The Stern Show is sad to report the passing of beloved former Wack Packer George "Crackhead Bob" Harvey. He was 56.

"He was a huge champion of our show," Howard said Monday.

Crackhead Bob first became known to show staff after he was noticed at several of Howard's public appearances in the mid-'90s. "He was always first on line at any of the signings," Howard recounted to listeners during a 2007 appearance Bob made on the show.

On the day "Miss America" was released in 1995, Stern Show executive producer Gary Dell'Abate brought Bob up to the studio for the first time, saying that the crew believed Bob had, "cerebral palsy" or something. Bob explained on-air that it wasn't a disease that altered his appearance and speech but rather the effects of smoking crack - a series of strokes left part of his body permanently paralyzed. Though Bob initially had trouble articulating at what age he began doing drugs, through a series of hand motions and noises, Robin and Howard deciphered that his namesake addiction started around age 25.