Q 01/05

In which New York City borough was Howard Stern born in January 1954?

A) Brooklyn

B) Manhattan

C) The Bronx

D) Queens

Answer · why

D) Queens

He was born in Jackson Heights; the family moved to Roosevelt on Long Island the next year and later to Rockville Centre.

Q 02/05

Stern's father Ben worked as a radio engineer and co-owned what kind of business in Manhattan?

A) A recording studio

B) A delicatessen

C) A record shop

D) A movie house

Answer · why

A) A recording studio

Cartoons and commercials were recorded at Aura Recording Inc., where young Howard watched voice actors like Don Adams at work.

Q 03/05

At roughly what age did Stern first become interested in radio?

A) Five

B) Twelve

C) Sixteen

D) Nine

Answer · why

A) Five

He cited talk hosts Bob Grant and Brad Crandall as early influences and recorded mock shows on equipment his father provided.

Q 04/05

Stern attended which school, where he started on the campus station WTBU?

A) Syracuse University

B) Boston University

C) NYU

D) Hofstra University

Answer · why

B) Boston University

He turned down Elmira College in 1972 and graduated magna cum laude in 1976 with a major in broadcasting and film.

Q 05/05

What was Stern's weekly pay when WRNW first hired him full-time in 1976?

A) $96

B) $150

C) $250

D) $500

Answer · why

A) $96

It was a six-day, four-hour midday shift. By November 1977 he was program director at $250 a week and living in a monastery room.