NEW YORK, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
today announced that Andy Cohen,
popular late night talk show host of "Watch What Happens Live" on
Bravo, television producer, and bestselling author will now also
executive produce an all-new channel featuring entertainment
personally curated and presented by Cohen exclusively on
SiriusXM.
In addition to producing the new SiriusXM channel, Radio Andy,
Cohen will also host a weekly radio show exclusively on the 24/7
channel for SiriusXM listeners nationwide. Radio Andy and Cohen's
new radio show are scheduled to launch later this year.
"I love radio, and the creative challenge of programming a
channel around people I'm passionate about is intoxicating," said
Cohen. "Personally, I've been looking for an outlet where I can do
more long-form interviews, and SiriusXM is the perfect home for my
brand of uncensored, deep and shallow talk. Furthermore, I
consider Howard Stern a media role
model, so working under the same roof will be a thrill."
"Andy Cohen is a dynamic and
larger-than-life personality whose unique brand of entertainment
genius has changed the way we watch TV. Let's listen to what
happens when Andy does radio and taps into what's fun and happening
in pop culture," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer,
SiriusXM.
The Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning Cohen is the Host and
Executive Producer of "Watch What Happens Live," his live late
night, interactive talk show on Bravo that is the only live show in
Late Night, and features some of the biggest names in pop culture,
including Oprah Winfrey, Cher, Lady
Gaga, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lopez,
Will Ferrell, and Jimmy Fallon. Cohen also serves as Executive
Producer of "The Real Housewives" franchise and hosts the
highly-rated reunion specials on Bravo.
On SiriusXM in 2012, Cohen hosted a 5-week series of live,
call-in shows discussing pop culture and entertainment with the
people who make it happen and with SiriusXM listeners nationwide.
To celebrate the publication of his best-selling memoir "Most
Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture," Cohen
hosted a live on-air '80s prom-themed broadcast exclusively on
SiriusXM.
In 10 years as an executive at Bravo, where he was most recently
Executive Vice President of Development and Talent, Cohen was
responsible for a high-profile and successful slate of
unscripted series and specials including hits such as "Project
Runway," "Top Chef," "Queer Eye," "The Millionaire Matchmaker,"
"Kathy Griffin My Life On the D
List," "The Rachel Zoe Project," and "The Real Housewives"
franchises.
St. Louis native Cohen is also
a best-selling author. In November
2014, he became a New York Times
best-selling author for a third time with the release of his latest
book, "The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look At a Shallow Year"
published by Henry Holt. Cohen also
had bestsellers with both the hardcover (May
2012) and the paperback (May
2013) versions of his first book, titled, "Most
Talkative."
Cohen has over two million followers on social media; follow him
on Facebook, Twitter (@andy), Instagram (@bravoandy) and Tumblr
(therealandycohen.tumblr.com).
For more information and to try SiriusXM for 30-days, please
visit siriusxm.com.
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