Get the latest gossip

Inside Kathie Lee Gifford’s Feud With Howard Stern: Why She Forgave Him After Super Bowl Incident


Kathie Lee Gifford revealed how she ended her feud with Howard Stern and what she said to him that resulted in the shock jock asking for her forgiveness.

In her April 2024 memoir, I Want to Matter: Your Life Is Too Short and Too Precious to Waste, the former Today show host shared how she got booed while singing at the Super Bowl in 1995 and went on to discover Howard was behind it. Kathie Lee was chosen to sing the National Anthem, while her former NFL star husband, Frank Gifford, was hosting the live telecast. She recalled hearing members of the audience booing her and later learned that the shock jock asked his listeners to taunt her, according to an except obtained by Fox News.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Closer Weekly

Read more on:

Photo of Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Photo of Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford

Related news:

News photo

Kathie Lee Gifford, 70, reveals years-long feud with Howard Stern ended when he left a 'surprise' voicemail asking for her forgiveness

News photo

Kathie Lee Gifford Says Howard Stern Called to Apologize After 30-Year Feud

News photo

How Kathie Lee Gifford Found Happiness Through Her Faith: ‘I’m So Full of Joy’ in Nashville