{"id":2006338,"date":"2025-09-08T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2006338"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:23:41","slug":"was-howard-stern-fired-prank-howard-stern-announcement-live-update-amid-cancel-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/was-howard-stern-fired-prank-howard-stern-announcement-live-update-amid-cancel-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Howard Stern fired? Prank? Howard Stern announcement live update amid &#8216;cancel&#8217; rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When viewers tuned into &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; on SiriusXM today, Monday, Sept. 8, they were ready to see Howard Stern address rumors he was fired or canceled but instead saw Andy Cohen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rumors have swirled over Stern&#8217;s departure on Howard 100 amid possible retirement as his contract was up for renewal, and with Andy Cohen live on &#8220;Andy 100&#8221; today declaring he had taken over, fans were left confused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Is Howard Stern canceled? Did Andy Cohen take over the &#8220;Howard Stern Show? Here&#8217;s what we know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Was Howard Stern fired?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. Howard Stern <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1D1EQFEw79\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:has not been fired;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">has not been fired<\/a>, nor has his show on Sirius XM &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; been canceled. He addressed rumors on Monday, Sept. 8, on Howard 100 live and told media he was &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/howard-stern-show-talks-siriusxm-andy-cohen-gag-1236503919\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:very happy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">very happy<\/a>&#8221; at Sirius, and that the reports swirling online were &#8220;fake news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Is the Howard Stern Show canceled?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No. &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; has not been canceled on Sirius XM.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Did Andy Cohen take over Howard Stern show?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Howard Stern&#8217;s fans were confused Monday, Sept. 8, when talk show host Andy Cohen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1GGYz9QxQb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:had appeared to take over &quot;The Howard Stern Show&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">had appeared to take over &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; <\/a>on SiriusXM. In typical Stern fashion, fans were given a &#8220;staged&#8221; bit from a flustered-sounding Cohen, announcing the channel was going forward and would now be known as &#8220;Andy 100.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I know you\u2019re expecting a big announcement from Howard, and this is not how things were meant to go,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cThis was supposed to be a cleaner hand off \u2014 I\u2019m kind of winging it,\u201d he continued, saying that it has been a \u201csurreal morning here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Howard Stern speaks onstage during the SiriusXM Next Generation: Industry &amp; Press Preview at The Tisch Skylights at The Shed on Nov. 8, 2023 in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What happened to Howard Stern?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Howard Stern&#8217;s contract at SiriusXM is nearing its end, leading to rumors he was not returning to &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; on Howard 100. Those cancelation rumors escalated on Aug. 5 when the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/14910416\/howard-stern-show-canceled-contract-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:US Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">US Sun <\/a>reported, citing unnamed sources, Stern had no plans to take a contract offer.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Howard Stern contract<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Howard Stern&#8217;s five-year contract is up at the end of 2025 and was estimated to be worth $100 million a year. Each time his contract has come up for renewal, the talk show host and self-declared &#8220;King of All Media&#8221; has helped stoke the rumor mill by teasing his departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/what-time-is-howard-stern-today-was-howard-stern-fired-live-updates-andy-cohen-howard-stern-live\/86038408007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Did Howard Stern get fired? Is Andy Cohen taking over? What happened;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Did Howard Stern get fired? Is Andy Cohen taking over? What happened<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When viewers tuned into &#8220;The Howard Stern Show&#8221; on SiriusXM today, Monday, Sept. 8, they were ready to see Howard Stern address rumors he was fired or canceled but instead saw Andy Cohen. Rumors have swirled over Stern&#8217;s departure on Howard 100 amid possible retirement as his contract was up for renewal, and with Andy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2006339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[22727,365923,305662],"class_list":["post-2006338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-andy-cohen","tag-howard-100","tag-howard-stern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Was-Howard-Stern-fired-Prank-Howard-Stern-announcement-live-update.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}