NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
SiriusXM announced that it will go on the road to broadcast live
coverage of the first two races in the 2016 Presidential Election.
Three politically-minded SiriusXM channels – Patriot (125),
P.O.T.U.S. (124), and Progress (127) – will feature special
programming from both the Iowa Caucuses on February 1st and the New Hampshire
Primary. New Hampshire coverage
will kick off on February
8th, the day before locals cast their votes.
Listeners will hear analysis from their favorite hosts and other
political experts as the results pour in, along with victory and
concession speeches from the candidates.
"SiriusXM's wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 presidential race
is unlike anything you'll find on national radio," said
Scott Greenstein, President &
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Since the race for the White
House began, SiriusXM hosts have landed a remarkable number of
interviews with the candidates – totaling more than 100 and
counting. That access to the presidential hopefuls will continue
throughout 2016 as our interviews continue to make news. With
primary voting shortly underway, the atmosphere in both
Iowa and New Hampshire will be electric, and SiriusXM
will be there to deliver all of the action to our listeners."
In Iowa, P.O.T.U.S. hosts
Tim Farley (The Midday Briefing
with Tim Farley, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
ET, M-F) and Julie Mason (Press
Pool, 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, M-F)
will be in the heart of the political action, hosting their shows
live from Des Moines. P.O.T.U.S.,
the non-partisan political channel will begin its special coverage
starting at 7:00 p.m. ET with the
results from the caucuses and what they mean for each campaign.
The Progress channel will also head to Des Moines, with hosts Ari Rabin-Havt (The
Agenda with Ari Rabin-Havt, 9:00
am-12:00 pm ET, M-F) and Mark
Thompson (Make it Plain with Mark
Thompson, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ET, M-F) hosting their shows on location, with the
progressive channel's special results coverage starting at
9:00 p.m. ET. Rabin-Havt will provide
listeners with breaking news and reactions from Sec. Hillary Clinton's headquarters, with Thompson
stationed at Sen. Bernie Sanders'
campaign.
Stephen K. Bannon (Breitbart News
Daily, 6:00-9:00 a.m. ET, M-F) and
David Webb (David Webb, 9:00p.m.-12:00 a.m. ET, M-F) will represent the
conservative Patriot channel's coverage of the caucuses. Webb will
host a live, jam-packed show reporting on Monday evening's events,
and on Tuesday morning Bannon will broadcast from Des Moines to analyze the big results and get
the latest information from top political newsmakers.
The following week in New
Hampshire, coverage of the nation's first primary will begin
on Monday, February 8th.
SiriusXM will turn the iconic Red Arrow Diner in Manchester into its broadcast center for the
all-important primary. A regular stop for candidates on the
campaign trail, the political hot-spot will be re-branded the
"SiriusXM Red Arrow Diner" and feature live shows. In addition to
interviews with the key figures in the race, the hosts will also
talk with "everyday Americans" and gauge their interest, passion,
and opinions on the nation's first primary. Listeners in attendance
will also be treated to a complimentary meal selected from a
specially designed "SiriusXM Red Arrow Diner New Hampshire Primary
Menu." The hosts might even cook up some diner favorites for their
listeners, with fans also having a chance to cast a ballot for
their favorite menu entrees.
Patriot host Stephen K. Bannon
will kick off the two-day event at the diner, followed by fellow
Patriot host Andrew Wilkow (The
Wilkow Majority) doing his daily show from 12:00-3:00 p.m. ET. Primary day begins Tuesday
morning at 6:00 a.m. ET with
Progress's Ari Rabin-Havt, followed by P.O.T.U.S. host Michael Smerconish at 9:00 a.m. ET providing a firsthand account of
early voting and the candidates' last-minute efforts to secure
turnout.
Patriot's David Webb will also be
on the ground in New Hampshire.
Along with Bannon and Wilkow, Webb will co-host Patriot's live,
on-air coverage of the primary Tuesday evening as the results come
in. In addition to Smerconish, Julie
Mason and Tim Farley will
also touchdown in Manchester for
the P.O.T.U.S. channel's primary night coverage. Mark Thompson will host a special for Progress,
joined by Michelangelo Signorile
(The Michelangelo Signorile Show, 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, M-F) offering breaking news
from Sen. Bernie Sanders'
headquarters, as well as Rabin-Havt with the Clinton campaign.
In addition, SiriusXM Insight (121) will launch the SiriusXM
Electoral College Tour with special shows from the University of New Hampshire. On February 8th, hosts Pete Dominick (StandUP! with Pete Dominick, 9:00am-12:00 p.m. ET, M-F), John Fugelsang (Tell Me Everything with
John Fugelsang, 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET, M-F), and Dean Obeidallah (The Dean Obeidallah
Show, 10:00am-12:00 p.m., Sat.)
will each host shows from the university on Monday, getting
reaction from the student body about who they plan to support and
what issues are most important to America's newest crop of
voters.
On Monday evening, the three comedians will head to downtown
Portsmouth, NH, to perform a
special stand-up show at the historic Press Room venue. The event
will be broadcast on Insight the following day at 6:00 p.m. ET, with tickets for the show available
starting January 25th.
They can be purchased by visiting pressroomnh.com/calendar.
In addition to SiriusXM's original programming, listeners will
also be able to follow the breaking news from their favorite cable
news channels, including CNN (116), FOX News Channel (114), FOX
News Headlines 24/7 (115), MSNBC (118), and more.
SiriusXM subscribers will also be able to listen to reporting of
the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire Primary via SiriusXM On Demand,
through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected
devices, as well as online at www.siriusxm.com/player.
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