Howard Stern is an American talk show host, television personality, and disk jockey. He is also an author and an actor. However, what has made him famous is his radio show known as ‘The Howard Stern Show’. According to the celebrity net worth website, his net worth stands at $ 580 million.
How he made his money
Income from employment
Stern began his radio career while he was still in college. He made his professional debut in 1975 at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts. He has worked with a number of radio stations over the years. In 2005, he started working with Sirius Satellite radio. He still works there today. He has certainly made a lot of money over the years working with different radio stations.
According to celebrity net worth, Howard…show more content… The book was released on the 7th of October, 1993. It became the fastest-selling title in the history of its publishers. In fact, the first printing of the book sold 225, 000 copies within hours after it hit the book shelves.
He has also written a second autobiography. Both books appeared in the New York Best Seller list at number one.
Howard Stern also works as a judge on America’s Got Talent. He earns $ 15 million every year from this contract.
Film
Stern Howard’s book, ‘Private Parts’’, was adopted into a film with Howard playing as himself in the title role. The film was released on the 7th of March 1997. It topped the box office with a gross of $14.6 million on its opening weekend. It went on to sell a total of $ 41.2 million in movie tickets.
His other sources of income
Hosting TV shows
Since he started his career in New York, Stern has hosted several late night TV shows.
His background
Howard’s father somehow had a role to play in getting Howard interested in media. He was a part-owner of a recording studio. He frequently taped his children during holidays and asked them questions about current events. If Howard did not know the answers, he got sarcastic. He also held puppet shows for his friends at their home