Last week’s news hit the Wack Pack hard: nearly a dozen staffers let go, Howard cutting back to one new show a week. But this week, the story got a face — several of them, actually.
Reports confirmed that fan-favorite producers Benjy Bronk, Jon Blitt, Memet Walker, and Mike Trainor were among those shown the door. Trainor was the only one to speak publicly, posting a gracious message thanking Howard and the team for “the ride” and saying he’s open to whatever comes next. Classy exit, even if it stings to read.
Then, almost like the universe wanted to twist the knife a little, the show’s official Instagram dropped a video this Sunday of eight staffers — including longtime names like JD Harmeyer, Jon Hein, Sal Governale, and Richard Christy — kicking a soccer ball around the office ahead of the World Cup Final. Fun, lighthearted, totally normal content… except fans immediately clocked exactly what it meant: these are the ones who made the cut.
The comments section turned into a mix of relief and heartbreak. Fans celebrating that their favorites survived, right next to comments mourning the ones who didn’t. That’s the strange thing about following a show for this long — these aren’t just “staffers” to us. Bronk, Blitt, Walker, Trainor… these are voices we’ve heard thousands of hours of. Losing them from the show feels personal, even if we’ve never met them.
It’s a reminder that even the most legendary radio institution in history runs on real people with real jobs, and change like this doesn’t come easy for anyone — the ones staying included.
Here’s hoping the ones who left land somewhere great. And here’s hoping the ones still standing keep the show’s spirit alive through this new chapter.
