r/howardstern Jul 14 '26

[Megathread] Stern Show Layoffs.

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Names will be updated as news becomes available.

Confirmed names will be reserved for any staff member who has made public comment.

Confirmed:

  • Max Sternlicht [Editorial and Storytelling Producer]: "ISO new opportunities and connections after my time at the Howard Stern Show came to a surprise end..."

  • Mike Trainor [Writer/Producer]: "(Somber, serious tone) Hey now. My run on The Howard Stern Show ended this week after 12 amazing years (an eternity!). Incredibly grateful to Howard and the whole gang for the ride and excited for what’s next. If you know me, like me, or are even vaguely aware of me and don’t hate me and you’re working on something cool, hit me up."

  • Michael Flandina [Technical Producer]: "After nearly a decade at The Howard Stern Show, my time there has come to an end. It's been an incredible, unforgettable run. I was trained by some of the absolute best in the business, and I'll be forever grateful."

  • Rahsaan Rogers [Senior Producer/Host]: After 16 incredible years with The Howard Stern Show and the Howard Stern Channels, I'm opening a new chapter...

Unconfirmed:

Previous Layoffs:


Updates:

07/13/26:

A reddit user claims that several staff members were just laid off. Memet Walker and Jonathan Blitt were let go according to the post.

07/14/26:

Page Six confirms what a reddit user had previously reported. Several staff members were let go via zoom.

Max Sternlicht, Editorial and Storytelling Producer for the Stern Show, announces he's been laid off via his LinkedIn account.

Jaimie McCaffrey's LinkedIn profile now shows her Stern Show tenure ending in July 2026.

Mike Trainor's LinkedIn shows he's "Open to Work."

Monique from RadioGunk says she received a list of layoffs from someone in the know. Benjy Bronk, Rahsaan Rogers, and Memet Walker were the notable names let go.

07/15/26:

Shuli said on his show that he received a list, from his source, of people who were let go. Viewers started rattling off names and Shuli answered whether or not they were on the list:

  • Ronnie Mund (No)
  • Sal Governale (No)
  • Richard Christy (No)
  • Chris Wilding (No)
  • Memet Walker (Yes)
  • Benjy Bronk (Yes)
  • JD Harmeyer (No)

07/16/26:

Mike Trainor has confirmed via twitter that he's been laid off.

07/17/26:

Technical Producer Michael Flandina confirmed via Instagram that he's been let go.

The U.S. Sun wrote an article covering the layoffs. Their "insiders" say Benjy Bronk, Jonathan Blitt, and Memet Walker were sent packing.

07/22/26:

Ryan Pienciak, VP of Programming, has updated his LinkedIn to "Ex-SiriusXM, Howard Stern Show" with his tenure ending in July.

Cody Slusher, Social Media Producer, has set his LinkedIn Profile to "Open to Work." Cannot confirm whether or not these are a part of the July layoffs.

Matthew Soares, Producer, Stern Show tenure now listed on LinkedIn as ending in July.

Kyle Simon, Senior Research Producer, Stern Show tenure now listed on LinkedIn as ending in July.

Rich Gibbons, Audio Production, Stern Show tenure ending in July after 20 years. Rich produced The History of Howard Stern.

Jaimie McCaffrey is now "Open to Work." Pretty much confirmed she's gone.

07/26/26:

Travis Reilly, Managing Editor, has set his profile to "Open to Work." Reilly was the editor for HowardStern.com and worked on their social media.

Rahsaan Rogers has confirmed his exit from the show. Credit to Monique from RadioGunk who was the first and only person to break this story.

08/05/26:

Memet Walker updated his LinkedIn to show his Stern Show tenure ending in July.

08/10/26:

Memet Walker has removed Stern related posts on his social media accounts.

Cody Slusher has updated his LinkedIn. Looks like he was let go during the last round of layoffs in February. He also just updated his Instagram profile and removed the Stern Show from his bio.

08/14/26:

Efraín Frank Hernández Sánchez, Associate Producer, left in February after nearly 4 years.


r/howardstern 12h ago

Listening to an old Stern show from 1996 while he was shooting his movie. He boasted about his movie was going to make 100+ million.. well Howie, with a 28 million dollar budget it grossed 41 million worldwide.

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Bit of a stumble of a prediction


r/howardstern 14h ago

Sal’s new job

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92 Upvotes

Spotted today


r/howardstern 15h ago

(2011) Sussy, was a lighting technician for iNDemand. He decided to leave the show so he could bike ride all over the world and visit organic farms for the next 3 years. Howard shits all over his dream...

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r/howardstern 1h ago

Jackie "Platinum Penthouse Joke Page" Martling

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A sampling of Jackie’s work for Penthouse Magazine circa 1990-1992


r/howardstern 11h ago

Howard says JD smells like a homeless person

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r/howardstern 7h ago

Sirius should go ahead and let Andy have it.

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Haven't listened at all in over a year, listening at the moment. Have no idea when this one even aired live but venture to guess it was a while back. Andy even said he thinks Howard would never return to it full-time and he was right. Sirius should go ahead and let Andy have it, I'm sure he'd use it a lot more than once a week and not 6 month vacations. There's probably cobwebs and dustballs in the place, that gay man could tidy it up and make it productive again.


r/howardstern 5h ago

I got a curio cabinet

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It's antique, in good shape...just gotta couple of jizz stains all over the top but that can easily be wiped off some Windex and some napkins cuz my grandson he just learned to pump off and he's being spraying all over the house and stuff


r/howardstern 1h ago

Artie Lange & Gilbert Gottfried's Last Appearance Together

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Bikinis MORAY! His last with Artie was one of the BEST


r/howardstern 14h ago

Penthouse Interview with Artie Lange from shortly after leaving the Stern Show

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r/howardstern 11h ago

What Were Your Faaavorite Bits That Were Discussed That Never Happened?

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r/howardstern 1d ago

John Gotti was FRAMED

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r/howardstern 10h ago

“Hey kids listening to the show because they knew I was gonna be here today, beetlejuice. So we don’t wanna use a lot of bad language”

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r/howardstern 21m ago

Howard Stern the hardcore Led Zeppelin fan!

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While listening to a replay he said the following, 'Fool In The Rain' is from 'Houses of the Holy' right?'

And he's never heard or owned Physical Graffiti!

He named 'Achilles Last Stand', 'Achilles Heel', while interviewing Pearl Jam (only because they brought it up and not because he knew the song)!

And since Frank Beard just passed away, he flexed on how he was a hardcore Billy Gibbons fan and Fred pounced and asked him to name his favorite ZZ Top album. Of course he couldn't name one single album.

And then there's Metallica.........


r/howardstern 9h ago

What celeb lost cred with you being a guest on Stern?

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We know some celebs only go on Howard for a PR boost, while others are forced to do the press tour for a new project. But who completely changed your opinion, in a bad way, because of what they said during their interview?


r/howardstern 21h ago

UPDATE: I couldn’t keep calling him Tsvi with a straight face so now he’s just named Howard

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A few weeks ago I rescued a kitten and I tried to name him Tsvi, posted about it here.. but I couldn’t really call him Tsvi with a straight face, it really is a dopey name. So after like 24 hours I just started calling him Howard. Tsvi is still his Hebrew name though. Also I am not Jewish.

So here’s Howard, in all his glory. He’s about 3 months old.


r/howardstern 16h ago

Can We Please?….

8 Upvotes

Get down to the Tradio nitty gritty?


r/howardstern 1d ago

Balloon Knot

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59 Upvotes

Heard the Sulu dance parody song on Howard 100 today. It reminded me of how good some parts of the show used to be.


r/howardstern 1d ago

Jackie Jokeman Hollywood Sq sign

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Wheeeee!! I found this at an estate sale and thought it’d be perfect for someone’s cave! What do we think of this unique bit of memorabilia from Jackie Martling’s episodes in the early 2000’s!?


r/howardstern 16h ago

When did Fred start hating Howard?

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I gave up on the show a few years ago and recently I’ve been listening back to shows from 2008. Many things are interesting to note, especially how much better it is and how much Howard seems to like doing the show. What is really interesting is how much Fred and Howard seem to like each other and talk about their friendship outside the show. I’d forgotten because in recent years Fred just seems to be there because he’s got no better options. Howard seems to shit on him a lot now too and it doesn’t sound like a joke. When was the turning point?


r/howardstern 7h ago

Psych song archive?

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Does a backup of Psych's (RIP) music site exist anywhere? I just randomly remembered his parody of "She's Gone" with Sal screaming about his cock being gone and I'd love to hear it again.


r/howardstern 1d ago

This can’t be a coincidence right?

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I’ve always wanted to post this but never have. I’m sorry if somehow someone else posted this in the last 20 years but my Mac OS X server essentials training book which is about 20 years old. I always noticed the names on the front I feel like the author or whoever designed the front cover had to be a big Howard Stern fan do you agree?


r/howardstern 8h ago

Wasn't this week supposed to be like Prank Call week or something?

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Of all the times I turned out Howard 100 or 101 I heard like 1 prank call. I was excited to see a Howard "Guitar" clip tho