Howard Stern Changes Moniker to "The Howard"

Shock Jock Wants Distance from Lawyer Howard K. Stern

By Phil Dotree, published Feb 12, 2007
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In the wake of Anna Nicole Smith's death and increasing media attention on her partner and lawyer Howard K. Stern, controversial Sirius DJ Howard Stern asked listeners today to stop calling him by his full name.

The lawyer Stern has been frequently confused with the disc jockey in recent weeks, both in print and in broadcasts.

While the disc jockey did admit that he appreciated the free press to an extent, he didn't want to be confused with the other Howard Stern, and was angered when he heard some news outlets dropping the "K." from the lawyer Stern's name during reports.

"I don't want to be associated with that retard," Stern said on his daily radio show when announcing the change.

Though obviously not completely serious, Stern corrected his listeners several times when they addressed him by the wrong name, and mentioned that his other moniker, The King of All Media, took a while to catch on, too.

Howard brought up a news article from an Australian paper that had infuriated him into making the change. The article mistakes Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's dedicated partner, with the shock jock, and falsely declares the disc jockey as the father of the deceased Smith's youngest child. Stern felt the paper went too far, and contacted an Associated Press reporter on the air to announce his name change.

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The Howard also read a heartfelt but misdirected letter from a confused Danish woman who expressed her condolences for his unsustained loss.

Howard said that he hoped his name change would help international fans and fans who haven't yet subscribed to Sirius Satellite Radio realize that he had nothing to do with Anna Nicole Smith.

Stern attributed his name choice to Donald Trump, who self-applied his nickname "the Donald" during the success of his television show, The Apprentice. The Howard also gave some credit to rapper Puff Daddy, whose frequent name changes have been a staple of his persona.

"If Diddy can do it, why can't I?", said a smirking Stern.

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I don't like him, but it's cool he mentioned this article and AC - more publicity for us all. Not sure if that's good or bad publicity coming from his show. LOL Great reporting, though.

Posted on 09/07/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
Great article... I like "The Howard."

Posted on 04/25/2007 at 8:04:00 AM

 
just love the show. Howard is a very intelligent man. The HOWARD HE IS!!!!!!

Posted on 04/17/2007 at 4:04:00 PM

 
I have been listening to The Howard since I was 14. I am a black, lesbian, female. I don't care what anyone says about this man. He has kept me entertained for years. A big supporter or gay rights and gay marriage. Big supporter of his listeners. Open minds are a gift along with tolerance. The Howard, the only man I will ever wake up to.

Posted on 02/19/2007 at 2:02:00 PM

 
I was forced to listen to that idiot everytime I got in my brothers car and he makes me sick. Can't stand the man. What an idiot.

Posted on 02/16/2007 at 6:02:00 AM

 
I despise everything about this man.

Posted on 02/15/2007 at 6:02:00 PM

 
What about Dumb and Dumber? That would work.

Posted on 02/15/2007 at 2:02:00 PM

 
Way to go, Phil! It is very cool that Howard mentioned you on the show. Really, how many celebrities would do that? Congratulations!

Posted on 02/15/2007 at 12:02:00 AM

 
Hilarious :) Good read :)

Posted on 02/14/2007 at 5:02:00 AM

 
How did Phil Dotree scoop the AP douchebag The Howard had on the phone?

Posted on 02/14/2007 at 4:02:00 AM

 
I should think that Howard would revel in the notoriety. As the singlemost shameless self-promoting egomaniac of his generation, whose stock-in-trade for 'lo these many years has been an unrelieved deluge of tasteless sleaze, who has appealed to and exploited the basest elements of the human condition ad nauseum, I should think that this whole pathetic, sick and sad Anna Nicole Smith episode would be right up his slime-ball alley. I should think he would jump feet first into it, wade neck-deep up in to it, embrace it, somehow try to wring a few sycophantic chuckles from his posse of brain-dead ass-kickers and his audience of under-educated adolescent males.

Posted on 02/13/2007 at 10:02:00 PM

 
He already is "THE" Howard Stern ... he should have changed it to something like King Stern. I've been listening to Howard 100 and Howard 101 for about a year now and it just seems to be picking steam. Not only is the show better then ever, they are finally broadcasting the special programming they've always talked about (18 hour live performances show, staff retrospectives, etc etc etc). He really is the King.

Posted on 02/13/2007 at 9:02:00 PM

 
Annon, I think Howard's being somewhat satirical with the name change.

Posted on 02/13/2007 at 9:02:00 PM

 
haa haa I loved this article you have a great sense of humor and congratulations on being mentioned on his show. I love the comments made by others, and I liked the Howard the Dick, kinda fitting,

Posted on 02/13/2007 at 9:02:00 PM

 
Honestly, I loved listening to Howard when he first came to Sirius. Now it's all the same stuff everyday. I love the guy for what he's done, but he's ruining it with the stuff that's been going on the past few months. I prefer to just listen to music now. I'm even kinda getting dissapointed with Sirius as a whole lately. I dunno. I bought it for the music, but lately it's not been doing so good. This move by Howard, while he might have needed to do something to differentiate himself from the other idiot, this is akin to Prince changing his name to that symbol. C'mon. Grow up, take it like a man, get your lawyers on the ball to squash issues that come up with your name and move on. This idiot's name will be out of the news long before you can convince the media to call you "The Howard." WTF!

Posted on 02/13/2007 at 9:02:00 PM

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