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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Howard Stern

Howard Stern stories: 18 news summaries

UNFAVORITE THINGS

 Oprah to Rosie: 
 Stop Calling 
 Me Gay! 

Winfrey to O'Donnell: 'I don't want to hear it anymore!'

(Newser) - Watch out, Rosie: You got yourself on Oprah’s bad side. The talk-show queen is upset with O’Donnell after the comedian recently told Howard Stern that Winfrey and BFF Gayle King "are the emotional equivalent of" a gay couple—especially since this isn’t the first time Rosie’... More »

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 Add Rogen, 
 Apatow to 
 List of Heigl 
 Haters 

Pair slams her for 2007 'batshit crazy' comments

(Newser) - Critics hate Katherine Heigl’s new movie and Internet commenters hate her attitude—and it turns out her colleagues aren’t too happy with her either, the Los Angeles Times reports. Heigl’s Knocked Up director and co-star are still pissed she implied the film was sexist back... More »

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Rosie Radio
Hits Satellite
This Fall

Sirius XM adds O'Donnell to celebrity lineup despite slump

(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a radio talk show on Sirius XM, joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern this fall. She’ll interview celebrity guests, take calls, and blend pop culture with serious topics, the company says. Rosie Radio indicates the flagging satellite conglomerate’... More »

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 Stern Sidekick 
 Hijacks New HBO Show 

Comedian attacks host, other celebrities

(Newser) - Comedian Artie Lange appeared on the premiere of HBO's Joe Buck Live last night, and it sounds as if the host wishes he hadn't. Buck told USA Today he couldn't wait for Lange to finish his obscene, homophobic routine. "I thought that spending time on a treadmill felt long,... More »

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 Stern: Satellite 
 Radio 'Will Survive' 

Sirius reportedly planning to file for bankruptcy

(Newser) - Despite reports that Sirius XM radio plans to file for bankruptcy, Howard Stern says the format is headed in the right direction and will survive, Reuters reports. “Everybody's wondering about this whole bankruptcy thing with Sirius,” he said on his radio show. “I'm not concerned. I think... More »

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22-Year-Old's Virginity Auction Tops $3.7M

Grad student says 10,000 men have bid for night of passion

(Newser) - The 22-year-old woman who is auctioning her virginity says she's received some 10,000 bids topping $3.7 million, the Telegraph reports. The offers range the “graphically sexual” to “polite requests from rich businessmen,” says the girl, who goes by “Natalie Dylan” in the auction. “... More »

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(Newser) - Pete Wentz is apparently unfamiliar with the phrase "too much information," laments E! Online. The bassist for Fallout Boy went on Howard Stern's show today and gave up all kinds of intimate details about his "amazing sex life" with wife Ashlee Simpson. "Texas girls are fun,... More »

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Stern Goes from Serious Player to Sirius Backwater

'King of All Media' gloss wears off with shock jock's move to satellite radio

(Newser) - Howard Stern, once the self-glossed “King of All Media,” has lost much of his audience and prestige in his much-ballyhooed move to satellite radio, the Los Angeles Times reports. Analysts estimate that Stern, who once boasted 12 million daily listeners, attracts only about 1-2 million on the subscription... More »

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 Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Radio king weds his queen at ritzy Manhattan restaurant

(Newser) - Howard Stern and Beth Ostrovsky tied the knot at a star-studded wedding in Manhattan last night. Billy Joel serenaded the pair, actor—and minister—Mark Consuelos officiated, and Chevy Chase delivered a saucy toast. The shock jock "was the antithesis of his public figure," a source told Newsday.... More »

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 Stern Nuptials 
 Set for Tonight 

Shock jock set to wed longtime fiancee

(Newser) - Howard Stern and his girlfriend of 8 years, Beth Ostrosky, will wed tonight at Le Cirque, the New York Post reports. The shock jock rented out the famed restaurant and will host a sit-down dinner for 180, including Donald Trump. Kelly Ripa’s hubby, Mark Consuelos, will perform the ceremony.... More »

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(Newser) - Howard Stern today kicked off the auction of a 22-year-old woman’s virginity. The woman says she wants to use the money to pay for a master’s degree in family therapy, reports the New York Daily News.. "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be allowed... More »

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Rosie: View Producers Threatened to Sue Me

O'Donnell dishes as she buries hatchet with Howard Stern

(Newser) - Shoot-from-the-lip comedian Rosie O'Donnell had plenty to say about her acrimonious last days on The View when she called up Howard Stern to bury the hatchet with the shock jock, MSNBC reports. O'Donnell told Stern that producers threatened to sue when she told them she was leaving. But ABC insiders... More »

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 Raunchy Stern Prank
 Enrages Dolly 

Shock jock's audio tricks have Dolly spewing hate

(Newser) - Dolly Parton has become the latest victim of a Howard Stern audio mashup and the country legend is livid, reports E! Online. The shock jock and his henchmen chopped up and remixed Parton quotes to make it sound as if she was spewing out raunchy and racist remarks. The fuming... More »

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Forget Video: Radio Killed the Radio Star

Industry scrambles
to keep listeners in post-Howard Stern era

(Newser) - With Howard Stern gone and Don Imus chastened, today's commercial radio is fighting to be heard, the Wall Street Journal reports. What's more, consolidation is depriving stations of a local touch and squelching chances for would-be stars. Plus there aren’t as many “heirs apparent,” said one... More »

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Stern Sidekick Quits on Air
After Fight

Artie almost physically attacks assistant
during show

(Newser) - Longtime Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange walked off the show Thursday after an intense on-air shouting match with his personal assistant, Newsday reports. Lange tried to physically attack the assistant but was held back by studio members. Soon afterward Lange resigned, saying he couldn’t promise he wouldn’t act... More »

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Stern Extols
the Pleasures
of Satellite

Funny man finds the troubles at CBS Radio the best joke of all

(Newser) - It's been almost two years since Howard Stern switched to satellite radio, and the never-modest shock jock is reveling in his success on Sirius—and the woes of his former network, CBS, and rival, Don Imus, back in terrestrial radio. In a sit-down with the AP, Stern crows that his... More »

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Sirius, XM Union May Have Listeners Singing the Blues

Deal would lower options, raise prices, Post writer says

(Newser) - For anyone doubting that a merger between Sirius and XM would harm the satellite radio industry by forcing listeners to go through a single provider, the Washington Post’s Marc Fisher has two words: cable TV. Fisher argues that for all of the advantages any union may produce,... More »

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Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

DNA evidence wins photographer Birkhead paternity of Daniellyn

(Newser) -  Daniellyn finally has a baby daddy. DNA evidence proved that the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith can call paparazzo Larry Birkhead Dad. "I told you so," a jubilant Birkhead told reporters after the announcement at a court hearing in the Bahamas. He  hugged his rival,... More »

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