Andy Cohen is taking on one in every of Howard Stern’s longtime SirusXM channels.
The duo confirmed the information throughout Tuesday’s “Radio Andy” installment, two days after a press launch said “Howard 101 [will] depart the lineup” and Cohen’s present will transfer from 101 to 102.
Stern, 72, insisted to listeners that they’re “not being pranked” — regardless of he and Cohen, 58, savagely pretending in September 2025 that Stern was retiring.
Cohen referenced final yr’s gag on Tuesday, saying, “Final yr, we pranked the world. We made everyone suppose that I used to be taking on Howard 100. It was the perfect morning.
“Now, the carrot is being dangled,” the Bravo government continued. “Radio Andy will likely be taking on 101. Is that this a prank? Am I being pranked?”
Stern, denying this, replied, “Andy has been gracious sufficient to take over 101 and I’ve one request: Please proceed the custom of doing a whole lot of homosexual antics.”
He instructed the “Watch What Occurs Stay” host to “up the homosexual on air” — and Cohen quipped that the “Howard Stern Present” was “gayer than” his.
Stern added, “I really feel Howard 101 is in very succesful arms. Get pleasure from it, take excellent care of it. And in case you blow it, I would be the first one to chortle at you. Don’t screw it up.”
The broadcaster famous that he’s “not giving up” Channel 100, whereas Cohen’s earlier Channel 102, in the meantime, will go to Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio.
When Stern and Cohen trolled followers final yr, Cohen stated Stern had left a giant “void” to fill and expressed remorse over not doing a “cleaner hand off” with the shock jock.
Stern rapidly took over and guaranteed listeners he wasn’t going wherever.
On the time, Stern had been teasing a “huge announcement,” leaving many frightened there was fact to rampant retirement rumors.
Stern, nevertheless, signed a contract in December 2025 for 3 extra years with the community — however with extra “flexibility” since he needs “me time,” he shared.
His present has continued to make headlines this yr, from Stern’s ex-assistant submitting a bombshell lawsuit in opposition to him, which has since been dismissed, to him firing a slew of staffers in July.
Information broke Friday that he was dropping Channel 101, with particulars of his new cope with HBO Max revealed over the weekend forward of the brand new season’s Sept. 14 launch.
“For the primary time, the ‘King of All Media’ will carry his signature, long-running SiriusXM present to HBO Max by adapting his reside SiriusXM present right into a streamable episode for HBO Max, together with periodic extras,” learn the press launch Saturday.
“Howard’s new collection on HBO Max takes him to the head of status tv and offers his followers a long-desired ‘seat within the studio’ to see what they only heard,” it continued.
