Howard Stern: podcast appearances and interviews

Howard Allan Stern, born on January 12, 1954, is an American broadcaster, comedian, and media personality. He is best known for The Howard Stern Show, which gained prominence through national syndication on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005 and has been broadcast on SiriusXM since 2006. Stern began his radio career at Boston University and developed his on-air style while working at stations such as WRNW, WCCC, WWWW, and WWDC between 1976 and 1982. From 1982 until 1985, he worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City before beginning a 20-year tenure at WXRK. His morning show reached 60 markets and peaked at 20 million listeners after entering syndication in 1986. In addition to his radio work, Stern served as a judge on America's Got Talent from 2012 to 2015 and has conducted notable long-form interviews on SiriusXM, including discussions with Bruce Springsteen, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris. Throughout his career, Stern has received multiple awards, including Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year for eight consecutive years, and he holds the distinction of being the first host to have the number one morning show in both New York City and Los Angeles. He has also been the most fined radio host, with the Federal Communications Commission issuing fines totaling $2.5 million for indecent content. In 2004, Stern signed a five-year, $500 million deal with SiriusXM and renewed his contract in December 2025. He refers to himself as the