Howard Stern was born to be a man of many roles. Aside from a being a radio and TV personality, he even released three albums. Yes, you read that right: 3 albums! His first was released in 1982 during his time as a DJ, entitled 50 Ways to Rank Your Mother . The album includes tracks like “Richard’s Family Feud,” “I Shot Ron Reagan” and “Howard Stern Is A God.”
The second album, called Crucified By the FCC, was a compilation of his many scandalous moments from The Howard Stern Show which was released in 1992. His third album is the film soundtrack for Private Parts, a movie about his life which was released in 1997.
Stern’s Outrageous Comment On The Columbine Shooting
He never learned his lessons and maybe won’t. Despite his countless fines and terminations from FCC and different radio stations, Stern continues to attack with his offensive mouth. The day after the horrific Columbine High School massacre, Stern let his dark side run free, making horrendously insulting comments. Read on to see exactly what the shock jock said.
“There were some really good-looking girls running with their hands over their heads. Did those kids try to have sex with any of those good-looking girls? They didn’t even do that? At least if you’re going to kill yourself and kill the kids, why wouldn’t you have some sex?” Wow. Can you get any more inappropriate?
Long Live The King Of All Media
Being hailed as the “King of All Media” wasn’t enough for Howard Stern. To make sure he held on to this glorious title, he filed a trademark for the name in 2006. Makes you think back to his daughter’s narcissism reference, huh? Although his application was rejected a couple of times, it went through a long and rigid procedure before it was granted on August 1, 2013 (the long wait was all worth it).
This means Stern now has the legit ownership of the trademark and if anyone tries to use the title “King of All Media” on any other figure, Stern has every right to sue the person. Be careful, guys.
No Respect
Howard has been incredibly vocal about his hatred of the National Radio Hall of Fame . So it came as a shock when they announced, in 2012, that he was about to be inducted as their latest honoree into the Chicago institution. Faced with such an honor, the self-proclaimed “King of All Media” took to the radio to attack Bruce DuMont, the hall’s director, for the ninth time.
He argued that the only reason they were adding him as an inductee was that they realized they had to boost the profile of the “little-known Hall of Fame.” Now that’s another round of controversy.
Stern Gets Sued
One controversy after another—that was the way life rolled for Stern. And it seems he doesn’t care about the impact of his terrible conduct. Judith Barrigas, a taxpayer from Massachusetts had a private call with IRS agent, Jimmy Forsyth, on May 19, 2015, about her taxes. In an unlikely turn of events, Howard Stern aired (live!) on SiriusXM the confidential conversation which included Barrigas’ phone number.
Forsyth called The Howard Stern Show and was placed on hold until Howard was ready to take calls. While on hold, he took a call from Barrigas. Little did they know that the show’s producers and Stern were listening to them and eventually decided to broadcast snippets of their conversation. In February 2016, Barrigas sued Stern and the IRS for invasion of privacy and negligence.