has been slammed in the wake of layoffs at his show, with insiders reportedly saying staffers are disheartened after years of loyal service.
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Howard Sterns Ruthless Layoffs Shock Longtime Staff
Howard Stern has been slammed in the wake of layoffs at his show, with insiders reportedly saying staffers are disheartened after years of loyal service. 'You'd...
'You'd think Howard would have been generous with these guys, some who worked for him for decades, but nope!' an insider told The US Sun on Monday of the veteran media personality, 72.
Stern staffers who had been let go were given a bit more than one week's salary commensurate with each year they had worked for the radio star, a source reportedly told the outlet.
That amount is less than usual media industry severance payouts, which work out to about two weeks of salary for a year of employment, per the publication.
Among the 12 employees who had been laid off, according to the outlet, were Benjy Bronk – who had been with the show since 1999 – as well as on-air personalities Memet Walker, Jon Blitt and Mike Trainor, according to The Sun.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Stern and Sirius XM, as well as Bronk, Trainor and Blitt, for further comment on the story.
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Howard Stern, 72, was slammed in the wake of layoffs at his show after he cut down to recording one episode per week. Stern is pictured in 2018 in Cleveland
'They let go of Benjy Bronk, who had been a huge figure on the show. He was there for more than 25 years,' a source told the outlet.
Trainor took to X on July 16 acknowledging his departure from the show.
Stern is pictured in LA in October 2019
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In May, Stern's wife Beth, 54, was asked about what impact she had on his call to come back, while appearing on Live.
Cohen asked Beth, 'Every time there's a renegotiation that comes up with Sirius, what is your role in that? Do you try to steer him in a certain direction?'
Beth said, 'Yes - and I feel I'm very influential. I feel that it's very good for him to continue [broadcasting] ... he still enjoys doing it; he's still, I think, very good at it.'
Beth said she feels that her husband continuing with his show – which he has hosted from home since the onset of the pandemic more than six years ago – keeps him 'connected' to what is going on throughout the world.
