Howard Stern The Half a Billion Dollar Man

Howard Stern moved to Sirus Satellite Radio in 2006. They are paying him a reported half a billion dollars over a five year period. That's a lot of money. With all that money, Stern can do what ever he wants. The perditions are that within the first year of his new Sirus gig, guest will be having sex on the air.

Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed King Of All Media, is undeniably one of the most popular figures of the media world. His immense popularity, as well as the controversial topics of his radio show, have certainly placed him at the top of the Either you Love Him or You Hate Him list. It seems like he represents the major part of the US demographic, which holds one of the lowest literacy rates of all industrial countries, as his syndicated radio show receives one of the highest set of ratings around the world.

This shock jock is heard by millions of avid listeners all over North America during his morning radio show. He manages to raise hell on a daily basis in order to ensure that his fans keep listening. His many stabs at controversial subjects include offering John Bobbitt money if he would show his severed engine.

His ongoing radio success has encouraged him to enter the publishing world with his first book Private Parts. This autobiography was the fastest-moving book in its publisher's history, as it sold over a million copies in the first two weeks of its release. Private Parts was the start-up idea for a movie version that was to be released four years later, and receive the highest test-screening rating in Paramount's history. It seems that Howard simply has a way of making it successfully in every media he ventures into.

His enormous success pushed him to come out with his second book, Miss America, a few years later . Once again, his work created enormous success as his fans showed great loyalty in all that Stern does.

Howard Stern was raised in Long Island, New York. His strict-mannered and overwhelming mother made his childhood a unique one that resulted in the Howard that millions enjoy listening to today. He was the typical little kid that always got picked on, and that preferred staying indoors rather than playing outside. His father, who was a radio engineer, is one of the reasons that he got starting in the broadcasting business all together.

Howard worked several deejay positions in cities like Detroit, Hartford, and Washington, D.C., where he first started working with his co-host Robin Quivers. All these jobs came from his involvement with college radio at Boston University. His previous radio jobs were only the launching pad to what would become a more flamboyant career on the airwaves.

New York proved to be the more popular and profitable market for his crazy and weird comedy, to say the least. As much as controversy can cause ratings to skyrocket, there are issues that can arise. In 1992, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) fined The Howard Stern Show's owner, Infinity Broadcasting, $600,000, after Stern discussed (among other things), masturbating to a picture of Aunt Jemima.

As Stern is a man of integrity and pride, he refused to be disgraced by the FCC, and invited them to kiss his a**. Stern was a 1994 candidate for New York governor as he campaigned for issues like bringing back the death penalty (Volt For Every Vote) and eliminating daytime traffic construction. A year later, New York Governor George Pataki signed a bill, dubbed the Howard Stern Bill, which restricts construction to night time on state roads on Long Island and in New York City.

It seems that Howard's on-air personality is very different than when off the air, as he is husband to Alison, and a loving father of three daughters. It was announced, however, that Stern separated from his wife in 1999 after more than 20 years of marriage. This news came shortly after he started another successful venture with The Howard Stern Radio Show on Fox.

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