Howard Stern
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Howard Stern is a famous New York shock jock known for his politically incorrect brand of humor. Very popular in the 1980s and 1990s, he put out two best-selling books (Private Parts and Miss America), had several television shows, and played himself in the movie Private Parts, very loosely based on his life story. Howard has become more egomaniacal in recent years, claiming he invented this and that, and that other people rip him off.
Opie and Anthony have acknowledged Howard's influence, but (as is their wont) have also goofed on him. Howard ran afoul of O&A by implementing a gag order on them when they worked for Infinity Broadcasting, such that they could not mention his name on their show. This often got them in trouble with management. During one instance, O&A got in trouble for alluding to Howard's daughter possibly going to the hospital after a local radio station concert (Z100's Jingle Ball). On March 5, 2002, things came to a head when O&A had to leave the show early because of problems with Howard. Anthony flipped out and repeated Howard's name over and over again in a classic rant. Of course, Howard the coward never went after O&A publicly until they were kicked off the air in 2002, despite the fact that he made his career going after other radio shows on the air.
After signing on to XM, Opie and Anthony have been free to point out Howard's hypocrisies and often play embarrassing clips of him, including one where Howard promotes XM satellite radio, even though he signed a contract with their competitor, Sirius. They have also pointed out Howard's desperation in trying to get his name in the press, including spreading a rumor that he would be returning to terrestrial radio, and announcing his proposal to girlfriend Beth Ostrosky after years of saying he would never get married again.
Fun Facts
- Howard has "done it all" and also claimed to be the creator of WOW[1] as well as playing clips of O&A on his show without crediting them. He did, however, unknowingly invent Howie Math, wherein ratings numbers and subscription totals can be blatantly changed, so long as it makes him look good.
- Nicknamed "Hoo Hoo", because of his "hoo hoo hoo" laugh.
- Delighted in pointing out when O&A's terrestrial radio ratings were low when they were on CBS Radio, yet he himself had absolutely ZERO terrestrial radio listeners because he was on satellite. He likes to bend and manipulate facts to these ends to make O&A look like they're in the toilet and make himself look like he's doing better than he actually is.
- Likes to burn bridges and abandon those who have faithfully worked for him in the past, not unlike Andrew Dice Clay. Billy West, of Ren & Stimpy and Futurama fame, is among one of those who got shit on by Howie.
- It has been rumored that Howard wears dentures, and that his poodle hair is actually a wig.
