Known for his use of scatological and sexist humor, the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" has been dubbed a "shock jock" for his use of shocking or unorthodox content as a promotional draw as well as his highly controversial comments that have included misogynistic remarks and frequent bigoted remarks about various religious and ethnic groups.
He is best-known for his national radio show, which for many years was syndicated on FM radio stations (and a few AM stations) throughout the [[United States]] until his last broadcast via terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005. Up until this point, Stern had worked for Viacom's CBS Radio division (previously known as Inifinity), who, in turn, syndicated his program through various broadcasters. One such broadcaster, Clear Channel Communications, stopped airing the Stern Show after a controversial 2004 broadcast that featured racist and sexist dialogue. After a brief hiatus, Stern began broadcasting via the subscription-based [[Sirius]] satellite radio service in January 2006. Although Stern had a weekly audience of more than ten million when on terrestrial radio, on satellite Stern's audience is in the three million range.
Stern's show often has such guests as exotic dancer, "little people" (midgets), pornographic actors, regular actors, musicians and comedians. Some of the more unorthodox topics of the Stern show include details of homosexual practices, and talking or trying to talk female guests into disrobing, and of course constant flatulence jokes.