The Original Howard Stern Resided in Lousiana, on the 50kW KWKH

 

William K. Henderson, forefather of the modern shock jock, held a national audience spellbound with his rustic insult comedy and foul-mouthed ramblings about chain stores, federal officials, and the “Radio Trust.”
courtesy Clifford Doerksen

Hello, doggone, here’s a telegram from Gulfport: “We in Gulfport get a kick out of your unique program.” When I listen to those dignified announcers on the chain stations of the north, I don’t wonder. —William K. Henderson, 1928