NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced its exclusive programming in celebration of the
Labor Day holiday which will include
an extensive lineup spanning its commercial-free music, plus
sports, comedy and entertainment programming channels.
Beginning Friday, September 4 and
airing throughout the holiday weekend, SiriusXM subscribers can
enjoy special editions of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, broadcasts
of concerts and performances, live broadcasts of DJ sets,
broadcasts of football, soccer, and baseball games and more.
The full-lineup of SiriusXM's Labor
Day programming and complete broadcast times are available
at www.siriusxm.com/laborday.
Labor Day holiday programming
highlights include:
HOWARD STERN
Howard
101: Will air a three weekend-long event, "Booey 25,"
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the word "Baba
Booey." The three weekend-long radio event will feature audio of
the word's first utterance, then 25 years of now-legendary Baba
Booey and Gary Dell'Abate moments
from the Howard Stern Show.
Howard 100: On Labor Day,
Howard Stern's channel "Howard 100"
will play nothing but "Baba Booey" parody songs, lovingly created
by fans and Stern staff over decades.
ENTERTAINMENT
SiriusXM Comedy Greats (channel
94): Marking the one year anniversary of Joan Rivers' passing, SiriusXM's Comedy Greats
will replay "Remembering Joan Rivers," the 3-hour special hosted by
Ron Bennington featuring comedians
looking back on their favorite memories of Joan. The special
features Amy Schumer, Bonnie McFarlane, Lisa Lampanelli, Susie Essman, Heather
McDonald, Iliza Schlesinger,
Judy Gold, Kathleen Madigan, Sara
Beniscana, Tammy Pescatelli, Russell Peters, Jeffrey
Gurian and Jeffrey
Ross. Airs all weekend beginning Friday, September 4 at 12:00 noon ET.
SiriusXM Raw Dog Comedy Hits (channel 99): Actor,
comedian, and producer Kevin Smith
takes over the channel counting down his top 5 comedians of all
time, sharing personal stories and anecdotes about
each. The special will also feature the greatest
standup from the comics. Airs Friday,
September 4, and replays all weekend.
Entertainment Weekly Radio (channel 105): will air a
24-hour marathon featuring back-to-back Town Halls and specials
including: Women in Comedy Special featuring Mindy Kaling, Kristen
Schall, Ellie Kemper, and
Paula Pell; SiriusXM's Ant Man Town
Hall featuring Paul Rudd and
Michael Douglas; Spy Town Hall
featuring Melissa McCarthy,
Paul Feig, and Jason Statham; SiriusXM's Town Hall with
Morgan Freeman hosted by EW's
Kyle Anderson; Robert Duvall hosted by EW Morning Live Host
Jessica Shaw; Southpaw Town Hall featuring Jake Gyllenhaal hosted by Jess Cagle; and Seth Meyers Town Hall hosted by
special guest host Hoda
Kotb.
SiriusXM listeners will also enjoy specials including the Back
to the Future 40th Anniversary Special featuring
Michael J. Fox and Leah Thompson; The Gilmore Girls Reunion from
the ATX Festival, hosted by EW Radio's own Jessica Shaw; The Creators of "Empire" panel
from ATX; and EW's 2015 Fall Television special featuring top
scheduling executives from the major networks discussing upcoming
programming, hosted by EW's Lynette
Rice. Please visit www.siriusxm.com/ewradio for the
complete schedule.
Radio Classics (channel 82): will air The War is
Over!, a World War II-themed special commemorating the
70th anniversary of the end of the Second World
War. The two-hour special will include new-to-the-channel
episodes from the dramatic series Worlds At War – featuring
journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and
novels inspired by actual events. The special will also
include the Orson Welles-narrated Fourteen August,
produced by Norman Corwin. Airs
Saturday, September 5 at 8:00 pm ET; Sunday,
September 6 at 2:00 pm ET; and
Monday, September 7 at 10:00 am ET.
Kids Place Live (channel 78): It's Back-to-School
time and that means…New Underpants! With over 70 million copies in
print, author and illustrator Dav
Pilkey returns with his twelfth novel in the series,
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir
Stinks-A-Lot. Pilkey will host a one-hour special playing
songs, reading excerpts from his new book, and answering
back-to-school survival questions from actual Kids Place Live
listeners! Airs Friday, September 4
at 10:00 pm ET; Saturday, September 5 at 9:00 am ET, and Sunday,
September 6 at 12:00 noon
ET.
SiriusXM Stars (channel 109): will air a 48-hour marathon
of Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny
McCarthy highlighting the biggest celebrities the SiriusXM
host has sat down with including Luke
Bryan, Sharon and Ozzy
Osbourne, New Kids on the Block, Brandi Glanville, Margaret Cho, Whitney
Cummings, David Spade, Neil
deGrasse Tyson, Judd Apatow, and
some of her friends from her days on The View including
Sherri Shepherd and Joy Behar.
Listeners will also get a chance to hear Jenny's curious side
with replays of experts in the areas of cults, polygamy, dating
coaches, conspiracy theorists, as well as spiritual and self-help
gurus. The marathon will also shine a spotlight on the funny
side of Jenny with segments featuring her husband Donnie Wahlberg, and other family members that
showcase her sense of humor. Airs Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September
6.
MUSIC
Pitbull's Globalization (channel
4): fuels your party with its 64-Hour Labor Day Mega-Mix Weekend featuring exclusive
mixes and club-inspired music by the channel's top DJs including DJ
Phenom, Kidd Spin, DJ Santarosa, and Big Syphe. The
Labor Day Mega Mix Weekend begins
Saturday, September 5 at 8:00 am ET.
SiriusXM's Tribute to Yacht Rock (channel 31):
Limited-run channel features top smooth-sailing soft-rock hits by
artists like Michael McDonald,
Christopher Cross, Steely Dan,
Boz Scaggs, Toto, Robbie Dupree, Seals & Crofts, Hall &
Oates, Ambrosia and more. Airs on channel 31 through September 8.
Electric Area (channel 52): Hear DJ sets from Electric
Zoo Live from Randall's Island in New York City. Airs
September 4-6 beginning at
3:00 pm ET.
BB King's Bluesville (channel 70): Airs SiriusXM's Town
Hall with Buddy Guy, moderated by
legendary music journalist David
Fricke, where the beloved ambassador of the Blues discussed
his career and new album "Born to Play Guitar." Beginning
Friday, September 4 at 6:00 pm ET.
Grateful Dead Channel (channel 23): Relive The Grateful
Dead's final concerts throughout the Labor
Day Weekend and enjoy all three of the Dead's "Fare Thee
Well" shows from Solider Field. Airs Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September
7. Please visit www.siriusxm.com/laborday for full
schedule.
80s on 8: Airs Awesome End of Summer Exclusive Subscriber
Show with Rick Springfield &
Loverboy, hosted by VJ Mark Goodman from the legendary Theatre of
Living Arts in Philadelphia. Friday, September 4 at
3:00 pm ET.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio (channel 310): will
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Museum opening in Cleveland with highlighted tracks from the
opening night concert on Labor Day
weekend 1995. Enjoy history-making performances from
John Mellencamp, Al Green, The Pretenders, James Brown, Johnny
Cash, Aretha Franklin,
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street
Band and many more plus, insight from current Rock Hall President
and CEO Greg Harris. Airs
Friday, September 4.
Radio Margaritaville (channel 24): celebrate the
last long weekend of summer with Radio Margaritaville's four
days of Jimmy's Labor Day
concerts, plus his best shows from this year's Workin' N'
Playin' Tour, beginning Friday, September
4 at 12:00 noon ET.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/laborday for full air dates and
times.
La Kueva (channel 768): SiriusXM's rock en español
channel honors legendary rocker Gustavo
Cerati with exclusive testimonials from some of today's
biggest rock bands including Grammy® winner & Fabulosos
Cadillacs' lead singer Vicentico, ViniloVersus, Cultura Profética,
Auténticos Decadentes, TorreBlanca, Centavrvs, and Diamante
Electrico. Also, Catupecu Machu's Fernando Ruiz Diaz hosts a special celebration
of Cerati's life and music sharing personal memories of the late
rocker and playing some of Cerati's biggest hits. Airs
throughout the weekend beginning Friday,
September 4 at 4:00 pm ET.
SPORTS
College Football: SiriusXM will kick off
college football's opening weekend with live broadcasts of 60 games
featuring the top-ranked teams in the country. Listeners will
get marquee early season matchups Alabama-Wisconsin, Notre Dame-Texas and many
more. Visit www.siriusxm.com/collegefootballschedule for game
times and channels.
SiriusXM FC (channel 85): will air Beyond the Pitch:
The Dirty Game, a special examining the dark side of the
beautiful game - match-fixing scandals that have affected soccer
leagues around the world. Listeners will hear from an
admitted match-fixer who was caught and convicted, as well as the
people tasked with investigating the corruption. Airs September 4 at 8:00
pm, September 5 at
8:00 am and 4:00 pm, September
6 at 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm, and September
7 at 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm. All times are ET.
MLB: As Major League Baseball teams make their push for
the postseason, SiriusXM offers live broadcasts of every MLB game
from coast-to-coast throughout Labor
Day Weekend and beyond. Visit www.siriusxm.com/mlbschedule
for game times and channels.
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (channel 90): will offer live
broadcasts of the weekend's NASCAR races from Darlington Raceway in
South Carolina – the VFW Sport
Clips Help A Hero 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race (September 5 at 3:00 pm
ET) and the Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
race (September 6 at 6:00 pm ET).
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (Sirius 208, XM 92): will
broadcast all four days of the Deutsche Bank Championship
(September 3-6) from TPC Boston in
Massachusetts.
SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (Sirius 210, XM 87): will
prepare fantasy football fans for the coming season with around the
clock fantasy news and analysis throughout Labor Day Weekend, plus broadcasts of expert and
celebrity drafts, including the "Big League Impact" drafts that
feature the participation of major league ballplayers and other
celebrities.
For a complete schedule of programming airing during the
Labor Day holiday, please visit
www.siriusxm.com/laborday.
For more information, please visit www.siriusxm.com.
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