Howard Stern Lays Off About a Dozen Staffers as Show Prepares to Drop to One New Episode a Week

Overview

• Multiple outlets report that roughly a dozen production and support employees were notified over a Zoom call on Monday and were sent home with promised severance tied to tenure.
• The reporting says Stern will reduce new broadcasts to one episode per week after his summer break and use decades of archived shows to fill other airtime.
• Sources say Stern retained a small core team of veteran producers while cutting roles he no longer needs for a reduced production schedule.
• The move follows a December re‑signing that Stern described as giving him more flexibility, but neither Stern nor SiriusXM has publicly confirmed the staffing or schedule changes.
• Background context includes Stern’s long career and a prior reported five‑year, roughly $500 million deal, and the cutbacks are likely to shrink production jobs and shift how SiriusXM programs Howard 100 and Howard 101.