{"id":9183,"date":"2026-07-18T03:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9183"},"modified":"2026-07-18T03:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:08:14","slug":"four-beloved-howard-stern-show-stars-fired-after-years-of-loyalty-in-staff-bloodbath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9183","title":{"rendered":"Four beloved Howard Stern Show stars FIRED after years of loyalty in staff bloodbath"},"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>HOWARD Stern has fired at least four beloved stars after years of loyalty on his radio show, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report.<\/p>\n<p>Stern Show staffers at New York City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/sirius-xm-radio\/\">SiriusXM<\/a> studios have been \u201cwalking on eggshells\u201d since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16693472\/howard-stern-show-down-one-show-week-staff-cuts\/\">layoffs earlier this week<\/a>, sources said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707410\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The Howard Stern Show laid off a dozen employees this week, sources claimed<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707404\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Benjy Bronk worked on the show for over 25 years<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: YouTube\/The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Producers as well as on-air talent got the heave-ho, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/howard-stern\/\">Stern<\/a> prepares to drop to just one new show a week from the three days he promised fans when he announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15646126\/howard-stern-reveals-siriusxm-future-cancellation\/\">three-year contract renewal in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One insider said, \u201cThey let go of Benjy Bronk, who had been a huge figure on the show. <\/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>\u201cThe guy worked there for over 25 years and was both on air and behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one\u00a0of the most talented guys there.\u201d<\/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\/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><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16685221\/howard-stern-wife-beth-bikini-menopause-struggle\/\"><\/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\/JB_I-OWN-IT_COMP-copy.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\">\u2018I OWN IT\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Howard Stern\u2019s wife Beth, 53, looks half her age in a tiny red bikini<\/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>According to his IMDB profile, Benjy joined the show in 1998, and took over as head writer when Jackie \u201cThe Jokeman\u201d Martling quit in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The insider added that on-air talent Jon Blitt was also let go.<\/p>\n<p>A second source claimed that other fan-favorites Memet Walker and Mike Trainor were also laid off.<\/p>\n<p>The second insider grumbled that Stern should have let the whole dedicated staff ride with him through the end of his contract.<\/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_16707401\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Jon Blitt was let go with several other Howard Stern Show stars<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707925\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Memet Walker was laid off along with a dozen other staff members<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707926\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Mike Trainor confirmed news he was fired<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: The Howard Stern Show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707930\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Benjy, here in 2019, joined the Stern Show as an intern in 1998<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHoward can be ruthless like that,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n<p>Staff were informed that their marquee talent was taking his show down from just three days a week to only one after Labor Day in a brutal Zoom call on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Sun reached out to reps at SiriusXM for comment, as well as Benjy, Jon and Memet.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mike Trainor seems to be the only one to thus far confirm the news himself.<\/p>\n<p>Mike posted to X: \u201cHey now. My run on\u00a0The Howard Stern Show\u00a0ended this week after 12 amazing years (an eternity!).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncredibly grateful to Howard and the whole gang for the ride and excited for what\u2019s next.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you know me, like me, or are even vaguely aware of me and don\u2019t hate me and you\u2019re working on something cool, hit me up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><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\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Page Six<\/a> was the first to report news of the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The shock jock announced in December 2025, that he had signed with Sirius again just weeks before his contract was set to expire, and told listeners he wasn\u2019t even sure he was definitely renewing as recently as that week.<\/p>\n<p>During the announcement, he said the new contract would give him \u201cMore free time, and continue to be on the radio.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Just weeks after starting his new schedule in 2026, which was supposed to have fresh episodes Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 7 a.m. ET to 10 a.m. ET, Stern missed two of the three slated shows in January.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15878904\/howard-stern-sparks-concern-skips-show-monday\/\">Stern was a no-show on February 2<\/a>, fans said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15409754\/howard-stern-staff-asking-jobs-siriusxm-show-canceled-december\/\">writing was on the wall<\/a> with layoffs surely to come down the pipeline soon.<\/p>\n<p>A critical Reddit user joked, \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 questioned another fan.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else speculated, \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 had first revealed, the Howard Stern Show is taking its last gasps.<\/p>\n<p>Back in August 2025, sources said Howard and his management at Sirius were not expected to come to an agreement to renew his $100 million a year contract, and that the show was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15100454\/howard-stern-delay-return-siriusxm-show-tension\/\">expected to be cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the 72-year-old did, of course, re-sign with the streaming giant, his greatly pared-down schedule seems to suggest they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/14975685\/howard-stern-real-estate-empire-revealed-show-canceled\/\">weren\u2019t shelling out the big bucks<\/a> for Stern again.<\/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>HOWARD Stern has fired at least four beloved stars after years of loyalty on his radio show, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report. 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