John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Celebrate the Release of This
Christmas and 30 Years Since Hit Film Grease at SiriusXM
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM
Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that international film and
music stars, John Travolta and
Olivia Newton-John, co-stars of
Grease, the biggest movie musical of all time, will sit down
for a rare and intimate Q&A session with a select group of
SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios in New York City.
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"SiriusXM's Town Hall with John
Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John," which will take place on Wednesday, December 12, will air on SiriusXM
Stars, channel 107, on Friday, December
14 at 10:00 am ET and OUTQ,
channel 108, on Friday, December 21
at 10:00 am ET. The "Town Hall" will
be rebroadcast throughout the month. For rebroadcast times please
visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with John
Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John" is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series,
intimate gatherings with iconic entertainers sitting down with a
studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM "Town
Hall" specials have featured Bruce
Springsteen, Cardinal Timothy
Dolan, Carol Burnett,
Tom Petty, KISS, Coldplay,
Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, the surviving members of Nirvana,
Renee Fleming, Gregg Allman, Usher, Duke basketball coach Mike
Krzyzewski and Tony Hawk.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with John
Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John" will feature the entertainment icons answering
fan questions about their careers, including their roles as
"Danny Zuko" and "Sandy Olsen" in Grease and their new
holiday album This Christmas, which was released on
November 13. Travolta and
Newton-John will donate the artist proceeds from the album
equally to their respective charities, the Jett Travolta Foundation
and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in
Melbourne, Australia.
"It is a thrill to have these two beloved superstars in our
studios, meeting at this special time of the year," said
Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "With their new collaboration,
they are providing more of what fans want and have missed since
Grease—they are back together and we are happy to have
them."
SiriusXM listeners will have the chance to attend "SiriusXM's
Town Hall with John Travolta and
Olivia Newton-John." Listen to
SiriusXM Stars or visit www.siriusxm.com/stars for Official Rules
and details.
After the broadcast, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John" will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for
subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for
smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info on SiriusXM On
Demand.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
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