Howard Stern has come underneath scrutiny amid claims that the veteran radio host is displeased over his community, SiriusXM, placing extra effort into selling a youthful podcaster.

The podcaster in query is Alex Cooper, whom Stern admitted earlier this month he did not know, whereas including that he had no drawback together with his community paying others.

Nonetheless, hypothesis continues to swirl, with experiences suggesting a few of Howard Stern’s employees are contemplating leaving his present to work with Cooper, who’s broadly seen because the “way forward for Sirius.”

Within the wake of Stern dismissing rumors about leaving SiriusXM and ending his present as utterly false, a brand new twist has emerged within the ongoing drama.

Insiders are actually claiming that the radio shock jock has points together with his community’s heavy backing of “Name Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper, who’s allegedly being positioned because the “way forward for Sirius.”

“Howard is aware of that they’re spending rather more cash on selling Alex and her podcast,” an insider mentioned of Stern, per the Every day Mail. “He sees the writing on the wall that she’s now the longer term, and Sirius appears extra involved in placing cash into her.”

The identical insider claimed that Stern “cannot swallow that big tablet” of Cooper being positioned as the way forward for Sirius, one thing that turned much more obvious after her $125 million, three-year take care of the community was introduced in August 2024.

A part of Stern’s alleged grievance with Cooper is that, in contrast to him, she is not a traditional radio host.

“He would not like that she’s not ‘common radio’ and that Sirius is backing her and shelling their cash into her pockets,’ mentioned the supply, including that Stern’s “ego is taking on.”

Stern was additionally described as “removed from welcoming,” with a long-held perception that “there is not any one else however him.”

The radio host has reportedly proven this stance by giving Cooper the chilly shoulder at any time when she has visited SiriusXM’s New York Metropolis workplaces, and he does this underneath the guise of not wanting to have interaction with anybody.

“If he comes into the workplace, he is rapidly escorted in with safety and rapidly escorted out. There is not any interacting with different expertise,” the supply continued.

They added, “His safety group there treats him as if he is of presidential standing.”

Stern’s alleged worries aren’t unfounded, as earlier experiences revealed that his present’s viewers has plunged from round 20 million every day listeners to only 125,000.

One supply instructed the Every day Mail that the “numbers are so pathetic” the showrunners have been left scrambling for options.

As for a way issues acquired this dangerous, the insider pointed the finger squarely at Stern himself, saying he had “offered out his personal viewers so dangerous” by mocking MAGA listeners and overtly telling them he “did not need them listening to his present anymore.”

For now, it stays to be seen whether or not Stern’s comeback earlier this yr may have any impression on reversing the present’s fortunes.

Nevertheless, time might not be on the veteran host’s aspect, as a number of employees members are reportedly contemplating leaping ship to work with Cooper as a substitute.

“The Sirius employees will comply with the cash,” the primary insider claimed. ‘These are people who find themselves anxious about paying lease, paying for his or her household, in order that they would depart in half a second in the event that they had been provided a job with Alex.