SteveВ Grillo started on the вЂњStern ShowвЂќ in 1991 as an unpaid intern while a student at Hunter College. вЂњThe hallway had to be cleared out before he walks down,вЂќ said Melendez, whose interviews with celebrities like Gennifer Flowers and the Dalai Lama briefly made him a household name.ДЄnother comedian told The Post that, when he arrived at the studio, staffers told him вЂњnot to lookвЂќ at the boss. вЂњWorse than Ellen ,вЂќ one industry insider told The Post. Yet if past is prologue, former staffers say rank-and-file employees wonвЂ™t see their share of the spoils - and that, besides being a penny-pincher, Stern was often a terror to work with. STEVE GRILLO:вЂ‰An вЂњunpaid internвЂќ for six years, Grillo described his job as вЂњslave labor.вЂќ Patrick McMullan One of radioвЂ™s biggest stars for decades, his 2020 net worth is estimated at more than half a billion dollars. On Tuesday, Stern inked a new five-year deal with Sirius reportedly worth upwards of $100 million a year. вЂњAsk yourself why all of ur ex loyal servants hate u! Just sad.вЂќ Shame on u Howard,вЂќ SternвЂ™s longtime former sidekick Artie Lange tweeted in 2018. вЂњFor the record, Scott never bad mouthed Howard to me. Howard doesnвЂ™t even go downstairs and offer Scott his condolences,вЂќ said вЂњStuttering JohnвЂќ Melendez, an on-air personality who worked with Stern from 1988 to 2004. Turk, Salem and a representative for SiriusXM - SternвЂ™s employer - declined to comment, but the story was confirmed by multiple show insiders. ARTIE LANGE: вЂњAsk yourself why all of ur ex loyal servants hate u!,вЂќ he tweeted at Stern. Salem was given the boot a few weeks later (there is no indication that the events were linked), capping a 33-year career with Stern. When Robin Salem died in June 2018, Stern allegedly sent his condolences via email.ДЄt the staffвЂ™s 2019 Christmas party, SalemвЂ™s new girlfriend tried to record some of SternвЂ™s remarks, leading to an altercation with COO Turk. Stern, now 66, reportedly gave him the silent treatment. Shortly after, sources claim, Salem - who had previously been featured on-air - was banished to another floor and removed from show scripts.

In 2017, Stern was the seventh-highest-earning celebrity in America, hauling in $90 million, according to Forbes. Salem complied and the GoFundMe still netted more than $73,000 from the showвЂ™s die-hards.Д«ut Stern, insiders alleged, wasnвЂ™t happy - particularly when other employees began asking why he hadnвЂ™t ponied up the cash himself. Salem wanted to know if it would be OK if he created a GoFundMe page to raise some extra cash.ДЄccording to multiple вЂњStern ShowвЂќ sources, Marci Turk, SternвЂ™s chief operating officer, told Salem he could proceed - but no mention of the show or Stern was allowed. Even with insurance, treatment-related costs had drained the familyвЂ™s finances. InВ 2018, Scott Salem, a longtime engineer for вЂњThe Howard Stern Show,вЂќ approached his bosses with a request.В His wife, Robin, had been battling non-HodgkinвЂ™s lymphoma since 2013. Howard Stern rips anti-vax radio hosts who died: вЂFвЂ“k their freedomвЂ™ДЄrtie Lange vanished during sobriety battle - now we know where he went Jake Gyllenhaal: My вЂcrushвЂ™ on Jennifer Aniston made sex scenes вЂtortureвЂ™ вЂњThey wanted a set.Kate Beckinsale lashes out at вЂhigh IQвЂ™ haters: вЂI wonвЂ™t dumb myself downвЂ™ Stick around long enough and youвЂ™ll also hear Seinfeld and Stern talk to each other about their trademark voices and the mechanics of talking into microphones.ДЄnd a gig for 16 people on couches for the Orlando Magic a couple of years ago on Richard BransonвЂ™s private island. They know itвЂ™s a trick! TheyвЂ™ve played the shell game before.вЂќ YouвЂ™ve got to be kind of furious.вЂќДЄnd on being happily married at 59: вЂњThe Jewish male stand-up comedianвЂ¦is known to be, no question about it, are the longest most happily-married segment of the show-business population.вЂќ Why? вЂњBecause theyвЂ™re smart. You want to be a pirate? You got to be a person totally self-sufficient. Every second of my existence, IвЂ™m thinking: Can I do something with that?вЂќ Seinfeld on not being comfortable, on always thinking of comedy bits, and turning life into a bit: вЂњComedy is the same thing, and even harder,вЂќ Stern said.В What makes it work, though, is how much Seinfeld respects Stern and repeats his desire to be вЂњhonestвЂќ with him in the interview. Stern said he enjoys asking musicians about coming up with hit songs. Stern really zeroes in everything comedy regarding Seinfeld, from his history with NBC, to his relationships with Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and David Letterman, and the minutia about SeinfeldвЂ™s bits, his episodes of Seinfeld and so much more. ItвЂ™s upward of 90 minutes of pure comedy talk. Just listen to this interview Jerry Seinfeld gave to Howard Stern on SternвЂ™s SiriusXM program on Wednesday morning.

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