Howard Stern radio show staffers asking for new jobs as SiriusXM future remains unclear: report

Top staffers for Howard Stern’s eponymous SiriusXM show are reportedly scoping out other job opportunities at the network amid growing uncertainty.

The radio show’s personality Fred Norris was allegedly spotted pitching himself for a new position at the streaming service, the US Sun reported Tuesday.

“Fred was walking with another guy at Sirius and said to him, ‘Let me know, because I don’t know what’s going to happen come January, I might be looking for a job,’” the eyewitness claimed.

Norris has known Stern since their nighttime radio gig in 1979. He is the longest-tenured staff member of “The Howard Stern Show,” aside from Stern himself.

The Sun’s source also claimed staff members were buzzing about the show potentially being cancelled by the end of the year.

“After conversations with [Stern show producer] Gary Dell’Abate and others, it sounds like they aren’t expecting to re-sign with Sirius,” the insider said, referring to how Stern’s contract expires in December.

Last month, sources claimed that staffers were “panicking” after speculation swirled that Howard would be hanging up his headphones.

“Fear has sunk in that next week, next month, they might not have a job,” a source told the Daily Mail at the time, adding that “getting laid off has been in the back of their minds for quite some time.”

The insider noted that employees were “terrified” to speak out about the current work environment because they had signed nondisclosure agreements.

“Employees can get fired instantly and lose everything, especially if Stern found out that they broke their confidentiality agreement,” the source said, adding, “There’s a ton of people there whose lives would drastically change based on Stern firing on a whim.”

Reports surfaced in August that Stern’s eponymous radio show was in jeopardy, with his $500 million contract nearing its end.

“Stern’s contract is up in the fall and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don’t intend for him to take it,” an insider told the US Sun at the time.

“Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It’s no longer worth the investment,” the source claimed.

However, the Daily Mail’s sources alleged that the chatter was a “desperate hoax” to try and keep Stern “relevant.”

Last month, Stern responded to the gossip by confirming that he had no plans to retire and subsequently trolled his listeners by pretending to hand his show over to close pal Andy Cohen.

Page Six has reached out to SiriusXM for comment.