Legendary broadcaster John Madden returns for another season on SIRIUS XM Radio
SIRIUS subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” can hear the Emmy-winning Hall of Famer twice a week on SIRIUS NFL Radio
SIRIUS XM Radio announced that longtime NFL broadcaster and Super Bowl winning head coach John Madden will return for his sixth season as a commentator on SIRIUS NFL Radio, available nationwide on SIRIUS channel 124 and XM channel 124 with the “Best of SIRIUS.”
Throughout the 2009 NFL season, listeners can hear Madden live every Friday at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT with SIRIUS XM host Adam Schein on The SIRIUS Blitz, the daily talk show on SIRIUS NFL Radio. Madden will make his 2009 debut on Thursday, September 10, joining Schein live at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT to discuss that night’s NFL season opener, featuring the Steelers and the Titans, as well as the opening weekend games.
Each week Madden’s analysis will replay Sunday morning on The SIRIUS NFL Tailgate Show, SIRIUS NFL Radio’s original pre-game program (Sundays from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET).
In April, Madden announced his retirement from the TV broadcast booth, where for nearly 30 years he was one of television’s most popular personalities. He has been a SIRIUS NFL Radio commentator since 2004 and fans will continue to hear him each week as he breaks down game match-ups and discusses key NFL topics throughout the season.
“I look forward to staying connected with the game and the fans every week on SIRIUS NFL Radio,” said Madden. “There’s not a better channel for listeners who want to stay on top of everything happening around the league and I’m excited for another season on the air.”
As a TV commentator, Madden served as the lead NFL analyst for all four major broadcast networks – CBS, FOX, ABC and NBC, where he spent the last three seasons calling games for Sunday Night Football. His final broadcast was Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa in February. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored Madden with 16 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Analyst/Personality and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. Prior to his career on television, Madden was head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 through 1978, where he compiled a 103-32-7 record and led the team to victory in Super Bowl XI.
Source: SIRIUS XM Radio
SIRIUS XM To Offer Exclusive Radio Coverage of Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction July 26
MLB Home Plate and Mad Dog Radio channels to broadcast live from Cooperstown, NY, during Hall of Fame Weekend Listeners will hear Cal Ripken Jr. and Billy Ripken as they host a Hall of Fame edition of ‘Ripken Baseball’
SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will offer listeners the exclusive radio broadcast of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday, July 26, 2009 on MLB Home Plate, XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 with the “Best of XM” programming package.
MLB Home Plate, SIRIUS XM’s 24-hour baseball talk channel, will have live coverage starting at 1:30 pm ET, as all-time runs and stolen bases leader Rickey Henderson, longtime Boston Red Sox slugger Jim Rice, and former Yankees and Indians second baseman Joe Gordon are enshrined in Cooperstown, NY.
In addition to the Induction Ceremony, Hall of Fame Weekend (July 24 – 27) features a variety of baseball events and is attended by dozens of Hall of Famers. MLB Home Plate and Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports talk channel, will broadcast live from Cooperstown Friday, Saturday and Sunday, giving fans around the country access to the epicenter of baseball history, plus live one-on-one interviews with some of the game’s legendary players who will be in town for the festivities.
Listeners can tune in to hear Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and his brother and major league veteran Billy Ripken host a special Hall of Fame edition of their weekly MLB Home Plate show, Ripken Baseball. The Ripkens will discuss this year’s Hall of Fame class, air an interview Cal and Billy conducted with Jim Rice, and reminisce about Cal’s induction into the Hall in 2007. Ripken Baseball airs every Friday (12:00 – 2:00 pm ET) exclusively on MLB Home plate. The show replays Saturday morning at 6:00 am ET.
Today, July 24, Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo will host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Cooper Park, located outside the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mad Dog Unleashed airs every weekday (2:00 – 7:00 pm ET) exclusively on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
On Saturday, July 25, MLB Home Plate’s Jim Duquette and Bill Pidto will broadcast live (10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET) from Cooper Park. The following day, July 26, Pidto and Duquette will be live at the Clark Sports Center (10:30 am – 1:30 pm ET) to preview the Induction Ceremony, interview Hall of Famers and lead in to SIRIUS XM’s live coverage of the Enshrinement starting at 1:30 pm ET.
For more info on the MLB Home Plate channel and a schedule of MLB games on XM, please visit www.xmradio.com/mlb.
SIRIUS XM Radio announces comprehensive broadcast coverage of 2009 MLB All-Star Game
Play-by-play of the 80th All-Star Game will air July 14 on XM channel 175 MLB Home Plate, Mad Dog Radio and SIRIUS XM Stars Too channels will broadcast live from St. Louis
SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will offer baseball fans comprehensive coverage of 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Week, including the 80th All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14 on XM channel 175.
XM will air the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14 (8:00 pm ET), plus live coverage of the Home Run Derby (July 13 at 8:00 pm ET) and the exclusive radio broadcast of the XM All-Star Futures Game (July 12 at 2:00 pm ET), featuring the top minor league prospects from the U.S. and abroad. All three events will air live nationwide on XM channel 175.
Prior to the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, MLB Home Plate, SIRIUS XM’s 24-hour baseball talk channel, will broadcast live (6:00 – 8:00 pm ET) from the field at Busch Stadium. SIRIUS XM’s Seth Everett and Jim Duquette will host the pre-game coverage both days, which will include one-on-one interviews with the All Stars, managers and coaches as well as live updates on everything happening on the diamond. The MLB Home Plate channel is available to both XM and SIRIUS subscribers on XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 with the “Best of XM” programming package.
Additionally, three channels from across the SIRIUS XM platform will broadcast live from MLB All-Star FanFest at the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis on the days leading up to the All-Star Game.
From MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 (“Best of XM”)):
Saturday, July 11 (11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET) – Hall of Famer Cal Ripken
Jr. and his brother and fellow major league veteran Billy Ripken will host their weekly show, Ripken Baseball, live from the SIRIUS XM broadcast booth at All-Star FanFest.
Saturday, July 11 (1:00 – 4:00 pm ET) – Former MLB general manager Jim
Duquette will host Talking Baseball live from the SIRIUS XM broadcast booth at All-Star FanFest.
Saturday, July 11 (4:00 – 7:00 pm ET) – Former major league pitcher
and longtime broadcaster Jim Kaat and SIRIUS XM’s Scott Graham will host a special edition of Baseball This Morning Xtra live from All-Star FanFest.
Sunday, July 12 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET), prior to the XM All-Star Futures Game,
SIRIUS XM’s Seth Everett and Jim Duquette will host a special edition of their MLB Home Plate show, Power Alley, live from All-Star Fanfest.
From Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports talk channel (SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144):
Monday, July 13 (2:00 – 7:00 pm ET) Gary Williams, Mad Dog Radio’s morning show host,
will host a special All-Star preview show live at FanFest. Williams will be joined live on set by Jim Kaat and Jim Duquette.
From SIRIUS XM Stars Too, SIRIUS XM’s talk radio channel for guys (SIRIUS channel 108 and XM channel 139):
Monday, July 13 (11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET) and Tuesday, July 14 (noon -3:00 pm ET), SIRIUS XM personalities Steve Covino and Rich Davis will host their daily talk show live from FanFest. Maxim Radio with Covino and Rich airs weekdays on SIRIUS XM Stars Too.
XM listeners can hear every game from all 30 Major League teams live on XM channels 175 to 189. A schedule of upcoming MLB games on XM can be found at www.xmradio.com/mlb.
In addition to live play-by-play coverage, SIRIUS XM offers baseball fans 24-hour coverage of the game on MLB Home Plate, the only radio channel dedicated to covering Major League Baseball seven days a week, 365 days a year. Available to both XM and SIRIUS subscribers (XM channel 175, SIRIUS channel 210 with the “Best of XM” programming package), MLB Home Plate offers the most comprehensive radio coverage of the Major Leagues with a daily lineup of talk shows hosted by baseball experts and insiders like Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Jim Duquette, Kevin Kennedy, Buck Martinez and others.
SIRIUS XM Radio to Broadcast 24 Hours of Le Mans Live June 13-14
SIRIUS XM to offer Radio Le Mans broadcast to U.S. listeners; Fans can hear every minute of the 77th Grand Prix of Endurance live from France
SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will offer U.S. listeners live coverage of the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race on June 13-14 from the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.
SIRIUS and XM subscribers will hear uninterrupted Radio Le Mans coverage of the race, produced by Radio Show Limited, from the time the flag drops at 9:00 am ET on Saturday, June 13 through the finish at 9:00 am ET on Sunday, June 14 on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 243. The coverage will also feature an hour of pre-race news and analysis starting at 8:00 am ET as well as an hour of post-race coverage following the finish, with the podium ceremony and interviews with the top finishers.
On Wednesday, June 10, SIRIUS XM will carry RadioLeMans.com Midweek Motorsport Le Mans Special on SIRIUS channel 126 and XM channel 243 from 9:00 – 11:00 pm ET followed by live coverage of free practice from 11:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET on SIRIUS channels 113 and 126 and XM channel 243.
On Thursday, June 11, SIRIUS XM will air Legends qualifying from 10:00 am – 11:00 pm ET, immediately followed by live coverage of 24 Hours Qualifying on SIRIUS channels 113 and 126 and XM channel 243.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 77th Grand Prix of Endurance, is the world’s oldest endurance sports car race. Danish native Tom Kristensen has won a record eight races including last year’s and six-straight from 2000-2005. Kristensen and teammates, Rinaldo Capello from Italy and Allan McNish from Great Britain, will be racing the Audi R15 TDI for Audi Sport Team Joest. Kristensen has won six of his titles behind the wheel of an Audi.
“The 24 Hours is truly a one-of-a-kind event, testing both the high performance technology of the race cars and the endurance of the drivers and their teams,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM Radio’s President and Chief Content Officer. “With satellite radio, SIRIUS and XM listeners have the benefit of being able to hear every minute of the race anywhere, at home or on the go.”
“We have always enjoyed great support from U.S. based enthusiasts,” said Eve Hewitt, Managing Director of Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans. “Broadcasting our Le Mans programs through SIRIUS XM makes perfect sense.”
Radio Le Mans is the Official English language radio station at the 24 Hours.
SIRIUS XM airs every 2009 American Le Mans Series race, offering listeners on track action plus pre- and post-race coverage. The American Le Mans Series is North America’s premier sports car series, featuring high-tech cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world – including Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari and Panoz – competing in a combination of endurance and sprint races on road racing tracks as well as street circuits in major urban markets.
In addition to American Le Mans Series coverage, SIRIUS XM Radio broadcasts every NASCAR race, IndyCar Series race and every Formula 1 race, giving motorsports fans around the country access to world class racing on oval tracks, road course tracks and street circuits.
SIRIUS XM Radio Covers Every Pick of the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26
SIRIUS NFL Radio channel gives fans around the country live coverage and analysis of every selection from every round
16 hours of live coverage from the floor of Radio City Music Hall in New York City hosted by NFL experts Gil Brandt, Pat Kirwan, Tim Ryan and Adam Schein
While Day One of the Draft is in session, fans can react to first and second round picks by calling in to Mad Dog Radio
SIRIUS XM Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced that it will provide NFL fans from coast-to-coast with comprehensive coverage of the 2009 NFL Draft, offering live access to the announcements of all 256 draft choices, plus expert analysis, on SIRIUS NFL Radio (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124 with the “Best of SIRIUS” programming package)
On Saturday, April 25, the SIRIUS NFL Radio channel will broadcast live from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from 3:00 pm ET through the end of the second round. On Sunday, April 26, live on-site coverage resumes at 10:00 am ET with the first pick of the third round and continues through the draft’s final selection. In all, SIRIUS NFL Radio will provide 16 hours of live coverage from inside Radio City plus full pre- and post-Draft analysis.
SIRIUS NFL Radio’s Draft coverage will include live announcements of all 32 teams’ selections plus one-on-one interviews with dozens of draftees, general managers and coaches from around the league. SIRIUS XM’s on-site hosts will draw on decades of experience in player evaluation to address each team’s needs and offer appraisals of every pick. The SIRIUS NFL Radio team on the floor at Radio City Music Hall will feature Gil Brandt, the renowned former VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys whose innovative management and personnel systems are used by many pro and college teams today; Pat Kirwan, a former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive with nearly four decades of experience in player evaluation; Tim Ryan, a former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and former captain and two-time All-American at USC; and veteran SIRIUS NFL Radio voice Adam Schein.
Following each day’s live broadcast from Radio City Music Hall, SIRIUS NFL Radio will offer continued live coverage hosted by former NFL players Randy Cross, Jim Miller and Ross Tucker and veteran journalists Howard Balzer and Dan Leberfeld. On Saturday until 3:00 am ET and Sunday until midnight ET, fans will have a place to call in and react to their team’s 2009 Draft performance and discuss the day’s biggest moves with SIRIUS XM’s experts.
On Saturday and Sunday, SIRIUS NFL Radio will present Draft previews on the regularly scheduled shows Weekend Kickoff (Sat., 8am-12pm ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Ralph Vacchiano, Press Coverage (Sat., 12-3pm ET) hosted by Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld and Press Pass (Sun., 8-10am ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Randy Cross.
On Saturday, April 25, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports Mad Dog Radio channel (SIRIUS channel 123, XM channel 144) will air NFL Draft specials live from 12:00 to 10:00 pm ET. Mad Dog Radio hosts Andy Gresh and Andrew Bogusch will host, allowing callers from around the country to weigh in with their opinions on upcoming picks and react as soon as the first and second round selections are announced. Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, host of the channel’s anchor program, Mad Dog Unleashed, will join Bogusch on the air Saturday night to recap the Draft’s first day.
On Friday, April 24, Adam Schein and Gil Brandt will host SIRIUS NFL Radio’s midday show, The SIRIUS Blitz, live from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET from the NFL pre-Draft events in Central Park, where they will interview top prospects and report on all the latest pre-draft news.
The SIRIUS NFL Radio channel is also available online on SIRIUS Internet Radio. For more info and a free three-day trial listeners can visit www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS XM airs live play-by-play of every NFL game throughout the regular season and post-season. SIRIUS NFL Radio, (SIRIUS channel 124, XM channel 124 with “Best of SIRIUS”) airs year-round and is the only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to professional football, offering fans live game action, daily news and analysis, coverage of the NFL Draft, training camps, the NFL Combine, a fantasy football show and more.
For more information visit www.sirius.com/nfl.