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How Howard Stern's Dad Was Secret Weapon in Sirius XM Deal

5:53 PM PST 12/9/2010 by Paul Bond

Jock said he'd imagine his dad calling him a "schmuck" when he thought about retiring.

Tense negotiations between Howard Stern and Sirius XM resulted in the world's highest-paid shock-jock announcing on his show Thursday that he signed on for another five years. And it might have been his dad that made the difference.

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