{"id":14883,"date":"2026-07-23T18:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14883"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:14:03","slug":"ex-howard-stern-show-staffer-teases-new-job-after-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14883","title":{"rendered":"Ex-&#8216;Howard Stern Show&#8217; staffer teases new job after layoffs"},"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>Former \u201cHoward Stern Show\u201d staffer Jon Blitt trolled fans by giving a glimpse into his new job after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/howard-stern-lays-off-a-dozen-staffers-preparing-to-drop-to-one-new-show-per-week\/\">being laid off the SiriusXM program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo today is my first day working at Old Navy,\u201d Blitt said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbEBCbqRpVI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Instagram clip<\/a> shared earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s different than my last job, but its a job, and the first thing I learned is ABF, \u2018Always Be Folding,\u2019\u201d\u00a0he added, referencing Alec Baldwin\u2019s \u201cA.B.C. 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doing this,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I\u2019ll keep you guys posted on how things go over here at the Old Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the clip, Blitt jokingly asked a costumer, \u201cHi, can I help you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He captioned his video, \u201c#newbeginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the comments, fans pointed out Blitt was joking about working at Old Navy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoincidentally Blitt rhymes with bit,\u201d one fan wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is typical Blitt that cracks me up,\u201d another fan said. <\/p>\n<p>Someone else commented, \u201cYou are going to kill it at Old Navy bud. Congrats on the rebound. Only kidding. Miss you already Blitt!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TKHPTOOS<\/p>\n<p>Page Six exclusively confirmed earlier this month that Stern, 72, laid off around a dozen staffers from <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/15\/celebrity-news\/the-staggering-amount-howard-stern-makes-per-minute\/\">his beloved radio show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to our sources, staffers received the news over Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>They were also told Stern plans to cut back to a single show per week after he returns from his summer break.<\/p>\n<p>The staffers were sent home immediately after the call and will receive severance packages according to how long they\u2019ve been with the network, Page Six heard.<\/p>\n<p>TKPHOTOS<\/p>\n<p>Blitt, who worked on the show for nearly a decade, was laid off alongside Benjy Bronk, Memet Walker and Mike Trainor, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16705779\/howard-stern-show-stars-fired-benjy-bronk-memet-walker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trainor was the first ex-staffer to confirm the news himself. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey now. My run on\u00a0The Howard Stern Show\u00a0ended this week after 12 amazing years (an eternity!),\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheMikeTrainor\/status\/2077760106482053518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a> on July 16.<\/p>\n<p>Trainor continued, \u201cIncredibly grateful to Howard and the whole gang for the ride and excited for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Stern caused a panic when he announced to his staff Labor Day evening that he wouldn\u2019t be back on the air as expected.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly skipped episodes due to \u201cfrustration\u201d over contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>When he did\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/16\/celebrity-news\/howard-sterns-future-with-siriusxm-revealed-after-retirement-rumors\/\">re-up for another three years<\/a>\u00a0in December, he said on his show, \u201cI am happy to announce that I have figured out a way to have it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore free time and continuing to be on the radio,\u201d he added, explaining that the new contract will give him more \u201cflexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/sirius-pays-stern-83-mil-127586\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inked his first deal<\/a>\u00a0with Sirius Satellite Radio in 2004, netting him $500 million over five years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u201cHoward Stern Show\u201d staffer Jon Blitt trolled fans by giving a glimpse into his new job after being laid off the SiriusXM program. \u201cSo today is my first day working at Old Navy,\u201d Blitt said in an Instagram clip shared earlier this week. \u201cIt\u2019s different than my last job, but its a job, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/stern-71.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-hub"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}