The call-in segments on Stern's show have been frequently used as a platform for extreme and fringe positions, including calls for violence. Through the mid 90s

The call-in segments on Stern's show have been frequently used as a platform for extreme and fringe positions, including calls for violence. Through the mid 90s, these came from Stern himself, although he has matured and tempered with time. See these examples: https://nypost.com/2000/08/16/howard-stern-caller-busted-in-lieberman-death-threat/ https://nypost.com/2000/08/16/howard-stern-caller-busted-in-... (2000s; a caller threatens to kill Senator Lieberman on air) https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/665af0/til_that_howard_stern_mocked_selena_quintanilla/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/665af0/til_t... (Mid 90s; Stern plays gunshots during a Selena song) https://variety.com/2014/voices/columns/howard-sterns-white-supremacist-interview-suddenly-doesnt-look-so-funny-1201157977/ https://variety.com/2014/voices/columns/howard-sterns-white-... (Stern books the Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooter) https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/10/24/ronnie-limo-driver-mund-makes-veiled-threats-against-brent-hatley-twitter/ https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/10/24/ronnie-limo-driv... (2016 Twitter spat with implied threats of violence with Stern-affiliated staff)