{"id":133716,"date":"2025-09-05T02:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/133716\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:43:11","slug":"howard-stern-set-for-a-major-pay-cut-with-siriusxm-in-deal-that-makes-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/133716\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Stern set for a major pay cut with SiriusXM in deal that \u2018makes sense\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014\u00a0The buzz in radio this summer has all been about Howard Stern<\/a> \u2014 and whether he\u2019s being dropped by SiriusXM.<\/p>\n

Stern\u2019s five-year contract is up with the company, and industry insiders say no way will it resign him for the same five-year, $100 million a year deal.<\/p>\n

But Sirius still wants him\u2026 just not at the current price<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Howard Stern return delayed a week\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer and SiriusXM, spoke at a Bank of America conference on Wednesday and said he wanted Stern to stay at Sirius but added the deal would have to \u201cmake sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Howard, for all these years and right up until now, is as important a content, single piece of content as we\u2019ve had from the sense of being a lightning rod to get awareness for the service and publicity and all of that. He\u2019s the best interviewer out there, period, bar none. And we\u2019ve always had a series, as all of you know, of renewals. With any talent at that level, you\u2019re always going to have an extended period of negotiations. We\u2019ve been pretty lucky all these years. We\u2019d love them to stay. It certainly has to make sense, but we feel pretty good that we\u2019ve done this before, and we\u2019ll see where it goes,\u201d Greenstein said.<\/p>\n

\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 CEO and director Jennifer Witz added.<\/p>\n

\"1985<\/p>\n

Radio disc jockey Howard Stern on air at WNBC-AM radio station in New York City in this undated 1985 photograph. (Photo by Don Jacobsen\/ Newsday RM via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Howard<\/p>\n

Howard Stern inducts Bon Jovi onstage during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Kane\/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)<\/p>\n

\""America's<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d judges Howie Mandel, from left, Heidi Klum, Howard Stern and Mel B attend the \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d Season 8 Meet The Judges Red Carpet Event at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 9, 2013, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Translation? Stern will have to accept a \u201cmajor\u201d pay cut if he is to stay, my sources said, with one adding: \u201cThat kind of money ($500 million) doesn\u2019t make sense anymore with his numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard Stern eclipsed by younger podcasters<\/p>\n

Stern has been eclipsed in numbers by younger podcasters like \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d host Alex Cooper, who signed a multi-year deal with Sirius for $125 million<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Travis and Jason Kelce\u2019s podcast, \u201cNew Heights,\u201d was picked up for a three-year deal by Amazon\u2019s Wondery for $100 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce \u2018giddy\u2019 over Taylor Swift engagement\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

While Cooper\u2019s and the Kelce brothers\u2019 deals are eye-popping and have bigger numbers than Stern\u2019s, neither podcaster is getting $100 million per year.<\/p>\n

Even Joe Rogan, who regularly leads all podcast rankings, doesn\u2019t make $100 million a year in his current deal. Rogan signed on with Spotify last year for an undisclosed \u201dmulti-year\u201d deal worth $250 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Howard wants to stay, he\u2019s going to have to take a major pay cut,\u201d my source said.<\/p>\n

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