Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show is likely to be axed later this year, according to several media reports.
According to The Sun newspaper, SiriusXM have decided not to renew his $100 million contract, which ends later this year.
Their report states:
“Stern’s contract is up in the fall and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don’t intend for him to take it,” one insider said of the impending end to the shock jock’s latest five-year contract.
“Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It’s no longer worth the investment.”
The insider added that fans may expect Sirius to strike a deal for his library.
“But as far as him coming back to doing the show, there’s no way they can keep paying his salary,” the source said.
Meanwhile, Mail Online similarly reported that the show is in “jeapordy” and that the relationship was likely coming to an end.
The insider said: ‘He may do a 1-2 year contract if they can meet him where he wants financially. He doesn’t want to pull the plug on his employees like this.’
A separate source said Stern was considering ‘parting ways’ with SiriusXM – and that his staff of ‘around 95’ writers and producers had only recently heard about Stern’s indecision over the show’s future.
They added the star ‘will likely sell his catalogue of shows to replay’ on uncensored channels Howard 100 and Howard 101.
Having built his reputation as a provocative shock jock, Stern has long used his platform to rail against President Trump and those who support him.
Last year, Stern admitted that he hates whose who voted for Trump and even demanded that they refrain from listening to his show.
“I don’t hate Trump,” Stern said at the time. “I hate the people who vote for him. I think they are stupid. I do. I have no respect for them.”
However, Trump used to be a regular guest on his show, appearing some 20 times.
“I was on Howard Stern’s show as much as anybody,” Trump said in an interview with Greg Gutfeld last year.
“And he was great at that time. And then he went woke.”
“Since he’s gone woke, his ratings have gone down the tubes,” he added.
Trump Fires Back at Howard Stern After Shock Jock Goes Too Far with Republican Voters
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