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SiriusXM CEO has weighed in on the future of The Howard Stern Show as cancellation rumors continue<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the past few weeks, reports and President Donald Trump<\/a> have suggested the radio host\u2019s career<\/a> is ending<\/span>.<\/p>\n As Howard continues to\u00a0<\/a>suffer setbacks<\/a>, Sirius XM President Scott Greenstein sheds<\/span> light on the matter.<\/p>\n During a conference on Sept. 4, the media executive, 66, revealed that the company\u2019s current goal is to keep the host. However, this will only happen if the new contract \u201cmakes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n He started, \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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the best interviewer out there, period, bar none.<\/p>\n Scott assured fans that the meetings being held between SiriusXM<\/a> and Howard\u2019s team are normal and shouldn\u2019t raise concern.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve always had a series, as all of you know, of renewals,\u201d he explained. \u201cWith any talent at that level, you\u2019re always going to have an extended period of negotiations.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been pretty lucky all these years,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019d love them to stay.<\/p>\n \u201cIt certainly has to make sense, but we feel pretty good that we\u2019ve done this before, and we\u2019ll see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n Scott has seen the radio host as a \u201ccore to our platform for over 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m confident we\u2019ll get to the right place,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n DON’T MISS…<\/strong><\/p>\n Howard Stern left Dolly Parton more ‘hurt and humiliated’ than ever before<\/strong><\/a> [LATEST]<\/p>\n Donald Trump quips Howard Stern has been ‘terminated’ in latest TV blow<\/strong><\/a> [INSIGHT]<\/p>\n Donald Trump criticizes Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel amid Stern show worries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>[UPDATE]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The speculation surrounding his renewal came after fans realized the radio host\u2019s $500 million five-year contract with SiriusXM is set to expire at the end of the year.<\/p>\n Like the CEO, a source also said there was no need for followers\u2019 panic as this was all a \u201cdesperate hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n According to The Daily Mail<\/a>, the whole \u201cquitting\u201d scenario was an inside job. An insider claimed the cast and crew had made up the rumor to \u201ctry and make Stern relevant again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey’re desperately trying to make this thing to go viral to try to boost his numbers for his return on September 2,\u201d the source added,<\/p>\n Howard has been with the company since 2006 and has become a fixture within the radio realm, interviewing Hollywood stars like Alec Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> and Jerry Seinfeld.<\/p>\n