Travis Reilly

The first guest to join the show Wednesday morning was singer, songwriter, and cross-genre superstar Maren Morris. The Texas-born solo sensation and member of the supergroup The Highwomen visited the studio to celebrate the life and musical contributions of former Fleetwood Mac singer and keyboardist Christine McVie, who passed in late 2022 at the age of 79. Maren performed a heartfelt cover of the British rock band’s 1974 tearjerker “Songbird,” which McVie wrote.

As 2023 nears its end, it’s once again time to look back at everything Howard hated throughout the year. Brimming with everything from parades and candles to Elvis and IMAX, the King of All Media’s annual list was as fiery as ever. But this year the Stern Show’s end-of-year retrospective also contained something else — a list of everything Howard loved.

Train frontman Pat Monahan returned to the Stern Show on Tuesday, catching up with Howard about everything from his musical stage adaptation of “Begin Again” to how getting hit with one of Aerosmith’s drumsticks first inspired him to pursue rock ‘n’ roll. The Grammy-winning artist also honored the late Ralph Cirella, sharing kind memories of Howard’s longtime friend and even getting his band together in the studio to record a heartfelt version of the tribute song Fred Norris recently penned.