Fans are expressing outrage at comments made by SiriusXM host Howard Stern who said on his show this week that his new deal allows him to take summers off.
At the end of 2020, Stern signed an extension with the satellite broadcaster worth a reported $500 million. Many fans see Stern’s comments as a slap in the face given the fact that the service is solely subscriber-based.
Fans posted comments on the service rating site Reddit to express their frustrations.
“He tried to sneak this programming note in at the beginning of the show,” read one post. “At first he tried to claim they always do this during the summer then pivoted and said this summer off was part of the new deal he made.”
Stern is entering his 16th year with SiriusXM. Many fans have noticed that the quality of his work has changed. His shows, which used to start at 6:00 am., now begin an hour later.
“I don’t find the quality of his shows improving when he is in the studio,” another post read. “We either outgrew him or he outgrew us. Things change. It’s a shame. He was very influential in my youth and young adulthood. Whatever his show is now is not entertaining to me. Thank God for podcasts and Audible.”
