Howard Stern Archive 2008 Portable -

2008: Context and Significance By 2008, Howard Stern was an established radio giant, celebrated and vilified for his outspoken persona. He had long since moved from shock-jock notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s into mainstream celebrity status. In 2006 he had signed his landmark Sirius XM contract, and by 2008 the satellite transition was well underway — a change that reshaped his creative freedoms and distribution model. 2008 also sat in a transitional