Howard Stern evokes the kind of controversy that you wouldn't expect from a typical celebrity. Stern, however, is not a typical celebrity. The audience for his nationally broadcast morning show numbers in the millions, and it is comprised mostly of men, aged 25 to 54, who listen religiously. A typical morning on the Howard Stern Show might include discussions on sex, lesbianism, race relations, lawyers, the latest tabloid stories, or flatulence. His radio show transcends the bounds of good taste and has tested the limits of radio broadcasting codes and regulations for over 20 years.

Howard Stern

Howard Allen Stern was born on January 12, 1954, in the Queens borough of New York City. His father, Ben, was an engineer at a Manhattan radio station and was hard on his only son, frequently calling him a "moron." Stern describes his mother, Ray, as an overprotective woman who thought that...