Everything about Jon Hein totally explained
Jon Hein is the person who popularized the term "
jumping the shark" and created the website
jumptheshark.com
. Hein has explained that he and some friends at the
University of Michigan were discussing when popular
television shows began to decline, and one mentioned "when Fonzie jumped the shark" on
Happy Days. The phrase "
jumped the shark" became code between Hein and his friends for the moment that a television show began to decline, and became inspiration for the name of the
website. Due to the popularity of the website, the phrase became part of the American English lexicon, and indeed its meaning has broadened to indicate when anything entered a phase of decline. While developing and operating the website, Hein's day-job was as a Vice President for Marketing at the
New York-based testing company
The Princeton Review.
Due to the popularity of jumptheshark.com, Hein began making appearances on
radio and television, most notably as a recurring guest on
The Howard Stern Show. Hein was a lifelong fan of Stern's, and partially for that reason was chosen as the first host of the
Superfan Roundtable in late
2005. The
Roundtable is a weekly program on
Sirius Satellite Radio's
Howard 100 channel that discusses the issues, personalities, and events that have taken place on the Stern Show.
The Stern Show staff thought Hein was a good host on
Roundtable and chose him to be the host of
The Wrap-Up Show with Stern producer
Gary Dell'Abate as co-host. The show premiered on Howard's first day on Sirius,
January 9,
2006, and has received positive reviews from fans.
(External Link) Hein also hosted The Friday Show along with Gary Dell'Abate and
Ralph Cirella on the Friday mornings when Stern took time off, although that show has since been replaced by
Master Tape Theatre.
Hein sold his company, Jump The Shark, Inc., to
Gemstar (owners of
TV Guide) on
June 20, 2006
(External Link) for "over $1 million"
(External Link). Some Stern staff have speculated that the site sold closer to $5-$10 million, however.
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