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100-407: Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes , including their 1993 hit " What's Up? ". She has since founded two record labels and composed and produced songs for other artists, which include: " Beautiful " by Christina Aguilera ; " What You Waiting For? " by Gwen Stefani ; and " Get
200-462: A Grammy Awards nomination for her song "Beautiful" as a contender for "Song of the Year"; the song received the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards . She collaborated with art-dance duo Fischerspooner on a few songs for their sophomore album and ended the year with a few co-writing credits on Gwen Stefani's solo debut, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. , including
300-492: A 12-year deal giving SiriusXM the rights to his radio and video archives for an upcoming streaming video app tentatively called Howard 360. In 2015 and 2016, The New York Times and The Washington Post addressed changes in the show's direction, with an emphasis on celebrity interviews and change in tone. The New York Times wrote: "Scattered among the gleefully vulgar mainstays are now long, starkly intimate live exchanges—character excavations that have made Mr. Stern one of
400-515: A 24-hour menu or carry the network's programming around the clock. In November, the show relocated to a new studio in New York City, four times the size of its former location that housed space for bands to perform. Live performances increased then on, including those by Bush , Stone Temple Pilots , Cheap Trick and White Zombie , in the first four months. By the end of 1996, the show aired on 34 stations. The show aired on Canadian airwaves for
500-624: A 9.5% market share in New York and 6.4% in Los Angeles. His victory funeral for Mark and Brian was held in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Palace Theatre in November 1992. By this time, advertisers in New York were charged as much as $ 3,000 per minute, and $ 1,500 in Los Angeles, for a one-minute commercial on the show. In January 1993, Stern overtook Philadelphia news station KYW-AM in
600-524: A Girl , was promoted with the single " Won't You Be My Girl? " Perry imagined the name Deep Dark Robot as part of an ad-libbed song lyric—"deep dark robot falling in love"—and decided to hang onto the name for her next musical project. The band released the album in March 2011 and began touring. In July 2011, Perry started to publish a set of acoustic cover songs that she recorded with her iPhone, including " Mad World " by Tears for Fears , " Just What I Needed " by
700-610: A Japanese car with a sledgehammer earned Stern national mention. For his performance, Stern won a Billboard award for "Best Album-Oriented Rock Disc Jockey" and was featured in the Drake-Chenault "Top Five Talent Search" contest in the AOR category. Published in January 1981, the fall Arbitron ratings showed that Stern trailed his three rock competitors with a 1.6% market share of the listening audience during an average quarter-hour . It
800-628: A San Francisco club, and when it was mentioned the trio was looking for a vocalist, Perry announced she was a singer, to which Hall replied, "I know". Their first rehearsal was supposed to be at 6:10 pm on October 17, 1989, but shortly after 5:00 pm the Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco area. The name of the band came from an experience the group had in the Bay Area with a blonde family. According to Christa Hillhouse, "Right next to us, there's
900-744: A comedian and writer at WNBC who could no longer commute from Washington, D.C. Also hired was Gary Dell'Abate of the station's traffic department, who started as the show's assistant in September 1984 and went on to become executive producer. Stern continued to break out of the station's strict format. He had a naked woman on the show for the first time and attempted to make another reach orgasm through her radio speaker, both of which were reenacted in his film Private Parts (1997). The Arbitron ratings released in 1984 showed an increase in listeners to Stern's show. Having moved shifts to 3–7 pm, he attracted audience shares of 3.8%, 4.2%, and 4.6% that year. The show
1000-782: A cover of the band's song "What's Up?" in 2023. The Howard Stern Show The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 and Howard 101 , Stern's two uncensored channels on the subscription-based satellite radio service SiriusXM , since 2006. Other prominent staff members include co-host and news anchor Robin Quivers , writer Fred Norris and executive producer Gary Dell'Abate , along with former members Jackie Martling , Billy West , John Melendez , and Artie Lange . Stern began his radio career in
1100-457: A day before. Stern read out the list of revelations for the show's "Revelations Game", where staff told an unknown secret about themselves. In May 2006, Stern claimed he had received offers from three major companies to return to terrestrial radio. Although he would never return, Stern did mention that it would be "cool to go back and kick their asses." Although the names of the companies were never revealed, media organizations announced that Stern
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#17330849385511200-432: A hair sample for analysis. Plato was crying several times, mostly while offering her gratitude to callers who believed everything she had said. Stern also asked her if she had ever considered suicide to which she replied, "Hell no. I've got a beautiful boy. I'm OK in my skin. I'm OK with who I am." Plato died of a drug overdose the next day. In December 2000, Stern renewed his contract with Infinity Broadcasting to continue
1300-544: A new contract with WXRK. A "Win Jackie's Money" contest began where comedians auditioned for Martling's spot by sitting in on shows. Craig Gass, Doug Stanhope , Richard Jeni , Jim Florentine , A.J. Benza, and Ron Zimmerman were among the participants. In October, comedian and actor Artie Lange joined the show full-time. Stern aired live during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and continued to broadcast with most of his staff until around 12:15 pm. The live reporting
1400-610: A new video game by God in which a group of men chase the Virgin Mary around a singles bar in Jerusalem . In February 1983, comedian Jackie Martling was hired to make weekly appearances as a comedy writer. With his on-the-fly style, he provided jokes for such show bits like "Stump the Jokeman" and "The Match Game". Martling assumed his role full-time in August 1986 when he replaced Al Rosenberg ,
1500-559: A rock station in Washington, D.C. He was determined to become a success, and noticed the importance of news segments for satire . He requested for a news person to riff with him in the studio and not just deliver news briefs, returning to the newsroom when they were finished. Management planned to pair Stern with Robin Quivers , a news anchor and consumer reporter from WFBR in Baltimore . She agreed to meet Stern after hearing him interview
1600-551: A sex worker on the air. Quivers at first "thought I would come in and do the news ... but it wasn't that way ... he wanted someone to play off of ... he wanted a real live person there with him". The show began to break format, and Stern held a lesbian edition of "Dial-a-Date" in May 1981. He formed the Think Tank, a cohesive trio of male listeners who conversed with Stern and played along with quizzes and routines, which helped
1700-448: A show from 2003, Stern was removed permanently on the six stations. Stern returned to four of the six markets that he was suspended from, including five new ones, on Infinity-owned stations on July 19. On October 6, 2004, Stern announced his five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio , a subscription-based satellite radio service, free from the FCC's regulations. A contributing factor in
1800-558: A show with three fellow students on WTBU , campus radio station, named The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour which was cancelled during its first broadcast for a sketch called "Godzilla Goes to Harlem". After his graduation, Stern landed some cover shifts in December 1976 at WRNW , a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor, New York , where he was subsequently hired full-time working middays. He produced more creative commercials by calling
1900-409: A suicide attempt in January 2010, Lange left the show. On December 9, 2010, Stern announced the signing of a new five-year contract with Sirius XM which ended in December 2015. In September 2013, Howard TV 's contract was not renewed and the service ended. On December 15, 2015, Stern announced he signed a new deal with SiriusXM to continue his radio show until December 2020. The agreement includes
2000-487: A trash receptacle with a piece of pizza on top and the kid wanted to pick it up. The mom said, 'No, it's probably dirty, what with the pigeons and people.' And she stared right at us. We were Non Blondes." They said the experience became a symbol that they did not fit the California stereotype. They got their start in the San Francisco bar scene, especially lesbian bars, gaining a significant lesbian following. In July 1991,
2100-512: Is Marluce Martins Perry, a model and designer of Brazilian descent. Growing up in an artistic and musical household, Perry displayed an interest in music from an early age. She spent her teenage years in San Diego before moving to San Francisco in 1986 at the age of 21. In San Francisco, Perry lived in a small, windowless room, and would play her guitar and sing her own songs on city streets. Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins , who at
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#17330849385512200-612: Is a lesbian . In 1995, she told a journalist from The Advocate , "All my life I've loved women, and that's it. I've never been any other way." Earlier at the 1994 Billboard Music Awards she displayed the slang word " dyke " on her guitar for a performance with 4 Non Blondes. Perry was in a relationship with actress Clementine Ford from 2009 to 2010. Perry began a relationship with actress Sara Gilbert in 2011. They announced their engagement in April 2013 and married on March 30, 2014. Gilbert gave birth to their son on February 28, 2015. Perry
2300-504: Is buried in Tropic, Utah . Hillhouse maintains the official website for 4 Non Blondes. Perry and Hillhouse reunited in 1999 in support of Perry's solo tour. On May 11, 2014, the group reunited to perform a concert at a fundraiser entitled "An Evening For Women: Celebrating Arts, Music and Equality" which was held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Perry produces the annual event for
2400-496: The Billboard 200 and sold 1.5 million copies between 1992 and 1994. They hit the charts in 1993 with the release of the album's second single, " What's Up? " Originally, the band was all-female, with vocalist Linda Perry , bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall , and drummer Wanda Day. However, before their album was released, Dawn Richardson replaced Day on drums, and Roger Rocha replaced Hall on guitar. Perry left
2500-521: The Tuesday Night Music Club , who had recently produced Sheryl Crow 's debut. Released in 1996, In Flight received positive reviews, but was a poor seller. Perry joined Red Fish, Blue Fish for her world tour, supporting such acts as The Who. She promoted her CD with an appearance on The Howard Stern Show , during which she participated in " lesbian dial-a-date" and performed her former band's only hit single, "What's Up?" Perry also hosted
2600-451: The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and called for mandatory vaccinations, saying "When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it's mandatory to get vaccinated? Fuck 'em. Fuck their freedom". Stern also called for the firing of professional athletes who are misleading about their vaccination status, and mocked on his radio show other talk show hosts who spoke out against
2700-486: The Woolsey Fire , and The Art of Elysium fundraiser Heaven Is Rock & Roll in 2020, featuring the surviving members of Nirvana ( Dave Grohl , Pat Smear , and Krist Novoselic ) performing alongside Beck and St. Vincent , in addition to performances from Cheap Trick , L7 , and Marilyn Manson . Perry moved from San Diego to San Francisco and lived there until 1997, moving to Sherman Oaks , Los Angeles . Perry
2800-600: The red carpet and press conferences. That year, Stern returned to the Washington, D.C., market after a six-year absence when he was syndicated on WJFK , his third affiliate. In July 1991, the show began to air on KLSX in Los Angeles . Listeners jammed the station's switchboard during the first simulcast with mostly negative calls about the change. Stern rivaled with the KLOS morning team of Mark and Brian , who for three years had
2900-412: The 1997 and 1998 Bay Area Music Awards , or "Bammies". In 1999, she released her second solo album, After Hours , on Rockstar Records, and performed as an opening act for Bryan Adams . Perry had begun acquiring recording equipment, including a TASCAM DA-88 recorder, Neumann U 67 microphone, and Fairchild 670 compressor. Curious about the new musical technology behind music she was hearing on
3000-514: The Beasts and Children " to a 1994 The Carpenters tribute album If I Were a Carpenter , and " Misty Mountain Hop " to the 1995 Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin . The group disbanded in late 1994 during the recording of their second album. Perry has said that she had been unhappy with Bigger, Better, Faster, More! She has also explained that her sexuality had a part to play in her tensions with
3100-518: The Cars , and " Creep " by Radiohead , among many others. On her Facebook account, she wrote: " iPhone sessions are me sitting at my piano an recording song into iPhone voice memo. Then I post it. Very simple enjoy :)" In 2014, Perry appeared in the VH1 reality television show Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project , in which she worked with up-and-coming musicians, like VanJess and winner Hemming. Perry
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3200-532: The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center to raise money for the center. According to Perry, "the majority of the money goes to the youth center program, which is basically kids that get thrown out on the street by their own parents for being gay." The six songs on the track list were "Train", " Spaceman ", "The Ladder", "Mighty Lady", "Superfly", and " What's Up? ", and the fundraiser was organized by the Los Angeles LGBT Center . Dolly Parton and Linda Perry did
3300-634: The Party Started " by Pink . Perry also contributed to albums by Adele , Alicia Keys , and Courtney Love , as well as signing and distributing James Blunt in the United States. Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015. Perry was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on April 15, 1965. Her father was Alfred Xavier Perry, a musician and engineer of Portuguese descent . Her mother
3400-406: The San Francisco bar scene, especially lesbian bars, gaining a significant lesbian following. In July 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records . In 1992, 4 Non Blondes recorded what would be the band's only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! , including the song " What's Up? ", written by Perry. Unhappy with a re-worked version of the song insisted upon by the album's producer, Perry and
3500-411: The United States and Canada, and gained a peak audience of 20 million listeners. In the New York market the show was the highest-rated morning program consecutively for seven years between 1994 and 2001. Stern's successor in various East Coast affiliates, The David Lee Roth Show , attracted a market share of 1.8% in January 2006, which was down from 7.9% that Stern acquired a month previous. Stern
3600-421: The air and "decided to cut down the barriers ... strip down all the ego ... and be totally honest ... I still sounded like an FM announcer". Stern held a bra-burning event and wrestled women outside the studios, and invited listeners to confess the most outrageous places where they had sex, and record their calls for the air. A stunt in which listeners paid $ 1.06 (the station's FM frequency) to hit
3700-535: The air, while listeners called for boycotts against his advertisers. Stern responded to the reaction with a statement in Spanish, arguing that his comments were not intended to cause pain to her family, friends and loved ones. Justice of the Peace Eloy Cano of Harlingen, Texas , issued an arrest warrant on Stern for disorderly conduct, which remained in place for a year after the incident. The Howard Stern Show
3800-562: The album and stayed with the band until 1994. Openly lesbian lead singer Perry often performed with a prominent "dyke" sticker affixed to her guitar, including at the Billboard Music Awards in 1993 and on Late Night with David Letterman . 4 Non Blondes contributed the song " Mary's House " to the film Wayne's World 2 in 1993. They also covered Van Halen 's "I'm the One" on the soundtrack for Airheads . They contributed " Bless
3900-579: The album's first single, " What You Waiting For? " Additionally, her Atlantic -distributed label, Custard Records , was launched to promote two new acts, Sunshine and James Blunt . She produced and played guitar on the recording of Blunt's song " No Bravery ". The year ended with Perry co-writing "Save Me" for the southern California punk rock band Unwritten Law . In 2005, Perry re-released her solo album In Flight . The same year, she began working with Christina Aguilera on her third studio album, Back to Basics (2006), co-writing with Aguilera every song on
4000-468: The album's second disc. In late 2006 and early 2007, Perry contributed production and songwriting to Vanessa Carlton 's third studio album, Heroes and Thieves . Perry won an award from the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy for her contribution to the world of music. Perry signed the group Little Fish to her label in 2008 and began producing its album, Baffled and Beat , which
4100-569: The album, including full writing credits for the songs "Lonely Girl" and "Get the Party Started", which was released as the album's lead single and became Pink's biggest hit to date. The album's worldwide commercial and critical success brought Perry back into the spotlight as a music producer and songwriter. The following year, Perry produced for Christina Aguilera another song she had written, " Beautiful ", another worldwide commercial success. In 2003, Perry won two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards for her songwriting, and
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4200-478: The area's top-rated program. In January 1992, Stern reached the number one spot in New York by overtaking the news station WINS , who had enjoyed a ten-year reign. He was reaching over one million listeners a week there, and hosted a live victory parade in Times Square to celebrate. In October 1992, Stern became the first person to have the number one show in New York and Los Angeles simultaneously, as he acquired
4300-436: The band in 1994, and the remaining members disbanded shortly afterward. Bassist Christa Hillhouse and guitarist Shaunna Hall had been roommates and met drummer Wanda Day when they joined a band she was playing in. When the three left that band, they started playing as a trio, but after seeing Perry sing at a solo performance, Hillhouse and Hall asked her to join as vocalist. According to Perry, she and Hall were at Nightbreak,
4400-401: The band re-recorded the song like Perry's original demo, with Perry's re-recorded version being used as the final version for the album. In March 1993, "What's Up" was released as the album's second single, reaching number one in 10 countries and driving the success of the album, which spent 59 weeks on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.5 million copies between 1992 and 1994. In late 1994 during
4500-468: The band was signed to Interscope following a performance at the Gavin Convention , where they opened for Primus on Valentine's Day of the same year. As they began pre-production for their debut album, Day was fired and replaced by Dawn Richardson. In 1992, while recording Bigger, Better, Faster, More! the album's producer, David Tickle , felt that Hall's guitar playing was "not happening" so she
4600-547: The body, mind & soul", a self-produced project in 2006 on Make Music, Not War! Records. After leaving the Non Blondes in 1991, Day continued drumming with Malibu Barbi, and then Bad Dog Play Dead. In late 1992, an accident crushed her legs and broke her back, which made drumming very painful. She moved out of San Francisco in 1995, spent some time in Arizona and eventually went back to Salt Lake City. Day died on July 10, 1997, and
4700-533: The course of time, we made a very conscious effort to make Stern aware that certain elements of the program should be changed", said program director John Hayes , whom Stern had nicknamed "The Incubus ". "I don't think it's appropriate to say what those specifics were." In 1992, Stern believed that Thornton Bradshaw, at the time chairman of RCA which then owned WNBC, was driving in his limousine having heard his " Bestiality Dial-a-Date" segment and ordered his firing. Later, NBC chairman Grant Tinker admitted that it
4800-461: The decision was the aftermath of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy which began the tightening of censorship and regulation in broadcasting. The deal, worth approximately $ 100 million a year for all costs, included a bonus stock payment of $ 83 million for Stern in January 2007 for surpassing subscriber goals set in 2004. Promotion of Sirius met with controversy as Stern mentioned
4900-607: The first time on September 2, 1997, to CHOM in Montreal and CILQ in Toronto . Stern's comments about French people and their language caused a rift with some listeners. "There is something about the language that turns you into a pussy-assed jack off. Anybody who speaks French is a scum bag. It turns you into a coward. Just like in World War II, they would not stick up for us. Screw your culture and we're invading you all." Ratings for
5000-671: The first was reportedly worth $ 500 million. In addition to radio broadcast, The Howard Stern Show has been filmed since 1994 and broadcast on various networks, including the E! and CBS television channels. It moved to HowardTV , Stern's own on-demand digital cable channel from 2005 to 2013. In 2018, Sirius XM launched a mobile app for subscribers to access video clips of the show. Stern landed his first professional radio job while at Boston University , performing on-air skits, news casting and production duties at 1550 WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts , from August to December 1975. He also hosted
5100-644: The group. Perry was an out lesbian, but band members Hillhouse and Richardson were less comfortable being as open about their sexuality in the early 1990s. Perry went solo in 1995. She has released solo work, and produced and written songs on albums by Christina Aguilera , Alicia Keys , Pink , Gwen Stefani , Courtney Love , and Kelly Osbourne . Hall has recorded, produced, composed for, and performed with various artists, including vocalist Storm Large (1999–2001), guitarist Eric McFadden (1995–2001), and funk pioneer George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and released "Electrofunkadelica: e3+FUNKnth = music for
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#17330849385515200-430: The incident drew criticism from some listeners. "There were some really good looking girls running out with their hands over their heads ... Did [the suspects] try to have sex with any of the good looking girls? ... At least if you are going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? ... If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex." Hundreds complained to KXPK ,
5300-413: The lawsuit settlement with CBS Radio finally gave Sirius the exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of broadcasts from WXRK, totalling almost 23,000 hours. It was reported that Sirius agreed to pay CBS $ 2 million for the rights, equating to around $ 87 per-hour of tape. On December 2, 2009, it was announced that every tape had been digitized on a server taking up multiple terabytes of data. After
5400-430: The listener vote. Former stockbroker Sal Governale , the runner-up with 24%, was also hired in September. On February 26, 2004, Stern was cancelled on six stations owned by Clear Channel Communications after a caller used the word "nigger" when asking Rick Salomon if he ever had sex with a black person the day before. Following the issue of a $ 495,000 fine to Clear Channel by the FCC, which cited sexual discussions on
5500-646: The mid-1970s and developed his show through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York , WCCC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut , and WWWW in Detroit . In 1981, he began at WWDC-FM in Washington, D.C. , where he was first paired with Quivers and became a ratings success. That was followed by three years at WNBC in New York City . After his abrupt firing, Stern moved to WXRK where he remained for 20 years until December 2005. During this time, The Howard Stern Show
5600-505: The money it had sought. Sirius paid $ 2 million to CBS, and CBS relinquished full ownership of Stern's 20-year archive of broadcast content to Sirius. Stern hosted his final show on terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005. A stage was built outside the studio for Stern, his colleagues and Wack Pack members to make their farewell speeches. In his closing speech, Stern thanked the New York City Police Department , dedicating
5700-470: The morning ratings which ended the station's 14-year run at number one. Following his 1992 debut on WNCX in Cleveland , Stern took the station from thirteenth in mornings to first place in under two years. On June 10, 1994, during the city's funeral broadcast William Alford, an engineer of competing station WMMS , cut a wire used for the show's satellite feed which stopped the broadcast temporarily. Alford
5800-527: The most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business and a sought-after stop for stars selling a movie or setting the record straight." Amongst the changes to the show, some Wack Pack members have been given less offensive names; Wendy the Retard was renamed Wendy the Slow Adult. During an interview with Madonna , Stern said of his earlier years in radio, "I used to say bad things about everybody ... I
5900-399: The owners of businesses on the air, which he wrote "was mind-blowing to everyone there." In 1979, Stern responded to an advertisement for a "wild, fun morning guy" at WCCC-FM , an album oriented rock (AOR) station in Hartford, Connecticut . He produced a more outrageous audition tape, playing Robert Klein and Cheech and Chong records mixed with flatulence routines and one-liners. He
6000-490: The program. In the 18-plus male demographic, WYSP rose from eleventh to second place in three months. Stern began a rivalry with the number one host John DeBella of WMMR , and was determined to beat him in the ratings. He achieved his goal in April 1990, and held a celebratory "funeral" for DeBella on May 10 in Rittenhouse Square which aired live. By early 1987, Stern had almost completely stopped playing music during
6100-431: The radio show for five years. Industry analysts questioned Stern's relevance as the show's ratings had declined since 1998, including a 20 per cent drop in listeners in Los Angeles. Broadcasting & Cable reasoned the decline to Stern's separation from his wife in late 1999 which made him "considerably less intriguing". In March 2001, Stern announced the departure of Martling, who was unable to reach an agreement over
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#17330849385516200-501: The radio, she asked a friend. Based on their input, Perry purchased an Akai MPC sampler, and Roland and Korg Triton synthesizers , and taught herself to use them, writing her first dance song, " Get the Party Started ", in the process. She sent the song to Madonna 's manager Guy Oseary , who turned it down. In 2000, Perry was contacted by pop rock singer Pink , seeking production and songwriting assistance on her second album, Missundaztood . Perry co-wrote and produced much of
6300-475: The recording of their second album, 4 Non Blondes disbanded. Perry cited dissatisfaction with the first album and ongoing creative disagreements between herself and the band. She has also explained that her sexuality had a part to play in her tensions with the group. Interscope retained Perry as a solo artist and assembled a production team for her debut album, including Kevin Gilbert , Bill Bottrell , and members of
6400-483: The release of Rocha's album with his band The Golden Hearts. Perry performed a solo set of cover tunes, including Radiohead 's " Creep " and Soundgarden 's " Black Hole Sun ". Perry and Roger Rocha performed one song together, Led Zeppelin's " Since I've Been Loving You ". In June 2010, Perry announced on her Facebook and Twitter profiles that she was "going to make an album" with her new band Deep Dark Robot , which she founded with Tony Tornay. The album, 8 Songs About
6500-412: The renewed controversy, Stern stated: "The shit I did was fucking crazy ... I'll be the first to admit. I won't go back and watch those old shows; it's like, who is that guy. But that was my shtick, that's what I did and I own it." Quivers and Stern both stated that both he and the show have "evolved" over the years. In the summer of 2021, Stern spoke out strongly against Americans who refused to receive
6600-465: The service on air, instructing listeners in purchasing receivers and subscriptions. In one incident, Farid Suleman of Citadel Broadcasting billed Stern $ 200,000 for the continual advertising mentions. On November 8, 2005, Stern was suspended for one day for excessive promotion of the service; after moving to Sirius, Stern called the suspension a ploy by CBS to bolster its $ 500 million lawsuit against Stern in early 2006. CBS ultimately received 0.004% of
6700-471: The show aired live from Los Angeles to commemorate the opening of a new SiriusXM studio. This marked the show's first broadcasts outside New York City since 2004. In June 2020, Stern faced criticism for a 1993 sketch from his New Year's Rotten Eve Pageant special in which Stern parodied Ted Danson 's Friars Club appearance by wearing blackface and repeatedly using the N-word and other racial slurs. Addressing
6800-449: The show and was reaching almost 800,000 listeners each week in the New York area. Between September 1986 and February 1987, Stern hosted a three-hour Saturday morning program with a live audience which was syndicated to 45 markets across the country by DIR Broadcasting. The show added two new staff in 1988—impressionist Billy West and intern "Stuttering John" Melendez , who would achieve notoriety by asking celebrities awkward questions on
6900-416: The show sound more natural. By January 1982, Stern had the second highest-rated morning program in the city. On January 14, one day after the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 , Stern made listeners believe he asked Air Florida the price of a one-way ticket to the 14th Street Bridge , the location of the disaster. "Is that going to be a permanent stop?" asked Stern. On June 29, 1982, Stern's contract at WWDC
7000-522: The show to Sergeant Keith Manning, a friend who at the time was serving in Iraq . When off the air, Stern traveled to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on an open-top bus and met Martha Stewart , who was broadcasting on her own Sirius channel, Martha Stewart Living Radio . Stern's contract with Infinity Broadcasting expired at midnight on December 31. The show was syndicated to as many as 60 markets across
7100-558: The show to become the announcer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Stern accused Leno of stealing his segments such as goofy red carpet interviews and booking Kenneth Keith Kallenbach , a member of the show's Wack Pack . On March 17, a "Win John's Job" contest was announced that allowed regular contributors and callers the opportunity to replace Melendez. Richard Christy , a former electrician and drummer of various death and heavy metal bands including Iced Earth and Death , won with 30% of
7200-593: The show's affiliate in Denver . Stern argued his comments were taken out of context, and accused critics of being overly sensitive. "I dared to ask if kids had sex. So what? That's how I think. I had zero intent to make fun of the situation. The point in making that comment was an attempt to try to understand a motive. We didn't know anything about motives [the morning after] and were trying to consider all possibilities." In May 1999, Stern made headlines after former child star Dana Plato committed suicide one day after visiting
7300-453: The show. Plato had been living in Tulsa, Oklahoma , surrounded by rumors of her sexuality and drug abuse, which became the biggest topic of the interview. After telling Stern she had been sober for over a decade and denying rumors about her lesbian relationship, some callers accused her of lying. At some point Stern suggested that Plato do a urinalysis to prove them wrong, while Plato agreed to give
7400-655: The song was performed by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile with the purpose of inspiring American voters to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election. In 2017, Perry partnered with Kerry Brown to launch We Are Hear , a record label , music publisher , and artist management company based in Los Angeles . Under their leadership, the company has signed recording artists Natasha Bedingfield , Imogen Heap , Dorothy , and Willa Amai among others, and collaborated with artist Kii Arens . Perry has also co-curated events with We Are Hear such as One Love Malibu festival in 2018, which raised $ 1 million in relief funds for damage caused by
7500-441: The songs performed in that private session would sell a combined 17 million records. Perry performed solo at Bay Area clubs and coffeehouses, including Nightbreak , Paradise Lounge , DNA Lounge , and The Kennel Club . Perry composed her first professional song, entitled "Down On Your Face," and was recruited into the band 4 Non Blondes by its founder Christa Hillhouse in the middle of 1989. The band established itself in
7600-491: The station into the national news. Stern also began his "Dial-a-Date" routines at WCCC, and met Fred Norris , the station's overnight disc jockey who provided Stern's show with various comedic impressions of celebrities. Norris would join the show as Stern's writer and producer in 1981. Stern left WCCC for being denied a raise in salary. He began a new morning shift at WWWW , a struggling rock outlet in Detroit , Michigan , on April 21, 1980. He learned to become more open on
7700-458: The station's ratings during his stay. Stern began his WNBC program in September 1982, working from 4–8 pm. Concerned about its corporate image and his risque personality, management told Stern to avoid discussions of a sexual and religious nature. Within his first month at the station, Stern was suspended for several days for a controversial segment known as "Virgin Mary Kong ". The skit featured
7800-654: The theme song for the film Freeheld titled "Hands of Love," performed by Miley Cyrus . In June 2015, Perry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York. In 2018 Perry collaborated with Dolly Parton , writing the Golden Globe-nominated "Girl In The Movies" for the Netflix film Dumplin' . In 2020, Perry co-wrote " A Beautiful Noise " with seven other female writers - Alicia Keys , Brandi Carlile , Brandy Clark , Hillary Lindsey , Lori McKenna , Hailey Whitters and Ruby Amanfu - and
7900-408: The time was also a struggling musician living in San Francisco, later recalled sitting in a room with Perry, who worked as a waitress down the street, performing their original compositions to one another. The two played each other early versions of " Semi-Charmed Life " and " What's Up? ", both of which would become massive hits for their respective bands. It would be decades later that Jenkins realized
8000-790: The two stations increased nonetheless by 62% and 47% respectively. Following listener complaints and censorship enforced by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission , the show was cancelled in Montreal in 1998 and in Toronto in 2001. A day after the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado , on April 20, 1999, Stern's comments regarding
8100-747: The vaccine and subsequently died from COVID-19 . In May 2023, the show aired from Miami to commemorate the opening of another new SiriusXM studio. This was the first time in 3 years the show broadcast from a studio since the COVID-19 pandemic began. From 1990 to 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined owners of radio stations that carried The Howard Stern Show a total of $ 2.5 million for indecent programming. In addition to their regular behind-the-scenes responsibilities, some show staff regularly appear on-air with Stern for comedy bits, conversations with Stern and Quivers, and
8200-407: Was an angry young man." Former staff member Jackie Martling commented, "Howard has become a lot of the things that he always told people not to become", while John Melendez said, "There's nothing wrong with change, but the old Howard would probably goof on the new Howard now." The Wall Street Journal attributed Stern's softening image to his chief operating officer, Marci Turk. In October 2019,
8300-642: Was considering a return. To clear up the rumors, the Associated Press were called on-air on May 10. "The story is I wouldn't do terrestrial radio for any reason", said Stern. Rumors once again arose in September 2006 that Stern would be returning, and were once again denied by Stern and Sirius. Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told United Press International that there were never "any discussions of Howard Stern in any way, shape, or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius. Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong." Stern announced on June 7, 2006, that
8400-404: Was hired for the job, his first in a large radio market . As the station's public affairs director, Stern also hosted a half-hour interview show on Sunday mornings, which he enjoyed as it contained no music. He would ask unusual questions to his guests, such as their dating habits. Stern held a two-day boycott of Shell Oil Company during the summer of the 1979 energy crisis , which put Stern and
8500-515: Was his decision, after corporate communications director Bob Rukeyser alerted him about the risqué material on Stern's show. Stern returned to the New York airwaves on rock station WXRK , where he began his 20-year residency at the station in afternoons from 2–6 pm on November 18, 1985. Following his move to mornings from 6 am on February 18, 1986, Stern entered national syndication on August 18, 1986, when WYSP in Philadelphia first simulcast
8600-500: Was later sentenced to ten days in jail and a $ 1,000 fine. In June 1994, robotic cameras were installed in the WXRK studio to film the radio show for a condensed half-hour program on E!. Howard Stern ran for 11 years until the last original episode aired on July 8, 2005. In conjunction with his move to satellite radio, Stern launched Howard Stern on Demand , a subscription-based video-on-demand service, on November 18, 2005. The service
8700-529: Was let go from the band as well. Guitarist Louis Metoyer finished the record. The album and its song " What's Up? " was released as the album's second single in 1993. It was successful in the United States and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Roger Rocha joined after completion of
8800-462: Was one of the first for those listening across the country, with callers sharing their own experiences. In September 2006, a 90-minute special featuring the staff and their recollections of the day aired on Howard TV, titled 9.11.01: A Retrospective . In September 2003, the FCC declared the show a "bona fide news interview program", making it exempt from equal-time requirements placed for political candidates. On February 27, 2004, John Melendez left
8900-569: Was played with gunshot sound effects, Stern said "Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul." He called one of her records "awful music that could only be popular with that segment of society." Callers to KEGL in Dallas, Texas , jammed the station's switchboards. The League of United Latin American Citizens attempted to get Stern off
9000-504: Was popular among males aged between 18 and 34, a highly-marketable demographic for advertisers. Stern acquired a 5.7% share in 1985, the highest rating at the station in four years, pushing the station's ranking in afternoons from eleventh to first place in three years. Among the success, tension between management and Stern grew further. On September 30, 1985, the show was cancelled due to what management termed as "conceptual differences" between themselves and Stern regarding his show. "Over
9100-497: Was relaunched as Howard TV on March 16, 2006. On December 7, 1994, Stern made national news by preventing a man from committing suicide who was to jump off the George Washington Bridge . Caller, Emilio Bonilla was kept on the line for five minutes until Port Authority Police , whose tour commander was listening to the show, took Bonilla into custody. Bonilla was charged with cocaine possession, reckless endangerment and
9200-603: Was released in August 2010. Also in that same year, she collaborated with Daniel Powter to produce his third studio album Under the Radar . She wrote and produced " A Loaded Smile " for Adam Lambert 's debut studio album For Your Entertainment (2009). Aguilera's sixth studio album, Bionic , released in 2010, included "Lift Me Up", written and produced solely by Perry. On November 5, 2010, Perry appeared live in San Francisco with 4 Non Blondes guitar player Roger Rocha at TwentyFifty (formerly CELLSpace). The appearance celebrated
9300-432: Was replaced with The Adam Carolla Show on numerous West Coast affiliates, and the still airing Rover's Morning Glory in mostly Midwestern markets. The Howard Stern Show made its debut broadcast on Sirius on January 9, 2006. The show began with Also sprach Zarathustra with added flatulence sound effects. George Takei then introduced himself as the show's new announcer. 180,000 Sirius radios were activated
9400-469: Was scheduled to appear as the house band in a special series of late night editions of The Talk airing the week of January 12, 2015 in the 12:34 am time slot of The Late Late Show . Perry co-wrote a song with Adele for her 2015 album 25 titled "Can't Let Go" which was included as a bonus track on the Target and Japanese editions. Perry played piano, produced and engineered the track. She also wrote
9500-486: Was syndicated to 26 stations nationwide by the end of 1995, and was the subject of two Billboard awards for Network/Syndicated Program of the Year in the modern rock and mainstream rock categories in 1996. In February 1996, Stern announced the Howard Stern Radio Network, an agreement that let him form a network consisting of radio personalities that he approved. Stations would be able to choose shows from
9600-412: Was syndicated to 60 radio markets and gained an audience of 20 million listeners at its peak. In the New York area, it was the highest-rated morning radio program from 1994 to 2001. The show is also the most fined, after a total of $ 2.5 million in fines were issued by the Federal Communications Commission for indecent material. In 2004, Stern signed the first of several five-year contracts with Sirius;
9700-510: Was taken to the hospital. Senator Al D'Amato and Ed Koch , former- Mayor of New York City , called in to congratulate Stern. On April 3, 1995, three days after the shooting of singer Selena which happened to be the same day she would be laid to rest in Corpus Christi, Texas a rift in the Hispanic community occurred after Stern commented on her music and Spanish people. After a song of hers
9800-577: Was terminated. Later, he wrote that the Air Florida segment was not the reason for his departure, nor did anyone complain about it. He had signed a contract with WNBC in March, and began to berate management and other DJs on the air. Quivers, who left the show early on June 17, worked at WCBM in Baltimore until rejoining with Stern on October 18, 1982. Stern presented a farewell show two weeks later on competing station WAVA-FM . He had more than tripled
9900-489: Was the final straw for management, which turned WWWW into a more successful country music format on January 18. Stern made a brief, half-hearted attempt to be a country radio DJ but realized it wasn't to his liking. Stern left the station soon after and declined offers to work at CHUM in Toronto , WXRT in Chicago and WPLJ in New York City . On March 2, 1981, Stern began his third morning job, this time at WWDC-FM ,
10000-421: Was the stepmother of Gilbert's son and daughter from a previous relationship with television producer Ali Adler . In December 2019, Gilbert filed for legal separation from Perry. Singles produced or written by Linda Perry 4 Non Blondes 4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco , active from 1989 to 1994. Their only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! , spent 59 weeks on
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