Um, Private Parts was not a "pretend" autobiography. Howard Stern wrote the book, and the events depicted in the book and movie did happen. -- goatasaur 02:16 Mar 27, 2003 (UTC)

Yes, kind of... Except he lies like hell about the size of his private parts, and, if I went to the trouble to dig it all up, a lot of other things. So it is a pretend autobiography, more like an autohagiography. Actually, he takes autobiography to a new level, so what should we call it? :) -- Howard Stern contributor

"Loosely autobiographical"? -- Salsa Shark 02:33 Mar 27, 2003 (UTC)

I like that better. -- goatasaur

"Fanciful" works for me as well. Moving along, I don't remember the movie making that much (forgive the pun) of Stern's equipment. Did that only come up much in the book?

Lenny Bruce was highly political in his content. Howard Stern was/is not. It is in inaccurate to make such a comparision. I recommend removing the Lenny Bruce comparison. Kingturtle 00:23 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)

If you've only seen his movies or his TV shows, that view would be understandable, but on his radio show he can be VERY political and incisive. Jordan Langelier

Agreed, but he's one of those rare Americans, like Hugo Black, whose politics defy conventional labels. That is why I dropped the "left-wing" modifier in the header para. I can't really see putting him in the same class with, say, Al Franken. Ellsworth 12:44, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

The page says:

He originally started as a disc jockey for an obscure New York City station playing rock music.

How obscure can a radio station in New York be? Is the station WNBC? If it is, it's not obscure.

From biography.com After graduating magna cum laude, Stern took radio jobs first in the suburbs of Manhattan, then in Connecticut, Detroit, Washington, and finally New York City.

He went to WNBC after his Washington gig. Jordan Langelier

I see no mention in this article of Howard Stern's TV show. However short-lived it was, I think it deserves mentioning, although I don't know the details of it. —Pacific1982

I just wanna say, Air Florida joke apart, Howard Stern's da man!! He rules, hes got wacky ideas just like me.

• Antonio boyfriend, girlfriend and mother in law with me Martin

Howard Stern's brand of humor is satirical. For example a statmement like "Don't blacks like chicken?", is meant to reveal and poke fun at the ridiculous nature of racist remarks. It certainly does not mean that Howard Stern feels that African-Americans are inferior in any way to any other group.

Referring to his language as crude and obscene is a way of categorizing his humor as it fits nowhere else. However, what lies beneath his ironic, sarcastic humor is a real understanding of social problems such as racism, crime, politics and hedonism. Although Stern does not "spell out" his intent on every show, his point is obvious when one spends the time to listen carefully.

It has been said that Stern's audience one of the highest per-capita income of any radio program. He is a lighting rod for first ammendment rights and educated individuals (aside from typical politicians) support his right to speak freely over public air waves.

While these points have merit and bear exploring (and I certainly agree with the last paragraph), as written now it's a POV analysis rather than a presentation of facts, and is unsuitable for an encyclopedic article.

I'm not currently in a position to rewrite it, but might be in a few weeks. I'd rather have someone that actually listens to his show on a regular basis do it, though. -- nknight 01:42, 3 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

ARGH, this whole article is saturated with POV. I'll take a crack at trying to erase the more egregious bits. Ellsworth 16:31, 12 Jun 2004 (UTC)

What Stern hater wrote this article? It stinks of POV from miles away.

Howard didn't use the n-word in the Rick Saloman show, a caller did! JMR

During the Rick Soloman interview, a caller used the word nigger, not Howard, nor did he incite the comment.

• Seven dirty words
• Michael Moore
• Al Franken
• Arianna Huffington
• Moron - POV, probably should not be in the article
• Racism

I removed the following from the "See also" section. Most of them should be added back into the article, but not in see also. A casual reader would not see the connection between Stern and the following, as they are not mentioned in the article except as links! Add them back into the main text, devoting at least a full sentence to each. • Benc • 01:38, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

We need that sexy stern's foto in here somewhere. Lockeownzj00 19:20, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Who is this 'we,' Kemosabe? Jordan Langelier

Since John has left the show, I see no need to link to his official site on this page at all. It no longer is of any relevance. His Wikipedia article, sure, but not his off-site page. --Feitclub 04:27, Sep 27, 2004 (UTC)

I'm not a regular listener of his show, but how come John appeared on the show in october/november 2004 on that las vegas special when they played the "hollyweird squares" game - is he back on or what's going on? I saw it on E! in the last week of december 2004... Alex (Jan 16 2005)

• No, John is not back on the show. The time line for the E! show and the radio show usually dont line off, for the most part new eppisodes are shown within a couple of week. If i recall right i think Howard was last in vegas over the last spring or early summer. --Boothy443 06:37, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I think this article needs a general overhaul. The 90's/2000's thing doesn't make a lot of sense because he's been on the air since the 80's. Does it make sense to create a separate article for his show, like Tom Green and Conan O'Brien? Then we could create a brief recap of the show here, while going into a more in-depth, chronological analysis of The Howard Stern Show. And what of his television work? --Feitclub 21:13, Sep 27, 2004 (UTC)