COMEDIAN ARTIE LANGE HOSTS A NEW ORIGINAL SPECIAL

COMEDIAN ARTIE LANGE HOSTS A NEW ORIGINAL SPECIAL

ON HOWARD STERN’S HOWARD TV ON DEMAND,

ARTIE’S PARTY: A SEARCH FOR MISS HOWARD TV



OUTRAGEOUS BIKINI CONTEST TAKES PLACE AT THE INFAMOUS POOL AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS



Lange and Stern Show Regular Ronnie “The Limo Driver” Mund

Are Hosts and Judges of this Wild Event



New York and Las Vegas – August 21 - Howard Stern Show sidekick Artie Lange and the infamous Ronnie “The Limo Driver” Mund took the stage at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, to host a wild talent search with bikini clad contestants. The result is Artie’s Party: A Search for The Next Miss Howard TV, a new original show premiering today on Howard Stern’s Howard TV On Demand service.



Howard TV and the Hard Rock created this unique bikini contest to find the next Miss Howard TV. They combed Las Vegas for the most beautiful and qualified women to compete on stage at the Hard Rock’s world famous pool. Contestants then modeled in front of a raucous crowd filled with other sexy women and were interviewed by Lange and Mund. In between Lange’s one liners and the screams of hecklers and supporters in the audience, the rambunctious contestants were put through a talent contest (one woman demonstrated her extreme ass-shaking skill) and a trivia contest where the audience heard one of the most shocking answers to “who is the Vice President of the U.S.?” The beautiful contestants hailed from across the country, from California to Detriot; from Albuquerque to Atlantic City. It made for one crazy pool party and a show not to be missed.



According to Howard TV On Demand executive producer, Doug Z. Goodstein, "Las Vegas has always been an exciting city for us to produce great shows and specials. What better place to host our return but the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino? The Hard Rock pool had the perfect vibe to host our search for a new Miss Howard TV. The contestants were bold and the audience got into the spirit of our search to find our hottest girl ever!”



The special will be available on the service until Sept. 8, 2009. Howard TV is available on all major cable systems across the United States and parts of Canada. More info can also be found on www.howardtv.com.



ABOUT ARTIE LANGE:

Nationally-renowned comedian and junk food aficionado Artie Lange came rumbling into the Stern Show in the fall of 2001 following the departure of show writer Jackie “the Jokeman” Martling. Always candid regardless of the topic, this quick-witted former Mad TV sketch show star has opened-up to the audience about his past battles with drug abuse, his constant weight fluctuations, and tumultuous relationships from the past and present – while keeping fans rolling with his hilarious commentary and working-class demeanor.



ABOUT RONNIE “THE LIMO DRIVER” MUND:

Originally hired by Howard as his chauffeur, Mr. Ronnie Mund burst on the Stern Show scene over 20 years ago. Despite lacking in height, muscle, or any type of tangible intimidation qualities, Ronnie has since expanded his duties to include security guard and all-around hallway monitor for the insanity occurring inside Stern’s Sirius compound. His abrasive personality – coupled with an undying love for strippers – has transformed the man behind Howard’s wheel into a regular show personality…either revered or hated by most listeners.



Every month, a beautiful woman is crowned Miss Howard TV. Miss Howard TV spokes-models are interviewed on the Howard Stern Show and then featured on Howard TV On Demand where they introduce and give an overview of the monthly programming on the channel. Previous spokes-models are also profiled on http://www.howard.tv/missHowardTV.



Executive Producer for Artie’s Party: A Search for Miss Howard TV is Doug Z. Goodstein. Supervising Producer is Mike Gange. Director is Scott DePace.



About Howard TV On Demand

Stern fans get an uncensored window into Howard’s freedom on satellite radio with digital cable’s premium video-on-demand (SVOD) service HOWARD TV ON DEMAND. The service brings Howard Stern and his colorful cast of characters right into the living rooms of digital cable subscribers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As the only place to see Stern, the “all-Stern-all-the-time” channel exclusively provides the daily Sirius shows as well as original programming conceptualized by Howard Stern and the Howard TV On Demand producers. Fans are able to get these brand new shows at the touch of a button as well as access an archive of some of the best shows from Howard’s expansive television library. The HOWARD TV ON DEMAND channel is currently available to more than 36 million digital cable subscribers through Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Bright House Networks and Rogers cable systems for $13.99 per month (SRP). Howard TV On Demand is a service of iN DEMAND Networks, www.indemand.com.



About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, owned and operated under Morgans Hotel Group and equity partner, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, is a premier destination entertainment resort located on 16.7 acres situated strategically on Harmon Avenue, one of Las Vegas' fastest growing entertainment corridors. Built in 1995 and expanded in 1999, the property is currently undergoing another expansion set for completion in early 2010 more than tripling its current size. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino offers an energetic entertainment and gaming experience with the services and amenities associated with a boutique luxury resort hotel. The property is known for its innovative nightlife and music scene where such acts as The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, David Bowie, Snoop Dogg, Nine Inch Nails and The Killers have all performed. Features of the property include an 11-story Hard Rock Hotel tower with 640 guest rooms; a 30,000 square foot casino; The Beach Club with a swimming pool that was selected by the Travel Channel as one of "The Top 10 Pools" in the world; Rehab, the trendsetting Sunday afternoon pool party; Body English nightclub which was selected by Cosmopolitan Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Sexiest Places in the World”; The all new Joint concert venue; rock club Wasted Space, owned by motocross star Carey Hart; restaurants including the new Rare 120, AGO, world-renowned Nobu, Pink Taco and Mr. Lucky’s; two cocktail lounges; several retail stores; and Rock Spa, an 8,000 square foot spa, salon and fitness center. For room availability and additional information call 800.HRD.ROCK (800.473.7625) or visit www.hardrockhotel.com.