The distinct narrative voice of Behind the Music's, so often associated with wretched rock-and-roll excess, Jim Forbes will guide Sirius radio listeners through The History of Howard Stern, a 5-part radio audio biography covering all aspects of the ground-breaking comedy program:

''Act I of this epic series -- 'The Early Years' -- spans Howard's birth through his infamous days at WNBC Radio in New York City. It premieres December 17th on Howard's exclusive SIRIUS channels, at 6:00 am ET on Howard 100 and 6:00 am PT on Howard 101, through December 21st. Act I will debut in five separate original parts, with one installment airing each day that week and replaying continuously all day and night.

'''...It's a complete retrospective of stuff you've never heard -- every piece of history of this show,' said Stern. 'The History of Howard Stern is an incredible listening experience. It's the kind of radio that competes with television and that you'd never hear on terrestrial radio.'''

Act I debuts on December 17 6:00 am ET on Howard 100. The show contains exclusive interviews with David Letterman and Alec Baldwin, among frequent guests, or, as Stern likes to call them, ''friends of the show.''