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anything to do with this utter creep? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.11.238.246 ( talk) 13:00, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
While Howard Stern is frank about issues he discusses, one might question his claim that his goal is not to try to shock people.
Take for example the stunt where he arranged for several male listeners to compete for an opportunity to have sex with a pornstar who frequents his show. Hard to imagine that as a means for expressing honest opinion, much easier to understand that as a shock stunt.
Nothing against what he does -- sometimes its funny, but he should be honest about his intent, or else he's just like Fox News pretending to be fair and balanced when they're nothing of the sort. He does a lot of opinion. But he does a lot just to shock people. Why not just cop to it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.89.118.161 ( talk) 17:13, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I notice several instances of "it's" where "its" should be used. It's = it is and does not connote possession. A very common error. Can somebody correct these? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.129.212 ( talk) 08:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
It's as a possessive is very old English; modern preference is its possessive and it's as a contraction of it is as standard usage. Still, folks who read old authors pick up archaic usages and repeat them. Naaman Brown ( talk) 15:04, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
That figures! Since the person writing this is obviously British and uses the phrase "University" for "college". Write COLLEGE (!) in the following!From the age of nine to his second year at university" Stern is an American, not a British citizen. The word is 'college' or the name of a specific 'university' as in ' Harvard University'. CHANGE THIS FROM 'UNIVERSITY' to 'COLLEGE'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.123.126.45 ( talk) 05:15, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
No mention of his PPV specials/tapes. Negligee and Underpants Party, U.S. Open Sores, Butt Bongo Fiesta and New Year's Rotten Eve. Satanico ( talk) 06:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I think it was like Moondog or something like that. Not Robin Givens, but a different name, male. Had the impression that guy did not go with him to NYC and syndication.
"In the 1990s show Animaniacs episode Morning Malaise, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot enter the studio of "Howie Tern," a clear parody of Howard Stern." If it's a clear parody, wouldn't that make it unneccesary to say "a clear parody." If it's clear (which I agree it is), then the name CLEARLY speaks for itself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.139.1.68 ( talk) 14:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
if everything that is clearly something makes it unnecessary to say so why would the term even exist? in fact, why say anything for that matter. 24.144.8.92 ( talk) 02:32, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
That picture is not Howard Stern.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.32.75.130 ( talk) 01:19, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Bit of a weird claim. If for instance, I don't know, Matt LeBlanc decided to call himself the greatest and most witty actor ever would that deserve such a prominant place in his Wikipedia page. Except perhaps Matt LeBlanc is actually famous worldwide, ask someone in India, Japan, South Africa, Norway, UK and if they are the right age they'd of heard of him. This guy is a virtual no-body in the UK, i'd never heard of him. Seems a weird claim that's all! Cls14 ( talk) 00:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
TO THE ABOVE USER: THIS IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, HOWARD STERN. WE WILL USE AMERICAN REFERENCES, PHRASES, AND TERMINOLOGY. THIS IS NOT BRITAIN.
This article states that in 2004, he signed a 5 year contract with Sirius. So is his contract now over or has he extended it? Is he retired? 24.188.207.20 ( talk) 03:22, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
previously the article mentioned that howard stern only criticized selena's music, not mocking her death itself. but he did mock her death by playing gunshots over her music. it's sourced —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dozenkeeeeeps ( talk • contribs) 07:33, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
Cause that's what they're saying here. 70.54.181.70 ( talk) 20:02, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
What suitable images should be included (and are allowed) in the article? Any suggestions? LowSelfEstidle ( talk) 22:15, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Besides, Good Morning Vietnam, in the taste of good broadcasting, Private Parts seems to be the most value for viewing dollars. Is bias ok? Also, taking a bow? Puns are fun, yet sex education should be poetic. Thanks, to Mr. Stern, for all the heart felt air time. Seminole film school *) 75.202.25.202 ( talk) 16:14, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
"They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community across Texas. Stern received a huge backlash when he further mocked Selena's murder itself, by playing gunshots over her music.[97][98]"
If you think Stern has no control over the sound effects, you're out of your mind. No one, including Eric Nukis, does anything without Stern's pre-approval. That show is about as spontaneous as a Catholic Mass. Lonewuf ( talk) 22:45, 30 August 2018 (UTC)Lonewuf
It should also be noted that it is often claimed that he apologized for this. He has never apologized. He made a statement in spanish that was not an apology. -K —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.40.32.63 ( talk) 13:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
I do not think we need this back in the article. No references and it could end up being a long, unreferenced list. ( LowSelfEstidle ( talk) 11:13, 16 September 2010 (UTC))
The monumental film debut of radio co-host, H. Stern, has been inspirational the world over. How can there be another disc jockey quite as honest and relate actual ethics to as wide an audience as Stern. Bow. Guinness book of World Records should have records of H. Stern's works. Is it possible to print facts on Wikipedia, even if they are not directly related to articles? Poseidon 75.204.105.82 ( talk) 12:32, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
In the categories bit at the end, it includes "American Actor-Politicians"... I don't see that mentioned anywhere in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.220.50.21 ( talk) 22:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Howard printed an early CV in Private Parts which I think we can use to add some nice details. For instance, it might be nice to mention that his major at BU was in Broadcasting and Film, and that he taught students basic electronics in preparation for their own FCC exams from Jan - May 1976. Also, I could provide some clarification on why a first class FCC license is better than the third class, which was the minimum requirement for disc jockeys to be on the air. Let me know what you think if any of this is worth adding/other suggestions. Cheers. LowSelfEstidle ( talk) 19:28, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
The section I added this morning was reverted, wholesale and w/o explanation. This is not the way to get along with WP editors. The kind way to edit where you have an objection is to make your objections known and suggest changes be initiated. Persons feeling proprietary ownership of individual articles may wish to step back for better perspective. Hilarleo Hey,L.E.O. 23:51, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
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So, on August 7th, lots of media reported that Stern is linked to a pirated Super 8. [1] [2] [3] Maybe not noteworthy enough by itself to mention in the article, but it there are any follow-up articles about further developments regarding this, it might be interesting enough to add something about it to the article? -- 82.171.70.54 ( talk) 15:00, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
Bold text — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.14.193.195 ( talk) 01:38, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Although claiming to be a fan of America's Got Talent for a big reason for joining the reality based show, the true reason is that Howard was hoping to reinvent himself primarily appealing to the mainstream public. After being told by his inner circle that anything he touches would not be only successful but hugely successful, The former king of all media was hoping the AGT gig would lead to new offers in TV , movies and commercial endorsements. Unfortunatly, although a interesting interviewer (when he's not over psychoanalyzing a guest or talking about a guest's private parts), Howard Stern's talent is very limited and not much above par compared to millions of others celebrity seeking attention whores. As such, the ratings of AGT, after Howard Stern's hiring have steadily declined, and he primarily failed in bringing in the 18-54 demographic, a primary reason for which he was hired. His goal of re-inventing himself as a public friendly figure has failed miserably as he alienated millions of former fans and failed to generate the new media opportunities that was his original goal. This has made his former fans and Howard himself extremely bitter. I imagine in 20 years his bitterness will likely result in the failure of his superficial marriage and in the total isolation and loneliness for himself ala Howard Hughes.
It's really not discussed much at all in the article, other than the sentence in the lede and maybe one or two lines in the article proper. There should really be an "Image" section in the article, because Howard Stern is really well known for being crass, rude, ect. There's tons of news articles that have been written about it. Such as:
And that's just a taste there. Silver seren C 08:14, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
In 2012, he became a judge on the television talent show America's Got Talent, replacing Piers Morgan. Ratings for season 7 plummeted as a result.[2][3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.77.147 ( talk) 20:00, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Can someone check if this is a wash? -- Lenin and McCarthy | ( Complain here) 16:10, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
In May 2013, Stern bought a beachfront home in Palm Beach, Florida, for $52 million. The home contains 12.5 bathrooms and five bedrooms with over 19,000 square feet of living space.[132][159] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.174.61 ( talk) 15:29, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Is it really OK to add the word allegedly to the sentence From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $2.5 million for allegedly indecent programming ? I'm not so sure.
Allegedly seems to imply a lack of verifiable fact, doesn't it? We may personally feel that the fines were undeserving and that the FCC is wrong. The FCC, however, didn't fine Stern for being allegedly indecent;Didn't The FCC fined Stern because it judged him to be indecent according to the law (their standards), right? For this reason, I do not think the allegedly should be used here. Maybe ending the sentence with ... for programming it deemed to be indecent. would be a better way to hint that not everyone agrees with the FCC's definition of indecency. Thanks in advance. -
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User:Marchjuly undid my changes referring to "Pig Vomit" versus the current and incorrect "Pig Virus" nickname that Stern gave to Kevin Metheny.
I see IMDB is not a good place to cite from. but perhaps some discussion or research should have been done rather than a blind undo. Jkister ( talk) 09:31, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Since "Pig Vomit" has been reverted so many times, I think it's fair to say its use is contentious. The diffs I cited above are in the article's history for all editors to see. You have to search a bit, but they are there. I did look through the history before changing the name back. In addition, if "Pig Vomit" was so obviously correct, it would have probably been discussed on this talk page before. I did look through the archives for any reference to "Pig Vomit", but could not find any. That led me to assume, perhaps in error, that an edit sum citing the relevant Wikipolicy involved would be sufficient, and that there would be no need to go into further detail here on the talk page. This is actually the first time, as far as I can tell, that this is being discussed on "Talk: Howard Stern". This is a good thing, because now it might lead to something that can be used as reference by others trying to make the same change in the future.contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable, and whether it is in a biography or in some other article.
I know very little on the subject but the second sentence in the lead seems dodgy. "He is best known for his radio show which has aired on Sirius XM, a subscription-based satellite radio service, since 2006." That sounds like an unwarranted promotion for Sirius XM: Howard Stern is best known for his radio show, which has been nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. Does the fact that it's on Sirius since 2006 really deserve a mention in the very second sentence of the article? Doesn't seem very encyclopedic to focus on the more recent activity. 141.2.97.187 ( talk) 14:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
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Under occupation, is there a particular reason comedian isn't listed? I would think comedy being the major genre of his radio show would suggest his occupation be reflective of that. Unless comedian refers solely to stand up, in which case, I believe there was a time Howard was doing a nightclub comedy act that may apply in that case. Just a thought... I know a lot of comedians who refer to Howard as a source of inspiration for a generation of comedians a la Johnny Carson. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam.goldfarb ( talk • contribs) 06:07, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
The opening paragraph now says:
"...at which time he placed a gag order on his competition, Opie and Anthony because he was really scared of them."
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In the biography section, concerning his father, it states "Ben served in the U.S. Army on Long Island and in California during the war." Do we have a clarification and reference to which war?
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Change "Stern admitted, "The shit I did was fucking crazy" and that he has since toned down his show, crediting years in psychotherapy for his evolution.[213][214]" To ""
The sentence should be deleted. It does not conform to the Wikipedia:Core content policies: "Neutral point of view"
This is Mr. Stern making an admission. What the article should have, to include this statement, is his therapist stating this. How does anyone know that Mr. Stern even spent a minute in therapy other than his statement? 108.4.144.59 ( talk) 05:41, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
This is absolutely a topic worth knowing as a major event in Stern's life. 37.2.82.238 ( talk) 07:06, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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Put "The King of All Media" as an honorable title. Sirhewlett ( talk) 19:00, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Article policies are clear, statements need to be: Neutral point of view No original research Verifiability
Mr. Stern's comments about being in Psychotherapy fails all three. The text "He started seeing a psychotherapist" and "he has since toned down his show, crediting years in psychotherapy for his evolution" should be removed. Other than Mr. Stern saying this there is no proof. 96.236.44.65 ( talk) 04:03, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Should this be used in this article? Hes not a politican or a political commentator -- FMSky ( talk) 06:32, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
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This article could say more about the quality of Howard’s interviewing in recent decades. 73.72.206.144 ( talk) 14:39, 30 December 2023 (UTC)