Hot off the press: New Howard Stern book

January 20, 2009



Announcing “AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader”

The First New Title about HOWARD STERN in More Than Twelve Years



An extensive new book celebrates the storied career of American broadcasting trailblazer HOWARD STERN.



Collecting three decades worth of essential interviews, essays, articles, quotes and news items related to the pioneering radio broadcaster, “AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader” is an exceptional, 346 page book that tells the Stern story sequentially.



A must-read for all devoted fans of “The Howard Stern Show”, the book is the first all new title about Stern since 1997. Available now for immediate purchase here: http://www.lulu.com/content/5738859 as a physical book or download, publisher Rock Reader Books will make “AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader” available to traditional internet and retail outlets in April 2009.



Beginning with Stern’s discharge from New York’s WNBC in 1985, “AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader” follows the radio guru’s controversial twenty-year engagement on FM radio.



Tracing Howard’s years with K-Rock in New York – the flagship station for his syndication empire – “AMERICAN ICON” chronicles his battles with the FCC and accompanies him as he launches his legendary television run (with programs for WWOR, E! and CBS/Eyemark).



Including his triumphs as a two-time best-selling author and the success of his own blockbuster movie, 1997’s “Private Parts”, this “AMERICAN ICON” also explores Howard’s lengthy indecency battles with the government, his victorious exit from terrestrial radio to the unexpurgated world of SiriusXM Satellite Radio and the launch of his own Howard TV channel.

“AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader” (Rock Reader Books) was compiled and edited by New Jersey entertainment writer John D. Luerssen, a loyal Stern fan since Howard’s initial 1982 New York broadcast.



“I put this book together as a fan for other Howard Stern fans,” says Luerssen. “And I think it speaks volumes about the American Dream. Howard’s persistence in the face of adversity, his dedication to his craft and his desire to entertain his audience can’t be overlooked. Those are the principles of his success. He’s had a tremendous career on his own terms. The guy really is a remarkable businessman, a brilliant humorist and as the book title suggests, an American Icon.”

Exhilarating, gripping, funny and brilliantly honest, the media interactions that comprise AMERICAN ICON: The HOWARD STERN Reader, tell Howard Stern’s unique and unforgettable story.



For more information contact RRB Publicity:

Rock Reader Books

ISBN 978-0-557-04204-3

http://www.lulu.com/content/5738859



A limited number of electronic copies are available for review purposes.



Contact:

rockreaderbooks@hotmail.com