HOWARD Stern claimed he didn't know who fellow SiriusXM mega star Alex Cooper is in scathing comments as he signed off from his long-awaited return to his show an hour early after cancellation rumors.

In his eagerly anticipated, and then delayed, return to air amid reports he wasn't being renewed at the streaming satellite radio service, Stern , 71, claimed that he's so out of touch at his own company that he had no idea who Alex, of Call Her Daddy podcasting fame, is.

He also promptly signed off an hour early from his show on Monday, claiming he had a bad cold- which is the reason he gave his loyal fan base for skipping out on his first scheduled return to the show on Tuesday, September 2.

Alex , a 31-year-old podcasting juggernaut, has a $125 million, multi-year deal with SiriusXM

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