The Howard Stern Show is Howard Stern's radio show heard four or five days (Monday-Thursday / Monday-Friday) a week on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station. Replays of the show can be heard throughout the day on Howard 100 and various times on Howard 101.

For many years the radio show was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the United States until the last broadcast via terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005. The Howard Stern Show began broadcasting via the subscription-based Sirius satellite radio service on January 9, 2006.

In one typical example of the radio show, Stern persuaded a female caller to have phone sex with him on the air. He made deep buzzing noises into his microphone, and had her sit on a speaker with the volume turned up until she reached an on-the-air orgasm. Another notable episode was on WWDC-FM (DC101 Radio) in Washington, D.C., in which Stern called Air Florida and asked what the fare was for a one-way ticket from Washington National Airport to the 14th Street Bridge (on the Potomac River, less than 1 mile from the airport). He was making light of the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 one day earlier, on January 13, 1982, which had killed 78 persons (both onboard the airplane and in vehicles stopped in traffic on the bridge). That June 29, Stern was fired from DC-101 radio after being suspended for criticizing his station management and two other radio stations. Stern's lawyer alleged, "It's our view that the real reason they've [fired Stern] is they would like to get new DC-101 deejays 'GreaseMan' and 'Adam Smasher' on the air as soon as possible, and hope the audience forgets about Howard, and that's a perfectly rational business judgment."

Stern has also shown the ability to take society's misfits and turn them into celebrities through The Wack Pack. Wack Pack members are able to parlay their exposure on Stern's show into personal appearances at clubs and even the occasional movie.

Stern has referred to himself as the "King of All Media," a parody of Michael Jackson's claiming of the title "King of Pop." To his subjects this title is true, as they have been loyal consumers of The King's books, pay-per-view events, and movies. Stern believes he represents the future of America, where, in keeping with a longstanding trend, public moral standards will continue to loosen. His show was frequently the subject of complaints by various listeners who find his deliveries offensive - something he deliberately encourages. Fines were occasionally issued against radio stations airing his show, generally for violating FCC requirements regarding content. Still, the parent conglomerate that hosted Stern's show, Infinity Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Viacom), seemed to consider those fines a necessary price to pay in order to support Stern's continuing popularity.

As of November 2004, the show, typically airing in the morning, was syndicated on 45 radio stations all across the U.S. (27 owned by Infinity Broadcasting), down from Stern's peak syndication of 62 stations. Those stations were not allowed to stream the show over the internet.

In 1992, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined Infinity Broadcasting $600,000 after Stern discussed masturbating to a picture of Aunt Jemima. His exact statement was, "The closest I came to making love to a black woman was I, uh, masturbated to a picture of Aunt Jemima on a pancake box. I did it right on her kerchief."^[1]

In 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts. The book was a best-seller 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. Although he legally qualified for the office and campaigned for a time after his nomination, many viewed the run for office as nothing more than a publicity stunt. He subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not want to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates. He claimed that he had ultimately decided to support the Republican, George Pataki, who wound up winning over incumbent Mario Cuomo, and Stern was seen shaking Pataki's hand on television in congratulation.

In March 1995, one day before the funeral of slain Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, Stern played the sounds of gunshots in the background over some of her music. He also made comments that were considered racist by many people, such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul," and "Spanish people have the worst taste in music...they have no depth."^[2] After pressure from his radio station, Stern gave an on-air apology a week later in Spanish. In August 1995, Howard was awarded the infamous "number 1 worst dressed male" on Mr. Blackwell's list. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, Stern released his second book, Miss America, which focused more on his radio career. Like his first book, it was also a bestseller.

In 1997, Stern's autobiography, Private Parts, was adapted to film. The movie did moderately well at box offices and in video release, garnering a total of over $60 million. He had also announced plans for a film provisionally titled The Adventures of Fartman. based on a character created for his appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992. As of 2006, this project has not begun pre-production.

Being a personality that engenders strong reactions from people, Stern has had his share of stalkers and death threats. On January 15, 1998 Lance Carvin, who had been stalking Stern, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for threatening to kill Stern and his family.

His April 21, 1999 show drew angry criticism and official "censure" from the Colorado State Legislature for his comment regarding the motives of the two male students who murdered 12 classmates and one teacher in the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado: "There were some really good-looking girls running out with their hands over their heads. Did those kids try to have sex with any of the good-looking girls? They didn't even do that? At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex." ^[3] Stern did not apologize for his words but instead argued that his comments were an attempt to figure out what was wrong with the two attackers. Stern believes much of the furor was roused by deejays at competing stations in the Denver market. He said, "There has been a tragic shooting in Denver. It's a national horror and what are the deejays doing? They're announcing my sponsors trying to get them to pull out. Are they really caring about the Denver community, or are they really just saying, 'Hey, maybe we can get Howard Stern off the air?' If I'm so vicious, why would you draw attention to me?" He explained his remarks this way: "Maybe my intent was poorly worded, but ... the point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive."^{[citation needed]}

Also in 1997, Stern's show aired for the first time in Canada, appearing on CILQ in Toronto and CHOM in Montreal. Both stations cancelled Stern's show (CHOM sometime in 2000, CILQ in Toronto in November 2001) after frequent listener complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the CRTC; for most of the time that the stations did air Stern's program, they were required to monitor the show for offensive content through the use of broadcast delays. Stern has commented on-air that the Canadian government disapproved of his use of the ethnic slur "polack", and that was one of the reasons why his show was not broadcast in Canada until February 6, 2006, when "Howard 100" debuted on Sirius Canada.

It was officially announced on March 5, 2001 that longtime show regular Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling had left the radio show after failed contract negotiations. Over the next several months, various comedians auditioned in the "Jackie Chair" for the job, with comedian Artie Lange landing the position.

Stern was on the air in his New York City studio during the September 11, 2001 attacks and stayed on the air with his cast/crew while many other broadcasters fled the city. Fittingly, he was in the middle of a rousing story about a rendezvous with Pamela Anderson when he first mentioned the the World Trade Center was on fire. His coverage of the tragedy increased as the gravity of the situation became clear. His live reporting was the first news of the incident for many East Coast residents. Crew member K.C. Armstrong was the notable exception, as he left the city immediately and refused to return for several days. Stern and the rest of the cast/crew continued to broadcast over the subsequent days following the disaster. The show had a somewhat subdued tone, with many listeners calling in to share their own stories of survival or personal loss. As other comedy performers like David Letterman and Jon Stewart later returned to the air, many with emotionally-charged monologues, Stern was furious at the glowing response they received in the press, as he had been on the air the whole time without any positive reaction. This reinforced his long-held belief that there is a bias against him in the mainstream media.

In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the 1982 movie Porky's and the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School. Stern was a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for 3 seasons.

Despite the provocative content of Stern's show, or perhaps because of it, many listeners and critics consider Stern to be a talented on-air personality and formidable interviewer. (He informed listeners early in 2004 that the ABC television network was in talks with him to produce an interview special.) His popularity has given rise to a number of rival "shock jocks" who have attempted to outdo Stern in terms of offensiveness and rudeness, but these rivals have yet to challenge Stern's ratings.

On February 25, 2004, Clear Channel Communications "indefinitely suspended" him from six markets because of alleged indecency involving sexual and racist dialogue during his show. The show in question featured Rick Salomon, whose claims to fame include a publicly released home video showing him having sex with hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton. During this broadcast Stern held what could be considered a sexually-provocative and racially insensitive interview with Salomon, asking him graphic questions about anal sex and making light of a caller's use of the word "nigger". Clear Channel president John Hogan said, "Clear Channel drew a line in the sand today with regard to protecting our listeners from indecent content, and Howard Stern's show blew right through it...it was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African-Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency." The move came only a day after Clear Channel fired Bubba the Love Sponge for similar reasons. This is considered to be part of a wide-ranging backlash against obscenity triggered by the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. Because Clear Channel and some of its executives have donated over $200,000 to the Republican Party, Stern claims the company was trying to penalize him for his harsh criticisms of President George W. Bush. On his radio show Stern told his listeners, "There's a lot of people saying that the second that I started saying, 'I think we gotta get Bush out of the presidency,' that's when Clear Channel banged my ass outta here. Then I find out that Clear Channel is such a big contributor to President Bush, and in bed with the whole Bush administration, I'm going, 'Maybe that's why I was thrown off: because I don't like the way the country is leaning too much to the religious right.' And then, bam! Let's get rid of Stern. I used to think, 'Oh, I can't believe that.' But that's it! That's what's going on here! I know it! I know it!" ^[4]

Stern turned against Bush, as he did Bill Clinton, because neither, as he has put it, got "the FCC off my back." Stern perceived Bush's religios beliefs as fanatical and has described George W. Bush as a "Jesus freak," a "maniac" and "an arrogant bastard". ^[5]

Stern endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, and urged his listeners to vote for him, which at the time, was the latest in a long string of political endorsements Stern has made, having earlier supported former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, among others. In an on-air stunt, Stern promised then-gubernatorial candidate Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey that he would endorse her candidacy if she promised to name a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike after him if she were elected. She won and kept her promise, although one of her successors, Democrat Jim McGreevey, later claimed impropriety by Whitman and revoked the "honor."

On February 27, 2004, long-time Stern show regular John Melendez left the show to become the on-air announcer for The Tonight Show. Stern has consistently claimed the move was an attempt by Jay Leno to steal ideas from Howard's show. Many late night talk show bits are said to have been stolen from the Stern show, including Jay Leno's bit "Jaywalking".

Throughout the Spring of 2004, Stern was a very vocal and staunch critic of Mel Gibson and his religious epic, The Passion of the Christ. He called the film a "kook festival for a robotic freak audience" and even linked his radio suspension to the film, claiming that it was causing a "religious frenzy" and that anyone who goes to see the movie is "stupid and ignorant". At one point Stern said that "Mel Gibson makes Hitler look like Gandhi".

On April 8, 2004, Clear Channel Communications announced it would "permanently terminate" its relationship with the shock jock [3] after being fined $500,000 by the FCC. However, on July 19, Stern returned to four of the six markets Clear Channel booted him from, and added five new ones to the roster—this time on Infinity-owned stations. In late August, he returned to a fifth market, Miami, on an independent station. Here, as was often typical with Stern, his return was greeted with controversy as the Miami Dolphins threatened to revoke their broadcast deal with the station in question if the station did not fire him.

On April 6, 2005, Stern pleaded on-air for Infinity Broadcasting to let him out of his contract, citing the reason of possible prosecution, per U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr.'s recommendation. FMQB.com quoted Stern as saying, "They're (Viacom) holding me to the contract and I'm afraid to break the contract, because I don't want to ever do anything illegal or wrong. I'm very, very clear on that. I'm a pretty honest guy. I try to live by the laws, but it seems like I'm being set up." ^[6]It must also be added that within Stern's contract with Viacom/Infinity, if he were to have been fired or his show cancelled, his employer would have had to pay out a twenty million dollar fee as a result of this early termination to him and his production company.

On June 22, 2005, it was announced that production of the Howard Stern television show on E! would be ending. The last new episode was taped on July 1 and aired on July 8. E! continued to rerun the show until December 31, 2005.

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he signed a five year, a $500 million deal with the satellite radio service Sirius. An additional $225 million one time stock bonus which he would recieve if the show attracted a certain amount of listeners in a given time, which it did.

The $500 million contract and $225 million stock deal placed Stern at second richest celebrity of the year at $302 million dollars. Ahead of George Lucas, Oprah Winfrey, The Rolling Stones and even Tom Cruise.^[7] The deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, would enable Stern to broadcast his show without, at present, the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. In addition, the deal would also enable Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.

The move to satellite radio met much controversy, as Stern talked about his move to Sirius on his terrestrial show, including telling listeners how to purchase Sirius equipment and subscriptions. To promote his move, Stern held a rally in New York where he gave out coupons for free or discounted Sirius equipment. Stern's touting of his move to Sirius resulted in some radio stations censoring him every time he mentioned the words "Sirius" or "satellite radio". In one incident, Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting went so far as to bill Stern $200,000 for the plugs he gave Sirius on his show. Stern's response was, "Keep sending me bills. Like I'm going to pay 'em," which he publicly stated on his show.

On November 7, 2005 Infinity Broadcasting suspended Stern from going live on air on November 8 2005, because Stern was promoting his move to Sirius radio too much.

It was revealed in the December 12, 2005 issue of New York Magazine that XM Satellite Radio had been prepared to offer Howard a $30 million dollar per-year contract in 2004, but its executives were slow to close the deal, giving Sirius the chance it needed. When asked why he picked Sirius over the competitor, XM, Howard replied that he "always liked the underdog. Every radio station I ever went to was a toilet bowl."^[8] He has also stated that during very preliminary negotiations with XM, he found the management to be slow and unresponsive while Sirius was "nimble". Stern's budget with Sirius, including all operating costs, is $500 million for the 5 year contract.

In addition, Sirius gave Stern two channels, "Howard 100" and "Howard 101." Both of these channels launched in October 2005. Although Stern himself was not able to broadcast on Sirius until his Infinity contract expired, he had been producing content to fill the otherwise dead air. Shows have included a live, 24-hour broadcast of Wack Pack member "Wendy the Retard", another 24-hour broadcast of "High Pitch Eric", which featured the weighing of his excrement, and auditions of other Wack Packers for their own permanent shows. A legitimate news team of award-winning journalists was put together to launch "Howard 100 News," a nightly broadcast of "all things Howard." Stern also announced fellow shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge would have his own nightly talk show starting in January 2006 on one of his channels. Since the move to Sirius, Stern has created "The Friday Show", which is an extended version of "The Wrapup Show", which airs everyday after his Morning Radio Show. "The Friday Show", hosted by Jon Hein ,Gary Dell'Abate and Ralph Cirella, airs live on those Fridays when Howard's show is not on the air.

A third channel was announced in 2004 but later dropped when Stern, Sirius, and Infinity, aka CBS Radio, failed to secure a deal which would have allowed old shows from Stern's terrestrial radio days at Infinity to be rebroadcast on Sirius. Infinity wanted Stern and Sirius to pay approximately $50 million for the rights of the old material, but Stern and Sirius felt the price was too high. If the deal had taken place, the third channel would have aired classic Stern clips and shows. The settlement of the CBS lawsuit (see below) later gave Stern and Sirius access to these shows. Whether or not this will resurrect the prospects of a third channel remains to be seen.

Due to his former contract with Infinity Broadcasting, now CBS Radio, neither Stern nor anyone under contract from his show could be heard on Sirius before January 1, 2006. Stern called in to a New Years Eve broadcast on Howard 100 a few minutes past midnight on January 1st, and spoke to hosts from Howard 100 News for over an hour. There had been much speculation as to when exactly Stern would first be heard on Sirius. On January 1, 2006, Stern did a commercial free segment on his two stations Howard 100 and Howard 101 playing clips from his days as a child, to working at WTBU (Boston University college radio), WCCC, W4, WWDC, WNBC, and WXRK.

On January 3 and January 5, 2006, Stern and other members of his show conducted live test broadcasts, 70-minute and 130-minute respectively, in which he tested, live and on-air, various components of his new studio including audio levels, call-in functions, and studio ease-of-use. Various callers congratulated Stern on his new venture, although he reiterated that the broadcast was nothing more than a test designed to give users a sneak peek, and not an actual show. He made a point to reaffirm the first show, technically clean but completely uncensored, would take place on January 9, 2006.

Howard's last show on conventional AM/FM "terrestrial" radio was on December 16, 2005. The show was on the streets of New York below K-Rock, simulcast live accompanied by video on the Internet through Yahoo!, with several thousand fans in attendance at the scene. The studio segment of the show ended with Stern and company each saying a final farewell, then leaving the studio for the street stage, with Stern being the last to leave. Many members of the show's "Wack Pack" gave speeches and Staind performed. Speeches were given by each member of the show: Gary, Artie, Fred, Robin, and finally Howard, who frequently referred to himself and his fans as "the last of a dying breed." During his speech, Stern thanked the NYPD and dedicated the show to Sgt. Keith Manning, a friend of the show who at the time was serving in Iraq. Stern was then bused to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where Martha Stewart (who also has her own Sirius talk channel) was on hand to induct Howard Stern into the Sirius family. Much of the show took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York where Sheryl Crow performed and mentioned on stage the debt America and musicians should pay towards Stern.

True to the last broadcast, much of Stern's final statements were bleeped/edited-out on the radio and even on the Yahoo internet broadcast. These statements largely pertained to Stern's animosity towards Clear Channel and the future at Sirius. As a response to Stern leaving FM radio, many of the radio stations under ownership of CBS Radio, including K-Rock in New York, changed their format from music to a hot talk format. Select stations were rebranded "Free FM". Stern's flagship station changed its name from 92.3 K-Rock to 92.3 Free FM. Stern himself was a harsh critic of the "Free FM" format in his last days on terrestrial radio, arguing that the name was a joke due to continued FCC and industry censorship.

The Howard Stern Show debuted on Sirius, on January 9, 2006. The "Howard 100 Heartbeat" broke away to Also Sprach Zarathustra tunefully performed with flatulence. Howard's theme music, "Great American Nightmare," played a few bars before George Takei introduced himself as the show's new announcer. Callers were soon invited to call into the show using their new toll-free line, 1-888-9-ASSHOLE.

During the show, Stern revealed that there were 180,000 Sirius receivers activated the day before his inaugural broadcast. He also revealed that he was not married, squashing rumors which appeared (and he happily fed) during his hiatus. One of his first radio acts on Sirius included the uncensored Pat O'Brien sex tapes and his uncensored version of parody songs using the sex tape.

To dispel the notion that the move to Sirius would unleash a wave of cursing and vulgar language, Stern placed a gag order on himself and other members of his staff. Sal the Stockbroker and Ronnie the Limo Driver were especially singled out for excessive cursing and have since been forbidden to curse. Although Stern has the occasional guest slip up, such as when Alexis Stewart recalled a friend describing her as "cunty," he has been conscious of not overdoing it. However, he has given Artie Lange carte blanche to use whatever language he wants, stating that "when Artie curses, it's funny."

In addition to his regular morning show, which can be heard on Howard 100 at 5:55a – 11:00a and 12:00n – 5:55a, several "spin-off" shows have emerged, such as The Wrap Up Show (aka "The show about the show about the show"), The Super Fan Rountable, and The Intern Show, all dedicated to discussion of the Stern Show from the points of view of Howard's producer, fans and interns, respectively.

As of June 19, 2006 (and possibly late in the show June 16), Howard 100 and Howard 101 are now streaming online from Sirius as a beta test.

Initially, Sirius Canada chose not to carry Stern because of the possibility of a future issue with the CRTC. Josef Radomski, a Canadian writer, announced on the January 11, 2006 show that he has started an online petition to bring Stern to Sirius Canada. On February 1, 2006, Sirius Canada announced that they would start airing Howard 100, starting February 6. ^[9] His first day on Sirius Canada, a caller claiming to be Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister designate who was sworn in as Prime Minister that same day, welcomed Stern back to the Canadian airwaves.

Along with his Howard 100 on Sirius, which carries the live morning feed of Stern's show, the Howard 100 News hourly updates, and show replays all day, Stern is also in charge of Howard 101.

Howard 101 carries the West Coast feed of Stern's morning show, along with Bubba the Love Sponge in the afternoon and Scott Ferrall in the evening. In addition, the 7est hour is devoted to weekly original content, such as The Intern Show, The Superfan Roundtable, Miserable Men, "Hello, Earth" with Riley Martin, and monthly Basic Training, a show dedicated to military issues hosted by Brent of Bubba's Show.

Stern has promised to provide much more original content to his channels. As of April 2006, Sam Simon, co-creator of and writer on such hit network comedies as The Simpsons and Cheers, is writing a weekly radio show for Stern's channels, a satirical take-off on ABC's hit Desperate Housewives, in which the show follows the daily lives of the cast members significant others. As of June 16 2006, the Howard Stern Show is available online at Sirius.com with a valid user name/password

During the month of May, 2006 Stern said that he had received offers from three major terrestrial radio companies to return. While the truthfulness of this claim was never verified by any radio company (detractors said that Stern's claim was merely a retort to CBS's signing of a unique joint venture with rival 'shock jocks' Opie and Anthony on XM satellite radio, who filled Howard's old time slot after David Lee Roth, Stern's Replacement, was fired), the issue was almost immediately made moot. Stern said, while he wouldn’t return, “It would be cool to go back and kick their [CBS] asses.”

Media organizations picked the story up announcing that he was thinking of returning to terrestrial radio. To clear up the rumors Stern called up Associated Press on May 10, 2006. While talking to Associated Press Stern said, "The story is I wouldn't do it [terrestrial radio] for any reason."^{[citation needed]}

Staff Revelation

On January 16, 2006 Stern began his Revelation Show where staff members of the show revealed dark secrets about themselves.

Howard announced the first revelation of I Cheated on My Wife and She Caught Me. He asked the owner of that revelation to come in and Scott the Engineer came in. Scott explained that it happened with his current wife about 12 years ago. Scott said that the girl, who he cheated with, kept calling and calling him. Scott, eventually, met up with her on one of his show road trips and had sex with her. The girl, angry that Scott did not leave his wife for her, sent his wife a tape of one of her phone conversations with Scott.

Howard admitted to having plastic surgery on his nose and chin a few days after the filming of Private Parts (1997). Artie said that it was obvious and it looked very good. Robin criticized Howard saying “We already knew that. Big deal.” Howard said he kept it private for so long because he thought plastic surgery was “very gay.”

The crew's revelations are as follows^[10]:

• Howard: "I've had cosmetic surgery."
• Robin: "I have pleasured myself with meat and vegetables."
• Fred Norris: "I have a half sister I have never met and don't want to."
• Gary Dell'Abate: "My buddy and I once ordered massage girls but they ripped us off and left us staring at each other in our underwear."*
• Artie Lange: "A guy once blew his load on my chest."
• Scott Salem: "I cheated on my wife and she caught me."*
• Benjy Bronk: "I once had my stomach pumped for alcohol poisoning and when I woke up, an acquaintance of the same sex was fondling me."
• Sal the Stockbroker: "I once hid in a bathroom closet and pleasured myself as my family members went to the bathroom."
• Richard Christy: "In the last year I got a girl pregnant and had to pay for her abortion."
• Jason Kaplan: "I think I'm addicted to porn, I jerk off twice a day and prefer to masturbate, rather than having real sex."
• JD Harmeyer: "I have spent well over $10,000 on internet porn."

NOTE: An asterisk indicates the cast member's original revelation was retracted and replaced with the one announced on the air.

On April 28, 2006 the first Annual Howard Stern Film Festival debuted at The Hudson Theatre in New York City. The film festival took entries from fans and featured a grand prize of $35,000 in cash and prizes. Stern said of the festival, "People want access. The Tribeca Film Festival is too commercial. This is the one where the next great comedy directors will be discovered. This is good for New York, and it's good for the listeners. They get to come down here, participate, make creative films, and all the films are about me. What better topic is there?"

The winner of the festival was Scott Masterson whose film "Radio Play" was a sentimental tribute to Stern that wondered what it would be like if Stern, Quivers, and Norris met over amateur radio as children.^[11]

• The Howard Stern Show (WWOR-TV show): 69 episodes; July 14, 1990–Aug 1, 1992; often called "The Channel 9 Show" because WWOR is Channel 9 in the New York metropolitan area.
• The Howard Stern Interview (E! show): 36 episodes; 1993
• Howard Stern (E! show): 2,278 episodes; 1994–July 8, 2005
• The Howard Stern Radio Show (syndicated): 1998–2001
• Howard TV (Formally Howard Stern on Demand) (iN DEMAND): Uncensored E! shows available since November 18, 2005; new shows became available April 2006

• Robin Quivers (1981- ; Does the news segment for the show and is also Howard's co-host and close friend)
• Gary Dell'Abate (1984- ; Stern's producer; also frequently referred to as "Baba Booey" due to an inside joke stemming from his mispronunciation of the name "Baba Looey")
• Fred Norris (1978- ; Stern's sound effects wizard and show timekeeper; aka Eric Norris)
• Artie Lange (2001- ; comedian/co-host)
• Benjy Bronk (writer)
• Mike Gange (1992- ; cameraman/post-show interviewer)
• Ralph Cirella (aka Ralphie Cakes, Stern's stylist and friend)
• Richard Christy (2004- ; writer)
• Ronnie Mund (aka Ronnie The Limo Driver, longtime friend and bodyguard)
• Sal the Stockbroker (2004- ; writer and former Wack Pack member)
• Dan The Song Parody Man (2004- ; Dan The Song Parody Man is responsible for many of the song parodies heard on the show, including several of the now-classic Pat O'Brien songs.
• JD Harmeyer (media producer and Supertwink star; known as 'Daba' which is short for 'Dabadass')
• Jon Hein (2006- ; Hosts on Fridays when Stern is off, co-host of The Wrap Up Show)
• George Takei (2006- ; Howard Stern Show Announcer)
• Scott DePace (1994- ; On Demand producer, Former E! show producer)
• Scott Salem (aka Scott the Engineer, Stern's studio engineer; creator of sound effects for show)
• Laura Lackner (Howard's long-time executive assistant)
• Doug Hurwitt (The Webmaster for HowardStern.com)
• Doug Goodstein (Executive Producer, Howard Stern On Demand)
• Isaac Mark (Producer, Howard Stern On Demand)
• Richie Wilson (Producer, Howard Stern On Demand)
• Jason Kaplan (Segment Producer, Howard Stern Show)
• Will Murray (Segment Producer, Howard Stern Show)

• Pamela Anderson
• Celeste Barbadoro
• Bubba The Love Sponge
• Dr. Sal Calabro
• Andrew Dice Clay
• Heidi Cortez
• Crazy Cabbie
• Nick DiPaolo
• Carmen Electra
• Evil Dave
• Fake Arnold
• Vinny Favale
• Jim Florentine
• Gary Garver
• Craig Gass
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Kathy Griffin
• Jessica Hahn
• Brent Hatley
• Insane Clown Posse
• Jenna Jameson
• Jimmy Kimmel
• Reverend Bob Levy
• Norm MacDonald
• Beth Ostrosky
• Red Peters
• Dennis Rodman
• Joan Rivers
• Robert Schimmel
• Debbie Schlussel
• Doug Stanhope
• Ben Stern
• Raye Stern
• Tabitha Stevens
• Ed Torian
• Donald Trump
• Mike Walker

For the Wack Pack regulars see: The Wack Pack

• Dead Air Dave (K-rock dump guy , former over night DJ on 92.3 K-rock)
• Billy West (1989 - 1995) Master impressionist and comic, left due to a contract dispute with Tom Chiusano. According to West, Chiusano's contract offer included little money and a clause that said Billy would be responsible for legal fees if a slander suit was brought against him for his racy impressions.
• Steve Grillo - Dim-witted intern. He left to try acting in Hollywood. Eventually came back to New Jersey and got the role as a stand-in for Soprano's actor Robert Iler.
• Gay Rich (former K-rock intern noted for his effeminate manner)
• Jackie Martling (1983-2001; quit over contract dispute in March 2001)
• John Melendez (Stuttering John) (1988-2004; left March 2004 to work on The Tonight Show)
• KC Armstrong (fired September 2004 over drug abuse)
• Tom Chiusano (1985-2005; WXRK Station General Manager, aka Tom Cheap-Ass-ano)
• Steve Fried (audio engineer at WXRK, appeared as Wood-Yi and in Supertwink)
• A.J. Benza (frequent guest and gossip columnist, banned from the WXRK building for attempting to hit Stuttering John in 2001)

• Alison Stern (Howard's ex-wife; since their split, she no longer calls in to show)
• Bigfoot (Deceased)
• Bill Maher (Angry at the show staff, refuses to appear anymore)
• Vinnie Favale (CBS Television Late Night producer, caught up in feud with Les Moonves)
• Bob Hope (Deceased)
• Gina Girl (No longer appears)
• Gina Man (No longer appears)
• Grandpa Al Lewis (Stopped appearing due to failing health; deceased, February 3rd, 2006)
• Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf (Deceased)
• Jerry Seinfeld (Angry at show staff, refuses to appear anymore)
• Pat Cooper (No longer appears)
• Penn Jillette (Hosting program on CBS radio's Free FM)
• Dana Reeve (Deceased)
• Barrett Moore a.k.a. Veronica Caine (adult film star)
• Richard Simmons (Angry, refuses to appear)
• Rodney Dangerfield (Died October 5, 2004)
• Sam Kinison (Deceased)
• Ted the Janitor (Deceased)
• Tiny Tim (Deceased)
• The Ramones (Most members deceased)
• The Jesus Twins (No longer appear)
• Chaunce Hayden (Banned from the show after misrepresenting Howard in the media.)
• Adam Carolla (Replaced Howard on terrestrial radio on the west coast)

(Winning a game usually gives a cash prize or admission to a Stern-related party or event, losing usually involves nudity or humiliation.)

• Robin's News - daily ending of the show heralded with "What's in the news, Robin?". Robin reads the news and they discuss or make fun of it; Robin either joins in the discussion or attempts to plod along with the news.
• The Gossip Game - with Mike Walker from the National Enquirer; four absurd celebrity stories, staff (and sometimes callers) would guess on the single fake story.
• Wheel of Sex - like Wheel of Fortune, except the wheel selects a sexual act for a guest to perform.
• The Stupid Bowl - contestants perform embarrassing or disgusting acts for prizes.
• The Homeless Game - resurrected on May 26, 2006 - many variants, often played with call-in guests. The contestant would bet on whether or not a homeless person, stripper, or mentally retarded person would be able to answer common knowledge questions. A stripper was once asked what a pickle was made from - to which she responded that "a pickle is marinated from a grape".
• Stump The Booey - song recognition contest against Gary; requires either a female contestant or a male contestant who brings a female agreeing to strip naked in the event of a loss. On the satellite show, the female must ride the Sybian should she/her couterpart lose. Gary usually wins. Music is primarily from the 1980s, with a large concentration of one hit wonders.
• Stump The Perv - guests compete against Richard Christy in this pornographic movies trivia contest, Richard usually wins
• Win Fred's Money - timed trivia contest; losing to Fred involves nudity, Fred usually wins.
• Who Wants to be a Turkish Millionaire? - trivia contest similar to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire; contestants are required to answer common knowledge questions for a million Turkish Lira. Value of the prize depends on current exchange rates but is somewhat less than $1 in United States currency.
• Evil David Letterman - a David Letterman voice impersonator who occasionally sits in the studio and makes off-color comments and non sequiturs during the show.
• Ride The Sybian - new with the Sirius show; Sybian riders include Jenna Jameson, Carmen Electra, Savana Samson, Buck Angel (a pre-op female-to-male transsexual), Blue Iris (a 65 year old porn star), and Rappin' Grannie (an 84 year old grandmother who received her first orgasm ever on the Sybian).
• Mexican Delivery Guy Game - played with Savanna Samson where upon receiving the food, a proposition of either a great tip or sexual favors would be given
• Crank calls - calling public access television shows, or calling random recipients who are frequently driven to yelling at cut-together recordings of peoples' voices. Stern has quipped on the air that he has a full-time staff (Sal and Richard) dedicated to telephone harassment.
• The Top Five - Howard and crowd discuss the top five songs. They usually play bits of parody songs between real songs, then make fun of the real songs.

• Guess Who's The Jew - There are several variations of this game. One includes having to guess from a list of several celebrities which one is a Jew. Another includes bringing several people into the studio and guessing which one is a Jew, with contestants typically judging based on appearance, and answers to questions both the contestant and on-air personalities ask.
• Lesbian Dial-a-Date - This game involves finding a date for a woman looking for a homosexual encounter by having other women call in and be evaluated.
• Daniel Carver's KKK Movie Review - show staffers would assign several films; Carver would watch them and rate them on a scale of burning crosses.
• The F-Emmies - This is an on-air awards ceremony often spread over several weeks, commemorating the best Stern bits of the year.
• The Tickle Chair - female guests are strapped to a chair and tickled, though sessions often also include groping.
• God With The Weather - During this bit, which mostly aired on DC101 during the early 1980s, "God" would call in and provide weather forecasts and discusss other issues. Stern would pre-tape God's comments and play them back, using his thumb to slow the playback on a reel-to-reel (as described by Gary on The Friday Show). The genesis was probably Stern's indignance at having to read weather forecasts. The broadcast often included statements that were extremely shocking and blasphemous for the early 1980s. This bit briefly appeared in Private Parts. Old forecasts are frequently played on The Friday Show.
• Irene With The Weather - Irene the Leather-Weather Lady was a W4 Detroit fixture as a dominatrix who would insult Stern and his show while reading weather forecasts. As with God With The Weather, this was probably a form of protest at Stern having to include weather forecasts in his show.

Only current Soundbites and Sayings listed.

• "Hello, hello" (From a horrendous videotape Gary filmed of himself in an attempt to win back an old flame)
• "Hey Now!" (Stern's greeting, based on Hank from The Larry Sanders Show)
• "Bababooey" (Used as everything from a nickname for producer Gary Dell'Abate to a drop-in Stern reference during phony telephone calls)
• "Oh my!" (George Takei)
• "It Happens!" (from OJ Simpson's audiobook)
• "How 'bout a reach-around?" (Cut-together Mike Walker)
• "Shut up! Sit down!" (Stern's father, Ben, screaming at him in an old family recording)
• "I told you not to be stupid, you moron." (Stern's father yelling at him in an old family recording)
• "This is gettin' to be ri-god-damn-diculous!" (John Wayne giving a speech while intoxicated)
• "Sssssscott!" (Yelled by Mindy Sterling of the Austin Powers movies, and played whenever Stern Show engineer Scott Salem is mentioned)
• "It doesn't matter!" (Screamed by an angry Haitian caller)
• "Holy Gazookas!" (Taken from a recording of young Howard doing a spoof of Batman)
• "BULLSHIT!" and "FUCK YOU!" (Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi from the film Ed Wood)
• Excerpts from the song 'The Crazy Clock' are also played when technical difficulties arise.
• "Great Ass!" (Al Pacino from the film "Heat")
• "Ex-CUSE me?" (Joan Cusack from the film In and Out)
• "Nigga please." (rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard)
• "Oprah Winfrey: Negro woman from the south!" (Raymond Norman, who sent Howard an audio recording of his letter/rant to Oprah; played whenever Oprah is mentioned)
• "Yes!" (pronounced like "yeassth") (as said by new Wack Pack member Mark the Bagger)
• "God help us, Jesus, God and Baby Jesus help us!" (from a Jerky Boys call)
• "Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! Howard!" (Jackie Martling)
• "Somebody rape me for cryin' out loud!" (from Wack Pack member Wendy the Retard)
• "Hi Mommy, are you proud of me? I'm a fat pig whore just like you" (from Wack Pack member High Pitch Erik, imitating a Jenna Haze sound bite)
• "How big are your balls?" (High Pitch Erik)
• "I'm getting myself hot" (from granny pornstar Blue Iris)
• "This is better than rejuvenation" (from granny pornstar Blue Iris after reaching orgasm)
• "Oh!" (a la comedian Andrew Dice Clay)
• "Gravitas" (Kiefer Sutherland's favorite word according to his Inside the Actor's Studio interview)
• "He's a f-a-a-a-g" (from James Gandolfini's character 'Tony Soprano' in the series The Sopranos)
• "Now....uuuuuuuuuh", "Never the less...", "You understand...", "Look, man" (Riley Martin on his show Hello Earth)
• "What ah you saying?" (Kirk Douglas post stroke)
• "We speak your names!" and "We...Speak...Your...Names" (slowed down) (from Oprah Winfrey's "Legends" TV Special)
• "O-Qua Tangin Wann!" (The most common saying of Riley Martin on his program Hello Earth on Howard 101)
• "Hi, this is Sal Governale" (an Excerpt from an "apology" tape created by Sal the Stockbroker)
• "You fucking geek" (Andrew Dice Clay)
• "Who's High Pitch? This is Kelly Clarkson!" (Excerpt from a prank call made by High Pitch Erik)
• "I'm massaging my breasts" (Excerpt from a special "Tissue Time" with granny pornstar Blue Iris)
• "I/Love/to/touch/black/wang" (Bits and pieces of George Takei's voice pieced together)
• "I like to kill deer" (Computerized voice, taken from a David Lynch ringtone)
• "Who's this douche?" (Ashton Kutcher)
• "Ha, ha, WOAH!" (Mike Walker sound clip)
• "Holy Geez!" (George Takei)

On March 14th, 2006, Howard went on the Sean Hannity Show to discuss his recent move to sattelite radio. A caller asked Howard a question about his Infinity Broadcasting days pertaining to a claim made by the Opie and Anthony Show. The claim was that Howard had gagged the show from mentioning himself or his family, and was instituted by Mel Karmazin. Howard affirmed the claims, "When I'm in business with a company and they hire Howard Stern imitators to go on in the afternoon... I don't want anyone knocking me," jokingly adding "That's right. I believe in censoring anyone who is my enemy." and "I believe in censorship when it benefits me." ^[12]

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