History
In the 1993 book Private Parts, Howard Stern lists early members of the Wack Pack, including Irene the Leather Weather Lady, who is essentially the first Wack Packer, having met Stern in May 1980 when he was broadcasting from WWWW in Detroit, Michigan. Upon the introduction of Fred the Elephant Boy on the radio show on November 28, 1988, among a collection of others, Stern began calling the group of show personalities the "Wack Pack" on July 6, 1990, as documented in The History of Howard Stern series.
Since moving to Sirius satellite radio, Stern has offered some members of the Wack Pack their own shows.
On October 20, 2005, Howard revived his plan to lock the Wack Pack in a room to elect a group leader, who would also win $10,000; the discussion would be broadcast on Howard 100. The contest however, seemed to be scrapped, as it has not been mentioned on-air since the show's early 2006 move to then-Sirius Satellite Radio.
On August 3, 2006 Stern held a three-way competition for "Next Top Wack Packer", with the top prize of $5000 going, unanimously, to Bigfoot (Mark Shaw, Jr). In a second "Next Top Wack Packer" on June 10, 2010 the winner, receiving $5000, was Hillbilly Jack. However, Hillbilly Jack has never reappeared on the show since winning the contest.
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