Howard Stern prank fools AP, CNBC with pretend SiriusXM departure studies

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Main information retailers, together with the Related Press and CNBC, had been duped by Howard Stern on Monday when the radio legend fooled SiriusXM listeners with an elaborate prank that his program was taken off the air.

Stern, lengthy the topic of tabloid hypothesis over whether or not he would stay at SiriusXM as soon as his contract expires on the finish of the 12 months, was scheduled to seem reside Monday. As a substitute, Bravo host Andy Cohen shocked listeners by taking his seat as the published started.

"That is, I do know, not the voice that you just anticipated to listen to, this isn't the voice that you just most likely wished to listen to, however it's I, Andy Cohen, and that is our first day broadcasting on Andy 100. I do know you’re anticipating an enormous announcement from Howard and that is truly not how issues had been meant to go," Cohen instructed listeners.

"There was a number of discuss what’s going to occur with Howard, is he fired? I don’t understand how a lot I’m allowed to say besides that he’s not right here, and I'm," Cohen continued. "Howard and the manager staff at SiriusXM felt that it was finest to, sort of, half approach now."

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Main information retailers together with the Related Press and CNBC had been duped by Howard Stern on Monday. (Getty Photographs)

Cohen continued the bit for a number of minutes, even urging Stern’s followers to provide his program an opportunity.

Stern later joined the published, thanked Cohen for the stunt, and stated rumors about him leaving SiriusXM have been "utterly false." The gag fooled a number of media retailers into falsely reporting Stern’s departure.

"Lest anybody suppose that was actual, that was all masterminded by me," Stern stated.

"Right here’s the reality -- SiriusXM and my staff have been speaking about how we go ahead sooner or later," he added. "They’ve approached me, they’ve sat down with me like they usually do, they usually’re incredible."

The AP rapidly printed a false story and later issued a correction.

"This story first was printed on Sept. 8, 2025. It was up to date on Sept. 8, 2025, to appropriate that Howard Stern shouldn't be leaving SiriusXM and an announcement of his departure was a prank," an AP editor’s word acknowledged.

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Howard Stern has seen his affect fade in recent times. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan by way of Getty Photographs)

On CNBC, "Squawk Field" anchors Andrew Ross Sorkin and Rebecca Fast delivered the "breaking information."

"We’ve received some breaking information for you this morning: Howard Stern formally splitting with SiriusXM after practically 20 years," Sorkin instructed viewers.

Fast added, "He was there when Sirius actually took off, that was the factor that they constructed the whole lot round… it received lots of people to truly subscribe."

A couple of moments later, Fast clarified that it was all a prank.

"He trolled viewers with a gag that Andy Cohen had taken over his slot," Fast stated. "I simply should say, I really like this, that is the most effective Howard Stern factor he might ever do."

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Howard Stern watches Metallica carry out through the launch of the "Most Metallica" channel on SiriusXM at Stephen Talkhouse on Aug. 28, 2025 in Amagansett, New York. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Photographs for SiriusXM)

Selection additionally printed a narrative declaring Stern’s program was canceled, reporting, "Howard Stern’s run on SiriusXM has come to an finish after 20 years," earlier than later updating the article.

The shock jock, who has seen his affect fade in recent times as he embraced liberal politics, didn't say whether or not he renewed his contract with SiriusXM, which is about to run out on the finish of 2025.

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Fox Information Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.

Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX Information Digital. Story ideas may be despatched to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.