A Quote by Howard Stern

Every time I went on the radio, I would take the crummiest radio station, the station that was like a toilet bowl. I would go on there and build up the ratings, so you couldn't do any worse.

Howard Stern

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Howard Stern
American - Entertainer
Born: January 12, 1954

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