Eight Howard Stern Show staffers marked SAFE from firings after a dozen sacked in layoff horror
A SLEW of Howard Stern Show stars have confirmed they’re still employed just days after a dozen staffers were sacked in a series of layoffs last week.
In a video posted before the World Cup final on Sunday, several employees are seen inside the Stern wing of SiriusXM studios playing a very uncoordinated soccer game.
The Instagram post tagged several staffers, many of whom have played an on-air role on the show.
JD Harmeyer, Jon Hein, Steve Nowicki, Jason Kaplan, Will Murray, Sal Governale, Richard Christy and Mike Pearlman were tagged in the video.
On July 13, at least a dozen Stern Show staffers, including on-air personalities, were shown the door, after it was announced in a Zoom call that Stern would only be doing just one live show a week after his long summer break.
The layoffs included several on-air fan favorites such as Benjy Bronk, Jon Blitt, Memet Walker and Mike Trainor.
Insiders are calling the severance packages handed to these longtime staffers downright insulting, especially since some had been with Stern for his entire two-decade run at SiriusXM.
One source revealed that workers received barely more than a single week of pay for each year they put in.
“You would think Stern would have taken care of these guys after decades of loyalty,” the source said.
Every ten years on the job only earned them two months of pay, plus a strict NDA threatening to strip away even that tiny payout.
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In the media world, standard severance usually runs closer to two weeks of pay per year worked.
The shocker comes right after the radio host locked in his latest SiriusXM extension in late 2025, after even admitting on air that he was not entirely sure he would sign on again.
During the announcement, he assured listeners the new agreement would give him more free time while keeping him on the airwaves.
Under the 2026 schedule, he was supposed to broadcast live Monday through Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern.
Back in August 2025, sources indicated that Stern and Sirius management were unlikely to come to terms on his massive $100 million yearly deal, leaving many to believe the legendary show was finally coming to a close.
Although he did end up renewing with the network, this severely reduced broadcast schedule signals that Sirius is no longer throwing around that kind of massive payday.