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October 2008
- Howard Stern Gets Hitched
  
  Newsday | Oct 4, 08 4:56 AM CDT
  
  (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 . "He demonstrated that he was sincere and incredibly loving." The Sterns asked that gifts take the form of donations to a wildlife rescue center. More »
- Stern Nuptials Set for Tonight
  
  New York Post | Oct 3, 08 10:15 AM CDT
  
  (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. Stern split with his first wife in 1999. More »
September 2008
- Under Pressure, Sirius XM Tries to Look Ahead
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 15, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Satellite radio’s fortunes—thought to be peaking after Sirius and XM merged in July—are falling as the united company’s stock continues to tumble and management scrambles to refinance debt, reports the Wall Street Journal. Still, CEO Mel Karmazin says, the company is “heading toward making a bunch of money in the future.” More »
- Stern Launches Virginity Auction
  
  New York Daily News | Sep 9, 08 11:20 AM CDT
  
  (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 to capitalize on my virginity?" asked the pseudonymous “Natalie Dylan.” More »
July 2008
- FCC Approves Satellite Radio Merger
  
  Associated Press | Jul 25, 08 8:21 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the United States' only two satellite radio operators today, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean 18 million-plus subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services. More »
- Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites. AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading. Travelocity TravelTools: Allows you to check flight schedules, gate assignments, and security wait times. More »
- Savage Defends Attack on Autistic 'Brats'
  
  New York Times | Jul 22, 08 2:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Right-wing mouth Michael Savage isn't backing down from his remarks characterizing autistic kids as nothing more than "brats," outraging thousands of parents, the New York Times reports. The radio host said in a broadcast last week that autism was a "fraud" and 99% of cases were created by poor parenting. Dozens of parents demonstrated outside his studio yesterday, and an insurance company has canceled advertising on his program. More »
- Evangelical Dobson Softens on McCain
  
  Associated Press | Jul 21, 08 2:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - James Dobson still won’t formally endorse John McCain, but the evangelical leader voiced support for the Republican candidate in a radio broadcast today, the AP reports. “Barack Obama contradicts and threatens everything I believe about the institution of the family and what is best for the nation,” Dobson said, forcing him “to reevaluate the candidacy of our only other choice.” More »
- Man Trades Baby Name for $100 Gas Card
  
  Reuters | Jul 18, 08 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to offers of free gas these days: from brothels to churches, fuel has become a better lure than cash. More »
- The Best iPhone Apps
  
  PC Magazine | Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine , is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop: AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original iPhone's slate. Bejeweled 2: A popular time-waster gets a suitably beautiful iPhone port. More »
- Another Shock Jock Gets TV Tryout
  
  New York Times | Jul 9, 08 10:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wendy Williams, the blunt, compulsively personal, sometimes snarky radio host whose syndicated morning show reaches 12 million people, mostly in New York, is about to debut on TV. Next week, Williams launches an hour morning show on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit, directly competing with more staid programs she's enjoyed shaking up in guest appearances, the New York Times reports. More »
- Actors Guild Suffers Blow as Smaller Union OKs Contract
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 08 9:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite a campaign by the larger Screen Actors Guild to convince them otherwise, members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists yesterday approved a new contract with Hollywood studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ratification is seen as signaling weak support for an actors strike as SAG continues negotiations on its own deal with studios. More »
- Dan Patrick to Join NBC's Football Night
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Jul 8, 08 10:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dan Patrick will join NBC's Football Night in America this fall, in a move that reunites him with Keith Olbermann. The two men changed the field of sportscasting with their 1992 debut on ESPN's SportsCenter , writes Broadcasting & Cable . Patrick will keep his radio show and Sports Illustrated column while joining host Bob Costas at Football Night . More »
- Obama Audio Clips May Hurt Candidacy
  
  Politico | Jul 6, 08 2:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - GOP activists are salivating over audio clips of Barack Obama reading from his book, Dreams from My Father , detailing his attitudes on race and adventures with drugs. "I attended classes sparingly, drank beer heavily, and tried drugs enthusiastically," Obama says in a reading of the 1993 bestseller. Now radio hosts are testing which snippets to play in post-Labor Day attack ads, Politico reports. More »
- Limbaugh Signs $400M Deal
  
  Washington Post | Jul 2, 08 4:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has signed an eight-year contract renewing his syndication with Clear Channel for more than $400 million. This makes for the second-most-lucrative deal in radio history, ranking only behind Howard Stern's $500 million deal with Sirius in 2004, the Washington Post reports. "I'm having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have," said Limbaugh. More »
- SOS Signals Century Mark
  
  Times (UK) | Jul 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Take a moment today to honor the 100th birthday of the SOS signal—the Morse code dots and dashes that have saved thousands of lives. The distress call was introduced in 1908 to replace an older code, "CQD," which was easier to confuse with other signals, the Times of London reports. More »
- BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview
  
  Associated Press | Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside. More »
June 2008
- Actors' Family Feud Creates More Hollywood Labor Unrest
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 30, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the escalation of a long-simmering turf war, the largest Hollywood actors union is attempting to scuttle a deal reached by its smaller rival with studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. Though the Screen Actors Guild isn't planning to strike when its contract expires tonight, it's urging members who also belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors to vote against that contract. More »
  
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Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Stern Nuptials Set for Tonight

Under Pressure, Sirius XM Tries to Look Ahead

Stern Launches Virginity Auction

FCC Approves Satellite Radio Merger

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

Savage Defends Attack on Autistic 'Brats'

Evangelical Dobson Softens on McCain

Man Trades Baby Name for $100 Gas Card

The Best iPhone Apps

Another Shock Jock Gets TV Tryout

Actors Guild Suffers Blow as Smaller Union OKs Contract

Dan Patrick to Join NBC's Football Night

Obama Audio Clips May Hurt Candidacy

Limbaugh Signs $400M Deal

SOS Signals Century Mark

BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview

Actors' Family Feud Creates More Hollywood Labor Unrest