Howard Stern will not come back to his program Siriusxm this week as announced previously.
The 71-year-old broadcaster informed his 95 staff members by e-mail on labor day that he would not be back on Tuesday, despite the teasing Daily mail.
Sources have described the message carefully formulated as “unexpectedly” but designed to avoid alarming employees.
In addition, the initiates suggest that Stern’s decision stems from frustrations concerning the contractual negotiations in progress with Siriusxm.
Its current agreement over five years and $ 500 million is expected to expire at the end of 2025, which potentially concluded a two decades race with the satellite radio giant.
In addition, the veteran “Shock Jock” would also be concerned about personal questions, including the reduction in the health of his mother, Ray Schiffman Stern, who is 98 years old in October.
According to the point of sale, Stern has already talked about his difficulties against chronic pain, calling him “heartbreaking”.
Speculation around his return intensified after Stern hinted in mid-August that he would approach his future on September 2, which aroused questions about retirement, cancellation or renewal of contracts.
The criticisms, including the former staff member Steve Grillo, rejected accumulation as an advertising, while others stressed the decreasing public of Stern compared to his peak from the 80s and 2000s.
Formerly known as “King of All Media”, the Stern’s land radio program attracted 20 million weekly listeners to its peak.
According to the publication, estimates have now put its public Siriusxm as low as 125,000.
In addition, the president of Siriusxm and CCO Scott Greenstein previously declared that Stern would determine the moment of his own exit, “like many great artists, he is able to stop when he wishes.”
