Overview

• Early Tuesday, official show accounts moved the planned on-air statement to Sept. 8, and a rerun replaced the expected live broadcast.
• SiriusXM has not responded to requests for comment, and Stern’s widely reported five-year, $500 million deal is due to expire later this year.
• Multiple reports tie the delay to contract talks and personal issues including his elderly mother’s health, with Page Six citing a family emergency.
• Some outlets, citing the Daily Mail, say Stern emailed roughly 95 staffers about the change, a claim not confirmed by SiriusXM or Stern’s team.
• The delay follows weeks of promos teasing a “reveal” and tabloid speculation about cancellation or archive licensing, alongside coverage noting far smaller current audience estimates than his past terrestrial peak.