nothing against what he does -- sometimes its funny, but he should be honest about his intent, or else he's just like Fox News pretending to be fair and balanced when they're nothing of the sort.  He does a lot of opinion.  But he does a lot just to shock people.  Why not just cop to it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.89.118.161 (talk) 17:13, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not intended to shock, just honest opinions: his have sex with a porn star contest?? 

message: Hello, I notice several instances of "it's" where "its" should be used. It's = it is and does not connote possession. A very common error. Can somebody correct these? Thanks.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.129.212 (talk) 08:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nonsense. 92.11.238.246 (talk) 12:59, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Its rather than it's 

message: No mention of his PPV specials/tapes. Negligee and Underpants Party, U.S. Open Sores, Butt Bongo Fiesta and New Year's Rotten Eve.Satanico (talk) 06:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: They will be mentioned here as the article begins to develop, but there is a separate article for the PPV specials. Hopefully we can get this to a Good Article!(92.10.2.131 (talk) 03:22, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Career in other media 

message: I think it was like Moondog or something like that.  Not Robin Givens, but a different name, male.  Had the impression that guy did not go with him to NYC and syndication.
:The only sidekicks he had in DC were Robin Quivers and Fred Norris who was nicknamed "Earth Dog". MrBlondNYC (talk) 02:00, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh.  Well how come they stopped calling him Earthdog?  And how come you never heard him after Howard left DC?  52.129.8.51 (talk) 18:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Fred has been on the show every single day to this day. You can click on his name, you know? "Earth Dog" was the radio nickname he gave himself. But because of his quirky personality they started calling him "Fred the Martian" and "Frightening Fred". MrBlondNYC (talk) 01:01, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you guys mean Earth Dog Brent, who was with Howard and Robin at DC-101 for a short while, until Fred replaced him and became "Earth Dog Fred." Fred was given the name, and did not work on WCCC as Earth Dog.(92.3.45.71 (talk) 18:51, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't forget there was also the Think Tank at Washington, with Steve Chaconas, who left the show in early 1986 due to commuting schedules. This was when Jackie began working full time.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.10.2.131 (talk) 03:25, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Looking for the name of his sidekick at DC101 

message: "In the 1990s show Animaniacs episode Morning Malaise, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot enter the studio of "Howie Tern," a clear parody of Howard Stern."
If it's a clear parody, wouldn't that make it unneccesary to say "a clear parody."  If it's clear (which I agree it is), then the name CLEARLY speaks for itself.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.139.1.68 (talk) 14:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ironic?

message: That picture is not Howard Stern.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.32.75.130 (talk) 01:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Can anyone else verify if :File:HowardSternJuly09.jpg is or is not Stern? I looked at recent images of him and it looks like similar face shape, it just looks like he is without makeup/hair products. I'm not a fan and don't keep up with him, so if anyone can verify it or not, that would be great. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, a new picture has been uploaded (well, from 2000). --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:45, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It takes someone who is a fan to know what someone looks like? it wasnt him, it didnt look anything like him. thanks for correcting it. 24.144.8.92 (talk) 02:06, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture. 

message: This article states that in 2004, he signed a 5 year contract with Sirius. So is his contract now over or has he extended it? Is he retired? 24.188.207.20 (talk) 03:22, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The contract expires on 31 December, 2010. According to Mel Karmazin's recent interview on Charlie Rose, contract discussions have not begun yet.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by LowSelfEstidle (talk • contribs) 16:02, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: His contract did not begin until 01 January, 2006.  He did not go on the air until 09 January 2006.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.80.4 (talk) 06:28, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the info, that explains a lot! 24.188.207.20 (talk) 02:24, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Sirius

message: previously the article mentioned that howard stern only criticized selena's music, not mocking her death itself.  but he did mock her death by playing gunshots over her music. it's sourced  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dozenkeeeeeps (talk • contribs) 07:33, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  he did mock selena's death 

message: Cause that's what they're saying here.  70.54.181.70 (talk) 20:02, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Unsourced and not notable for Howard's biography article. (LowSelfEstidle (talk) 01:02, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But it is for the other article?72.53.95.61 (talk) 03:54, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Howard Stern a foot fetishist?

message: What suitable images should be included (and are allowed) in the article? Any suggestions? LowSelfEstidle (talk) 22:15, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images for the article 

message: Besides, Good Morning Vietnam, in the taste of good broadcasting, Private Parts seems to be the most value for viewing dollars. Is bias ok? Also, taking a bow? Puns are fun, yet sex education should be poetic. Thanks, to Mr. Stern, for all the heart felt air time. Seminole film school *)75.202.25.202 (talk) 16:14, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Public Parts 

message: "They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community across Texas. Stern received a huge backlash when he further mocked Selena's murder itself, by playing gunshots over her music.[97][98]"
:This is incorrect as I was a listener at the time and as every listener knows Fred plays the sound effects, and Howard usually has no control over them. Sometimes he requests a certain sound effect, but when he does you can usually hear him request it, which he did not on that occasion. I know the sources say otherwise, but they're incorrect. Quadzilla99 (talk) 12:00, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you for using the Discussion page! Yes this section needs some work, I will do it soon, unless someone does so otherwise. Indeed Fred did play the sound effect. (LowSelfEstidle (talk) 21:38, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It does need work but its way better than it was in the past. Whoever added all the references did a great job. Quadzilla99 (talk) 06:59, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be me. Hopefully the article will reach GA status soon. I'm not the best at clear, consise writing but I could do with a few folks to help make it GA. Could you help? (LowSelfEstidle (talk) 20:51, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Selena commment

message: I do not think we need this back in the article. No references and it could end up being a long, unreferenced list. (LowSelfEstidle (talk) 11:13, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Those kind of sections are usually dumping grounds for trivia anyway. Quadzilla99 (talk) 07:40, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural references section 

message: The monumental film debut of radio co-host, H. Stern, has been inspirational the world over. How can there be another disc jockey quite as honest and relate actual ethics to as wide an audience as Stern. Bow. Guinness book of World Records should have records of H. Stern's works. Is it possible to print facts on Wikipedia, even if they are not directly related to articles? Poseidon75.204.105.82 (talk) 12:32, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pirate Parts 

message: In the categories bit at the end, it includes "American Actor-Politicians"... I don't see that mentioned anywhere in the article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.220.50.21 (talk) 22:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure, but was probably in light of his six-month campaign for Governor of New York in 1994? LowSelfEstidle (talk) 19:56, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actor-politician? 

message: Howard printed an early CV in Private Parts which I think we can use to add some nice details. For instance, it might be nice to mention that his major at BU was in Broadcasting and Film, and that he taught students basic electronics in preparation for their own FCC exams from Jan - May 1976. Also, I could provide some clarification on why a first class FCC license is better than the third class, which was the minimum requirement for disc jockeys to be on the air. Let me know what you think if any of this is worth adding/other suggestions. Cheers. LowSelfEstidle (talk) 19:28, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early life and education 

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message: So, on August 7th, lots of media reported that Stern is linked to a pirated Super 8. Maybe not noteworthy enough by itself to mention in the article, but it there are any follow-up articles about further developments regarding this, it might be interesting enough to add something about it to the article? --82.171.70.54 (talk) 15:00, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Super 8 

message: Bold text  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.14.193.195 (talk) 01:38, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Howard's act in America's Got Got Talent 

message: It's really not discussed much at all in the article, other than the sentence in the lede and maybe one or two lines in the article proper. There should really be an "Image" section in the article, because Howard Stern is really well known for being crass, rude, ect. There's tons of news articles that have been written about it. Such as:
:"Why rude and crude still sells" - Bangor Daily News
:"Rude, crude Howard Stern won't behave" - Chicago Sun-Times
:"Howard Stern: Master of the Crude, Rude, Outrageous" - The Virginia-Pilot
And that's just a taste there. SilverserenC 08:14, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Shock jock" image 

message: In 2012, he became a judge on the television talent show America's Got Talent, replacing Piers Morgan. Ratings for season 7 plummeted as a result.[2][3]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.77.147 (talk) 20:00, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bias 

message: Can someone check if this is a wash? --Lenin and McCarthy  |  (Complain here) 16:10, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems legit to me, filed under CC-by-2.0.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 16:47, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  usable picture? 

message: In May 2013, Stern bought a beachfront home in Palm Beach, Florida, for $52 million. The home contains 12.5 bathrooms and five bedrooms with over 19,000 square feet of living space.[132][159]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.174.61 (talk) 15:29, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevant?  

message: Is it really OK to add the word allegedly  to the sentence From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $2.5 million for allegedly indecent programming ? I'm not so sure. Allegedly  seems to imply a lack of verifiable fact, doesn't it? We may personally feel that the fines were undeserving and that the FCC is wrong. The FCC, however, didn't fine Stern for being allegedly indecent;Didn't The FCC fined Stern because it judged him to be indecent according to the law (their standards), right? For this reason, I do not think the allegedly should be used here. Maybe ending the sentence with  ... for programming it deemed to be indecent. would be a better way to hint that not everyone agrees with the FCC's definition of indecency. Thanks in advance. - Marchjuly (talk) 05:30, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I, for one, agree with this change. Famartin (talk) 05:42, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the reply Famartin. Sorry, I'm not sure which change you're referring to. Are you in favor of using the word allegedly ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marchjuly (talk • contribs) 06:23, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a better way of wording it. How about just "...for content it considered to be indecent."? Thank you for the suggestion! LowSelfEstidle (talk) 16:43, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for the input LowSelfEstidle. Your're version is fine with me. The lead for FCC fines of The Howard Stern Show might be where "allegedly indecent" came from. I think your version would be an improvement there too. Would you like to edit it? - Marchjuly (talk) 00:14, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  FCC Fines - Use of  "Allegedly" 

message: I know very little on the subject but the second sentence in the lead seems dodgy. "He is best known for his radio show which has aired on Sirius XM, a subscription-based satellite radio service, since 2006." That sounds like an unwarranted promotion for Sirius XM: Howard Stern is best known for his radio show, which has been nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. Does the fact that it's on Sirius since 2006 really deserve a mention in the very second sentence of the article? Doesn't seem very encyclopedic to focus on the more recent activity.141.2.97.187 (talk) 14:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see a significant problem with it.  Certainly since his move to Sirius, he's making a lot more money while being available to far fewer, so its notable. Famartin (talk) 18:53, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second sentence of lead does not reflect reality / is promotional? 

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message: Under occupation, is there a particular reason comedian isn't listed? I would think comedy being the major genre of his radio show would suggest his occupation be reflective of that. Unless comedian refers solely to stand up, in which case, I believe there was a time Howard was doing a nightclub comedy act that may apply in that case. Just a thought... I know a lot of comedians who refer to Howard as a source of inspiration for a generation of comedians a la Johnny Carson.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam.goldfarb (talk • contribs) 06:07, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for using the talk page! Howard has mentioned in the past that he doesn't see himself as a comedian per se, more of a satirist, a term he used in his statement during the Selena controversy in 1995. He does write a few things here and there, but that mostly comes from Fred and Jackie, et. al. Plus he hasn't done any stand-up. LowSelfEstidle (talk) 17:03, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Occupation - Comedian? 

message: The opening paragraph now says:
"...at which time he placed a gag order on his competition, Opie and Anthony because he was really scared of them."
Really?
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replies: text: *On second thoughts, I've blocked the IP's range, as they also recently vandalized Gregg Hughes from a different IP. Bishonen | talk 07:45, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scared of Opie and Anthony? 

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message: In the biography section, concerning his father, it states "Ben served in the U.S. Army on Long Island and in California during the war." Do we have a clarification and reference to which war?
CFPeterson (talk) 18:43, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  His father, Ben, served in "the war" 

message: This is absolutely a topic worth knowing as a major event in Stern's life. 37.2.82.238 (talk) 07:06, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stern hid for 2 years in a 'bunker' out of fear of Covid 

message: Category:South Side High School (Rockville Centre) alumni 173.68.106.11 (talk) 02:50, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to add Howard to SSHS alumni 

message: Put "The King of All Media" as an honorable title. Sirhewlett (talk) 19:00, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 19:16, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 February 2023 

message: The Wikipedia Article policies are clear, statements need to be: 
Neutral point of view
No original research
Verifiability
Mr. Stern's comments about being in Psychotherapy fails all three. The text "He started seeing a psychotherapist" and "he has since toned down his show, crediting years in psychotherapy for his evolution" should be removed. Other than Mr. Stern saying this there is no proof. 96.236.44.65 (talk) 04:03, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Psychotherapy 

message: This article could say more about the quality of Howard’s interviewing in recent decades. 73.72.206.144 (talk) 14:39, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  excellent interviewer