{"id":12769,"date":"2026-07-21T17:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12769"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:42:32","slug":"ruthless-howard-stern-threw-loyal-staffers-out-like-trash-with-horrible-severance-deal-and-strict-nda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12769","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ruthless\u2019 Howard Stern \u2018threw loyal staffers out like trash\u2019 with \u2018horrible\u2019 severance deal and strict NDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>STAFFERS on The Howard Stern Show are furious with their multi-millionaire boss after the gut-wrenching layoffs last week, insiders have told The U.S. Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The shock jock, 72, gave his loyal team members a painfully small severance and a strict NDA as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16693472\/howard-stern-show-down-one-show-week-staff-cuts\/\">let go of a dozen employees last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16720115\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Howard Stern\u2019s loyal staff who were purged in the massive layoffs last week allegedly ended up with pitifully small severance packages attached to ridiculously strict NDAs, The U.S. Sun reveals<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16720117\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Memet Walker was one of several on-air staffers who were axed after a Zoom call last week<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As The U.S. Sun exclusively reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/howard-stern\/\">Stern<\/a>\u2018s fired staffers include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16705779\/howard-stern-show-stars-fired-benjy-bronk-memet-walker\/\">27-year Stern Show vet Benjy Bronk<\/a> as well as beloved talent Memet Walker, Jon Blitt and Mike Trainor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is grumbling about how he couldn\u2019t figure out a way for the rest of his team to finish out the remainder of his three-year contract,\u201d a source told The U.S. Sun exclusively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a millionaire who got there with the help of his team, it\u2019s incredible that these guys, who are all older, have to go and hit the pavement when they should be simply focused on retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, sources claimed the severance package given to these dedicated employees, some of whom worked for Stern for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15646126\/howard-stern-reveals-siriusxm-future-cancellation\/\">entirety of his 20 years with SiriusXM<\/a>, is simply shocking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16705779\/howard-stern-show-stars-fired-benjy-bronk-memet-walker\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/ch-howard-stern-staffer-fired-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">OFF THE AIR<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Four Howard Stern Show stars FIRED after years of loyalty in staff bloodbath<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16693472\/howard-stern-show-down-one-show-week-staff-cuts\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newspress-collage-g9utuvdfs-1784105760929.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1784091443&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">HOW&#8217;S THAT?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Howard Stern Show down to ONE show a week after summer break and staff cuts<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One insider claimed employees got just a little over a week\u2019s worth of pay for every year worked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019d think Howard would have been generous with these guys, some who worked for him for decades, but nope!\u201d the source fumed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach decade of service to the show got just two months of severance, and a horrible NDA saying they\u2019ll lose even that if they say a f***ing word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Typical severance in the media industry is around two weeks of pay per year of employment. <\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16720110\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Benjy Bronk, who was at the show for over 25 years, was another on air personality who was cut in the layoffs<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/sternshow<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16720119\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Mike Trainor confirmed his layoff on X last week, though the strict NDAs may have scared some staff into silence<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The insider added that the staffers let go after a Zoom call on July 13 were told to leave immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were gone that day,\u201d one stunned insider added. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Sun reached out to reps for Stern\u2019s show for comment.<\/p>\n<p>As The U.S. Sun previously revealed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16705779\/howard-stern-show-stars-fired-benjy-bronk-memet-walker\/\">several on-air talent were axed<\/a> in the layoff and the remaining employees have been \u201cwalking on eggshells.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Producers and on-air talent alike were kicked to the curb as Stern gears up to cut back to a single new show per week, dropping down from the three days he originally promised listeners when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15646126\/howard-stern-reveals-siriusxm-future-cancellation\/\">re-signed his three-year deal back in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to one insider, \u201cThey let go of Benjy Bronk, who had been a huge figure on the show. He was there for more than 25 years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The same source noted that fellow on-air personality Jon Blitt was cut as well.<\/p>\n<p>Another source claimed that fan favorites Memet Walker and Mike Trainor were also caught in the wave of layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Trainor has thus far been the only on-air staffer of the four to confirm the news of his layoff, as the strict NDA may be stopping others from making an announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The team got the bad news during a brutal Zoom meeting, where they learned their star host is scaling back his schedule after his return from summer break in September.<\/p>\n<p>The radio legend revealed his new SiriusXM deal back in December 2025, right before his old contract was about to run out, even admitting on air earlier that week he wasn\u2019t positive he was going to re-sign.<\/p>\n<p>When making the announcement, he told his audience the new setup would offer him \u201cMore free time, and continue to be on the radio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His fresh 2026 routine was slated to bring live shows every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern, but just weeks into the new arrangement, Stern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15878904\/howard-stern-sparks-concern-skips-show-monday\/\">ended up missing two of his scheduled broadcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After Stern failed to show up on February 2, listeners saw the writing on the wall and figured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15409754\/howard-stern-staff-asking-jobs-siriusxm-show-canceled-december\/\">major layoffs were right around the corner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over on Reddit, one frustrated fan quipped, \u201cHe needs a rest, he worked two days last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can Sirius justify paying for this mess along with the 90 people on staff,\u201d another listener chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>A third user called it, writing, \u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to start cutting back the 90 staff. What do all those people get paid?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The U.S. Sun originally reported, the Howard Stern Show appears to be on its last legs.<\/p>\n<p>Way back in August 2025, insiders were saying Stern and Sirius execs were unlikely to reach a deal on his $100 million annual contract, expecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15100454\/howard-stern-delay-return-siriusxm-show-tension\/\">long-running show to finally get pulled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the he ultimately re-upped with the platform, this heavily trimmed schedule makes it clear Sirius isn\u2019t handing him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/14975685\/howard-stern-real-estate-empire-revealed-show-canceled\/\">that kind of crazy money<\/a> anymore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAFFERS on The Howard Stern Show are furious with their multi-millionaire boss after the gut-wrenching layoffs last week, insiders have told The U.S. Sun. 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