What is Howie Carr famous for?

Howie Carr is known for his weekday radio show, "The Howie Carr Show," which has aired since 1994 on WRKO, AM 680, in the Boston area. Carr is a journalist, author and conservative talk-radio host based in Massachusetts.

Carr is also a columnist for the Boston Herald and the author of two books about Boston crime figures. The first, "The Brothers Bulger," is about Billy Bulger and James "Whitey" Bulger, a retired Massachusetts politician and his crime boss brother, respectively. "The Brothers Bulger" made the "New York Times" best-seller list. The second book, "Hitman," is about Boston organized crime hitman, Johnny Martorano, and also appeared on the "Times" best-seller list.