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The iconic American broadcaster and media personality Howard Stern<\/a> first rose to global prominence in the 1980s as the presenter of the popular radio feature The Howard Stern Show. <\/p>\n To be a radio DJ was, for a time, to hold all the cards of the music industry in one hand. It would allow you to dictate a playlist that resonated across the country. Since he became one of the most distinctive voices on the airwaves in the 1980s,\u00a0Stern\u00a0has taken things ot a new level.<\/p>\n The popular show was beamed across the US between 1986 and 2005 and heard the host discuss music old and new with some of the world\u2019s biggest pop and rock stars.\u00a0Stern didn\u2019t just make a career out of his shock jock ways, often pushing the boundaries of radio entertainment too far, but he has also been arguably the most revered sage of rock music. It means his view on the pillars of the rock music pantheon is worth listening to.<\/p>\n Since 2006, Stern has continued broadcasting as a DJ on Sirius XM Radio and spread his influence as a judge on America\u2019s Got Talent between 2012 and 2015. Stern began his career as a broadcaster on small, local stations while studying at Boston University in the 1970s, but his passion for music had begun many years before. <\/p>\n In January 2023, Stern revealed that, of all his early musical infatuations, the late great David Crosby was his \u201cboyhood hero.\u201d The former Byrds musician sadly died<\/a> on January 19th, 2023, at 81. <\/p>\n Reacting to the news on his Sirius XM show, Stern remembered his childhood favourite. \u201cI just thought he was one of the best,\u201d he said. Stern then recalled Crosby\u2019s visits to The Howard Stern Show: \u201cWhenever he came on, he was just so warm and lovely and talking openly about his life.\u201d<\/p>\n