In a display of national unity, as requested by President Bush, radio stations across the country suspended their normal programming at 8:46 this morning, the three-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, to play the National Anthem.
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After poor ratings and an increasing number of affiliates opting not to carry Howard Stern’s Saturday night television show, King World has decided to pull the plug. Syndicated morning host Howard Stern, heard locally on 95X, announced today that he has received a personal invitation to testify before a congressional subcommittee investigating the handling of donations for relief efforts following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Stern, who has raised over $3 million for the New York City victims’ families, was invited . . . → Read More: Howard Stern asked to testify before Congress Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Communications Commission has seen a dramatic increase in the number of listener complaints about on-air content. Howard Stern’s syndicated morning show leads the list due in part to comments from one member of the show proposing that New York City prostitutes provide complimentary sexual favors to . . . → Read More: Stern leads surge in FCC complaints 
Howard Stern’s relief fund for the families of New York City firefighters, police, and EMS personnel got off to a quick start on Friday by raising over a million dollars in its first day. For more information on how to help, go to: www.howardstern.com. National morning “shock jock” Howard Stern, heard locally on 95X, has set up a toll-free number for listeners of his daily show to assist families of the victims… Longtime Howard Stern Show regular Henry Nasiff Jr., better known as Hank “The Angry Drunken Dwarf”, died in his sleep on Tuesday. He was 39.
Six months after walking off the Howard Stern Show over a contract dispute, the New York Post today reports that Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling would love to return to the show. 
In the latest Arbitron figures for Syracuse released last week, with an 11.1 share, Howard Stern’s show broadcast on 95X (WAQX) tops the morning drive rankings.
After a Tuesday morning altercation in which gossip columnist A.J. Benza struck ‘Stuttering John’ Melendez, the semi-regular guest of the Howard Stern show was shown the door by WXRK manager Tom Chiusano. The fight occured after Melendez posed as a listener calling in to mercilessly insult Benza. Stern’s morning show is heard locally on . . . → Read More: A.J. Benza kicked off Stern show |
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