Will Howard retire? There was that article from The Sun (a terrible organization) that suggested he was offered a lowball contract and a lot of his writers are withholding good material.
Howard blasted JD for announcing his engagement on Twitter. If/when Howard has anything to say, he'll announce it on his radio show.
As of now, I don't think he's signed for 2026 and beyond. I do think the longer he waits, the better the odds are that he comes back.
I have a feeling that if Kamala Harris won the election, he probably would be retiring, especially with Robin's health. There's rumors that her cancer has come back, etc.
If Howard retires during Donald Trump's second term, he capitulates to the right wing... something that he didn't do in 2006. Because of the 2024 election, I think he wants to come back.
Part of me thinks SiriusXM wants him to use his name/channels to promote the other channels on SiriusXM and various celebrities and their other projects.
Howard comes back on the 36th week of the year. His final week is the 51st week of the year. By my count, that's 16 weeks...then take two weeks away for October and Thanksgiving and he's down to 14 weeks.
Honestly, if he was gone, I think some of the staffers would probably be looking for jobs by now, unless SiriusXM promised them all stuff...which I doubt.
I think he comes back, but I'm not sure if it's for five years. He signed for five years in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Wow.
Let's see how this ages.