Howard Stern’s Return Pushed Back Amid Speculation About Future At SiriusXM
Howard Stern’s first show back since a summer break has been delayed to next week, Sept. 8, amid questions of his future at SiriusXM.
The announcement was made in a social media post on Monday.
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In August, Stern said that he would be back live just after Labor Bay, after taking time off for “refueling.”
On the right, there were rumors that Stern was being canceled, to the point that President Donald Trump was asked about it, even though the host and SiriusXM had not announced his departure.
Last month, the show indicated on social media that Stern would return on Sept. 2, teasing the situation. “Fired? Retiring? Canceled? Bye-Bye Booey? Howard Stern will speak.”
Stern and the satellite broadcaster signed a five-year agreement in 2020.
Last year, SiriusXM’s Scott Greenstein said on an earnings call, “As for Howard, he’s a singular talent. No one pretended when Johnny Carson or others retired that the new group would replace them. They were just simply filling in on those slots. So Howard, we hope he continues forever.”
Neither Stern nor SiriusXM has recently addressed the contract situation. A SiriusXM spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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