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  ACT 1 SHOW SUMMARY  
  DAY 1/SEGMENT 1  
  THE HISTORY OF HOWARD STERN: ACT 1
1954-1964: GROWING UP, ROOSEVELT
 
 
  • Series Open
  • Howard's Birth/Early Childhood
  • Growing Up in Roosevelt
  • Howard's Parents & Influence on his Life
  • The Puppets
  • Early Interest in Radio
  • Family Tapes from Ben's Recording Studio
  • Howard's Fun with his Tape Recorder
 
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1964-1967: CAMP WEL-MET, ROOSEVELT Howard Goes to Camp
 
 
  • Camp Friends/Camp Stories
  • Trouble Brewing Back Home in Roosevelt
  • 6th Grade Band, Electric Comic Book
  • Howard's Bar Mitzvah, 1967
 
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1967-1969: LEAVING ROOSEVELT Roosevelt High School
 
 
  • "White Flight" out of Roosevelt
  • Martin Luther King Assassinated, 1968
  • The Sterns Leave Roosevelt for Rockville Center, 1969
  • Southside High School Years
  • Howard's Underwear
 
  DAY 1/SEGMENT 4  
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1968-1972: CAMP, HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
 
 
  • Howard Goes To Camp, Part 2
  • Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll
 
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1972-1975: B.U. & KING SCHMALTZ
 
 
  • High School Graduation & Boston University, 1972
  • Drug Experimentation
  • Transcendental Meditation
  • Campus Radio Station, WTBU
  • Howard's show, "The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour", 1975
 
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1975-1976: B.U. & POST-GRADUATION
 
 
  • Film Class Project, "The Second Coming Of…"
  • College Graduation & Finding A Job
 
  DAY 2/SEGMENT 1  
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1977: WRNW WESTCHESTER STORIES
 
 
  • Howard's First Radio Job – WRNW in Westchester, NY (1977)
  • Westchester Stories
 
  DAY 2/SEGMENT 2  
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1977-1980: WRNW & WCCC HARTFORD
 
 
  • Howard gets married/leaves WRNW
  • Next Stop - WCCC in Hartford, CT (1979)
  • Howard Meets Fred Norris
  • More Hartford Stories
 
  DAY 2/SEGMENT 3  
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1980: W4 DETROIT STORIES
 
 
  • Howard Goes to Detroit – WWWW FM (1980)
  • Detroit Stories & Air Checks
  • Van Halen
  • Irene The Leather Weather Lady
  • Stunts & Live Appearances
 
  DAY 2/SEGMENT 4  
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1981: W4 DETROIT, GOES COUNTRY
 
 
  • Competition in Detroit
  • More Detroit Stories & Air Checks
  • WWWW Switches to Country Format
  • Howard Leaves Detroit for Washington, DC
 
  DAY 3/SEGMENT 1  
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1981:DC-101 WASHINGTON, ROBIN HIRED
 
 
  • Howard Goes To Washington, DC-101 FM (1981)
  • Meeting Robin Quivers
  • Washington Stories & Air Checks
  • Gay Dial-A-Date
 
  DAY 3/SEGMENT 2  
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1981: DC-101 THINK TANK, FRED HIRED
 
 
  • Mother's Day, 1981
  • Petey Green Show
  • Racial Humor
  • The Think Tank
  • Fred Norris Hired
  • The Royal Wedding
  • Gay Humor
 
  DAY 3/SEGMENT 3  
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1981: DC, GOD & #1 IN WASHINGTON
 
 
  • Howard & Robin's Weight Gain
  • God Weather Reports
  • More Washington Stories
  • Howard #1 in Washington
  • "Leave it to Beaver" Breaks
 
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1982: DC, B-DAY SHOW, AIR FLORIDA
 
 
  • Robin Throws First Birthday Show for Howard, 1982
  • Air Florida Crash Controversy & Aftermath
  • More Washington Stories & Air Checks
  • Fartman
 
  DAY 3/SEGMENT 5  
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1982: DC-101, LEAVING WASHINGTON
 
 
  • Howard Signs a Deal with WNBC in New York
  • NBC Magazine piece by Douglas Kiker
  • Robin Quits the Show
  • Howard Stern Fired from DC-101
  • 50 Ways To Rank Your Mother album
  • Farewell Appearances & Radio Show on WAVA
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 1  
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1982: HS STARTS AT WNBC-AM NEW YORK
 
 
  • Howard Hits The Big Apple, WNBC-AM New York (1982)
  • Meeting with Program Director, "Pig Virus"
  • 1st "Test" Shift as Lance Eluction
  • First Afternoon Show
  • New Staff
  • Robin Quivers Returns
  • Struggles with Management, Struggle to Book Guests
  • Joe Piscopo
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 2  
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1982: WNBC-AM, REALITY RADIO
 
 
  • Howard's Parents, Ben & Ray Phone Calls
  • Janey The Cleaning Lady
  • Out Of The Closet Stern Interviews Bob Hope
  • Traffic Reports
  • More Air Checks
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 3  
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1983: WNBC-AM, NEW YORK
 
 
  • Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling Joins the Team, 1983
  • David Brenner, Celebrity Friend
  • Howard's Daughter Emily Born
  • New GM Randy Bongarten Arrives
  • TV Commercials with Don Imus
  • Racial Tension with Imus
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 4  
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1983: WNBC-AM, MYSTERY GUESTS
 
 
  • Skits & Bits
  • Bill Cosby Interview
  • Howard Goes on Donahue
  • Eddie Murphy Interview
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 5  
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1983: WNBC-AM, GAY MALE DIAL-A-DATE
 
 
  • More Air Checks
  • The GM's Ground Rules
  • 12-yr Old Traffic Reporter
  • Gay Male Dial-A-Date
 
  DAY 4/SEGMENT 6  
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1983: WNBC-AM, GILDA & GARY
 
 
  • Howard Freaks Out Gilda Radner
  • Boy Lee Leaves
  • Gary Dell'Abate Arrives
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 1  
  THE HISTORY OF HOWARD STERN: ACT 1
1984: NBC, LETTERMAN, 1ST NUDE LADY
 
 
  • Howard Appears on "Late Night with David Letterman", 1984
  • Howard's New Boss, John Hayes
  • First Naked Woman in Studio
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 2  
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1984: WNBC, PHONEGASM, MAMA LOOKA
 
 
  • Aftermath from Naked Woman
  • More Letterman Appearances
  • Studio Tours
  • More NBC Air Checks
 
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1985: WNBC, #1 IN NY, SOUPY FEUD
 
 
  • Howard #1 in New York
  • Fighting with John Hayes and Imus
  • Soupy Sales Feud
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 4  
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1985: WNBC, FIGHT WITH THE INCUBUS
 
 
  • Howard Hires Agent Don Buchwald
  • Stern Show Goes to Los Angeles
  • Fight with GM John Hayes
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 5  
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1985: WNBC, BESTIALITY DIAL-A-DATE
 
 
  • Fighting with the Bosses
  • "Dog Lover" Dial-A-Date
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 6  
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1985: WNBC-AM, THE LAST SHOW
 
 
  • Hurricane Gloria Hits New York
  • Last Show
 
  DAY 5/SEGMENT 7  
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1985: WNBC-AM, HOWARD FIRED
 
 
  • Howard Stern Fired from WNBC
  • Stealing Boxes
  • The Future...?
 
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