Howard Stern has revealed he has yet to officially come to a contract extension with SiriusXM.
In an interview with Andy Cohen on Friday morning, Stern revealed that despite his high-profile return to the company last month amid rumors that his show had been canceled, he hasn’t actually agreed to a new deal yet.
“I’m talking to Sirius right now about extending in some way, and if that works out great, and if it doesn’t, great. I mean not great, I love this company,” Stern shared.
He then added that reports about his deals should be taken with a grain of sale due to the close-to-the-vest nature both parties like to operate with in regard to his contracts.
“One of the things that I will tell you is that when I make a deal with Sirius, they don’t want me talking about it, and I don’t want them talking about it, but they do consider that material very important,” Stern said.
In August, reports began surfacing that SiriusXM and Howard Stern were unlikely to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Originally, Stern was set to address the rumors on Tuesday, September 2nd. However, he later pushed back his return date.
At that return, the 71-year-old said he was very happy with the company and that he would be extending his deal with the satellite radio brand. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz said that she believes the company and Stern will “get to the right place” regarding a new deal.
“It’s really about what does Howard want? What do we want? What do our listeners want? And I think something will come together,” she said.
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