Howard Stern

After a Tuesday morning altercation in which gossip columnist A.J. Benza struck ‘Stuttering John’ Melendez, the semi-regular guest of the Howard Stern show was shown the door by WXRK manager Tom Chiusano. The fight occured after Melendez posed as a listener calling in to mercilessly insult Benza. Stern’s morning show is heard locally on 95X.

Syracuse rock station 95X (WAQX) has signed a new five-year contract with syndicated ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern. The often vulgar, sometimes controversial morning show ranked third in the market during the last ratings period.

Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling is persona non grata at the Howard Stern show according to the New York Post. The paper says sources tell it Stern was “hurt by Jackie leaving” and does not want to work with the show’s longtime head writer again. The story states that Jackie is having second thoughts about his