Stern has been off the air since late July for his annual summer break, and the summer months have been filled with speculation about his future.
WASHINGTON — Howard Stern has delayed his return to his SiriusXM show, originally slated for Tuesday, after weeks of promotion and speculation that the show would be canceled.
For weeks, there has been speculation about the legendary radio personality’s show, fueled in part by his own social media accounts.
British tabloid The Sun reported in August that Stern’s show was set to end because there was no chance that SiriusXM and Stern would be able to come to terms on a new contract.
The Stern Show’s X account then leaned into the report and rampant speculation, posting a video in August featuring a number of possibilities: “Fired? Retiring? Canceled? Bye-Bye Booey?” the ad said. “Howard Stern will speak.”
The ad said Stern’s statement would come on “The Stern Show” on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
And in the weeks after the post, Stern’s social media team has kept the speculation afloat, posting memes about the possibility of him being canceled or renewed.
But early Tuesday morning, the X account for Stern’s show posted a new message, saying he would instead reveal all on Sept. 8, next Monday.
Stern has been off the air since late July for his annual summer break, and the summer months have been filled with speculation about his future and contract negotiations.
It’s still unclear what Stern’s announcement will be, but industry speculation has hinted at him possibly going off the air.
Last year, according to Deadline, SiriusXM’s Scott Greenstein told investors on an earnings call that he saw no end for Stern’s partnership in sight.
“As for Howard, he’s a singular talent,” Greenstein said. “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 SiriusXM nor Stern have commented recently about the contract between the shock jock radio personality and his network.
