Howard Stern went from being a low
paid DJ to one of the world's
highest-earning celebrities.
The self-described 'King of All
Media' has had a staggering career
since his start in 1976.
And with an estimated net worth of
$650 million, Stern is now filthy
rich.
Here's how the radio host and TV
personality earned his multimillion
dollar wealth.
Stern says his dream had always been
to be a radio host.
In his early years, he picked up
radio gigs in upstate New York and
Detroit, including a morning
show gig in Hartford that paid him
only t$12,000 a year.
He quickly gained more attention over
the air through his outrageous
personality.
And by 1984 he was
working at WNBC New York,
where he made a whopping
$200,000 a year.
After that, Stern's career blew
up.
In 2006, he joined Sirius
XM with an annual salary of $80
million.
His appearance on the TV show
America's Got Talent earned him
another $15 million.
In 2014, he was tied
with Simon Cowell as world's top
earning personality, after earning
somewhere around
$95 million.
His annual salary is now estimated
to be $90 million which earned
him the 13th spot on the Forbes
list of highest-paid celebrities in
2018.
The 65-year-old added to his wealth
with book and TV deals.
He published several books like the
bestseller "Private Parts,' which is
inspired by his real-life romance
with his college sweetheart, Alison
Burns, who became his first wife.
The book was later turned into a
movie and actually became the number
one movie at the time making, $41
million at the box office.
Stern has made a lot of money over
the years, but he also spent a good
portion of it.
He invested a lot in real estate
and bought multiple apartments and
mansions in New York City, in the
Hamptons, and in Florida.
Stern and his second wife Beth now
live in a 6,500 square feet,
three-floor penthouse in York City,
which is worth $15 million.
They also own an oceanfront mansion
in Florida worth $53 million.
But, Stern and his wife also liked
to give back. His wife Beth Ostrowski
Stern is a self-professed cat lady,
and together the couple has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars
working with rescue groups to help
foster and save cats.
Today, Howard Stern is certainly
showing no signs that he's ready to
retire.
His new book called "Howard Stern
Comes Again" just published
in May 2019.
