Howard Stern, the shock jock and self-anointed "king of all-media," isn't about to disappear from the airwaves.
The radio personality behind SiriusXM's long-running "Howard Stern Show" said Monday he remains in talks with the entertainment company over a new contract after a prank left some listeners wondering whether he was leaving the platform.
"SiriusXM and my team have been talking about how we go forward in the future, they've approached me. They've sat down with me like they normally do and they're fantastic," Stern, 71, said during his show. "We've been talking."
A SiriusXM spokesperson wouldn't address the company's talks with Stern.
The comments came after a stunt Stern pulled on his show in collaboration with Andy Cohen, a fellow SiriusXM host and TV personality. Instead of t