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Veteran broadcaster Howard Stern has experienced the heights of celebrity that many entering the industry can only dream of. As America's most famous "shock jock," Stern emerged as a radio star in the early 1980s, and spent the years after pushing the bounds of what was broadcastable, indulging in crude and offensive humor, sexualized on-air discussion and stunts, and a bevy of other controversies, building a loyal following in the process. By the turn of the new millennium, Stern had survived firings, negative headlines, and a bevy of fines from the Federal Communications Commission to become the self-proclaimed "King of All Media."

For decades, it seemed that Stern was unstoppable, with every controversy only adding to his legen

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