NEW YORK, July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard Stern and SiriusXM today announced that "The History of Howard Stern," a two-week in-depth audio biography that offers an unprecedented celebration and rare behind-the-scenes look at the life, career and achievements of Howard Stern, will air on Howard Stern's exclusive SiriusXM channels, Howard 100 and Howard 101 beginning Monday, July 6.

"The History of Howard Stern" will take listeners – "superfans" who have listened for decades and the many new listeners who have joined recently as Howard has grown – through the struggle to become #1 in radio and beyond, up to the moment he left FM for satellite radio.  The special will feature extensive audio from Howard Stern's personal vault, as well as exclusive commentary from Howard Stern, The Howard Stern Show Staff, friends, family, former colleagues and celebrities who have witnessed Stern's rise to superstardom firsthand including David Letterman, Ben Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Dave Grohl, Alec Baldwin, Robert Duvall, Quentin Tarantino, Jeff Probst, Tom Arnold, William Shatner, Kathy Griffin, Howie Mandel, Gene Simmons, Sarah Silverman, Ivan Reitman, Paul Giamatti, Ozzy Osbourne, and more.

"The History of Howard Stern" program highlights include:

Howard's recordings as a child with his family at his father's recording studio.
Howard's early work at WRNW Westchester, WCCC Hartford,W4 Detroit,
DC-101 Washington, DC and WNBC New York.
Howard's Saturday night television show
The story behind "Baba Booey"
Howard's appearance as Fartman at the MTV Video Music Awards
Howard's first book Private Parts
Howard's 1994 candidacy for Governor of New York
Howard's 1997 movie Private Parts
Howard signing with Sirius and leaving terrestrial radio

"The History of Howard Stern" will air on Howard 100 and 101 starting on Monday, July 6. The broadcast will also be available through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The entire special will be available on demand starting on July 4.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com. 

About SiriusXM

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 27.7 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S. and on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and at shop.siriusxm.com.  SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™, SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™.  SiriusXM holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.

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Contact for SiriusXM:

Samantha Bowman
212 901 6644
samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com

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