Howard Stern<\/a> gave listeners a shock on Monday morning when Andy Cohen<\/a> took over his timeslot and claimed the channel was now referred to as \u201cAndy 100.\u201d<\/p>\n The stunt got here after weeks of promos that promised a giant reveal, following swirling hypothesis that Stern\u2019s present can be cancelled. \u201cThe tabloids have spoken: Howard Stern fired, cancelled,\u201d one promo video mentioned<\/a>. \u201cIs it really bye-bye Booey?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know that you\u2019re expecting a big announcement from Howard, and this is not how things were meant to go,\u201d Cohen, 57, mentioned on-air Monday morning. \u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talk about what\u2019s going to happen with Howard\u2019s deal. Is he fired? I don\u2019t know how much I\u2019m allowed to say, except that he\u2019s not here and I am.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHoward was supposed to start the show today, and this was supposed to be something of a cleaner hand-off. There is nothing clean about it. Here we are. I\u2019m kind of winging it,\u201d Cohen continued. \u201cI can\u2019t overstate what Howard has meant to this company and what he did for SiriusXM. He walked so that we could run. I can\u2019t possibly fill his void.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The\u00a0Real Housewives\u00a0<\/em>government producer went on to say that he was assured that Stern would land a place on one other platform quickly, earlier than the favored radio host joined him on air and thanked him for going together with the prank.<\/p>\n Stern, 71, took over and confirmed that he can be persevering with to work with SiriusXM after rumours started that he hadn\u2019t been renewed.<\/p>\n For information impacting Canada and world wide, join breaking information alerts delivered on to you once they occur.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cI was just getting so f\u2014ing annoyed with everyone writing me, asking me if I was OK because I\u2019d been fired,\u201d Stern started.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m minding my own business, enjoying my summer vacation. [A reporter] says that I\u2019ve been fired for being too woke. In light of the Stephen Colbert firing \u2014 because the word on Stephen was that it was all part of this merger, and they fired Stephen because he\u2019s too woke \u2014 the story then became \u2018Howard Stern is fired because he\u2019s too woke,’\u201d Stern mentioned Monday. \u201cWhat pisses me off is that now I can\u2019t leave. I\u2019ve been thinking about retiring. Now I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cEverything you\u2019ve been reading in the paper about me or Robin [Quivers] is completely false,\u201d Stern added.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tCharlie Kirk lifeless after being shot in school occasion<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tCharlie Kirk killing: FBI reveals 1st pictures of individual of curiosity in manhunt<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n After confirming his return to the present on Monday, Stern additionally hinted that \u201cone of the positive things\u201d concerning the state of affairs was listening to different corporations\u2019 curiosity in The Howard Stern Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy at Sirius,\u201d Stern mentioned earlier than praising SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz.<\/p>\n Witz had beforehand launched her personal assertion about Stern, saying, \u201cI think he\u2019s been core to our platform for over 20 years, so I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll get to the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n Speculation grew after Stern postponed his return from a summer time break final week. His present instructed listeners that he would tackle the subject of his SiriusXM deal when he returned on Sept. 2, however he postponed the present\u2019s return till Sept. 8.<\/p>\n Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Stern didn’t share if he had signed a brand new contract with SiriusXM as his present deal expires on the finish of 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s the truth: SiriusXM and my team have been talking about how we go forward in the future. They\u2019ve approached me, they\u2019ve sat down with me like they normally do, and they\u2019re fantastic,\u201d Stern shared.<\/p>\n Stern becoming a member of what was then Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. in 2006 made him one of many highest-paid personalities in broadcasting and was a sport changer for each the corporate and the nascent satellite tv for pc radio business.<\/p>\n Stern prolonged his contract with SiriusXM twice earlier than, in 2010 and once more in 2020, with a five-year, US$500-million deal, Forbes reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been with me and the company going on two decades, and so he\u2019s pretty happy, but he\u2019s also able, like many great artists, to stop whenever he wants,\u201d SiriusXM president and chief content material officer Scott Greenstein instructed The Hollywood Reporter in 2024<\/a>. \u201cNobody will ever replace them. 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