NEW YORK, April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and NBC
News will launch TODAY Show Radio on June
26, making the NBC morning program available to radio
listeners for the first time ever. The announcement was made this
morning on TODAY. The new channel will give SiriusXM
listeners across the country access to live audio feeds of TODAY
from both coasts, including replays. SiriusXM will be the
exclusive audio home of TODAY.
Every weekday Matt Lauer,
Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie
Morales, Carson Daly,
Willie Geist and Tamron Hall will bring SiriusXM listeners the
latest and most relevant news and weather information, as heard
each day on TODAY. The channel will carry TODAY's staple of
newsmaker interviews, as well as the uplifting stories that have
become the hallmark of the broadcast, and will also give listeners
the most important information they need to start their days.
In addition, popular recurring series, including the live summer
concerts from Rockefeller Plaza, will be featured on the SiriusXM
channel. The fourth hour of TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb will also broadcast on TODAY Show
Radio. Known for their chemistry and wit, Gifford and Kotb
will bring SiriusXM listeners their fresh take on the hot headlines
of the day, as well as the water-cooler topics that get people
talking.
"Listeners will for the first time be able to take the TODAY
show with them on their busy morning routine and throughout the day
during their daily drive," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"TODAY's unparalleled and timely content is another great example
of working with an iconic brand to provide great programming to our
millions of subscribers. SiriusXM is excited to continue its
relationship with the NBCUniversal News Group by bringing the TODAY
brand into vehicles nationwide."
"We are incredibly proud and excited to bring TODAY to the
SiriusXM audience," said Deborah Turness, President of NBC News.
"In recent months increasing numbers of TODAY viewers have been
more engaged with the show than ever, watching for longer periods
of time. Now we are giving them an opportunity to stay connected
even longer when they get into their cars, so they don't miss a
thing!"
NBCUniversal News Group and SiriusXM already broadcast dedicated
channels, including CNBC, the global leader in financial news on
channel 112, and MSNBC, where listeners can find in-depth analysis
of daily headlines and informed perspectives on the political news
of the day on channel 117.
TODAY Show Radio will launch on SiriusXM on Thursday, June 26, 2014, on channel 108. SiriusXM
listeners will have access to TODAY's live east coast feed from
7:00 am - 10:00 am ET and the west
coast feed from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
ET. Starting at 1:00 pm ET,
SiriusXM will broadcast the fourth hour of TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. TODAY will replay from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 25.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music,
sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in
vehicles from every major car company in the U.S. and from
retailers nationwide as well as at shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
programming is available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App
for smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data
and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs,
boats and aircraft through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link,
NavTraffic®, NavWeather™, SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™,
Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX
Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million
subscribers.
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This communication contains "forward-looking statements"
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not insured; the interruption or failure of our information and
communications systems; the security of the personal information
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increase over time; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future
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About TODAY
NBC's TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains,
inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. Airing
live from 7 am to 11 am ET, TODAY
reaches more than 5 million people every day through its broadcast,
and millions more through TODAY.com, the TODAY app, and social
media platforms. Matt Lauer,
Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie
Morales, Willie Geist,
Tamron Hall, Carson Daly, Hoda
Kotb, and Kathie Lee Gifford
are the anchors and Don Nash is the
executive producer.
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Contact for SiriusXM:
Patrick Reilly
212 901 6646
patrick.reilly@siriusxm.com
Samantha Bowman
212 901 6644
samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com
Contacts for NBC News:
Ali Zelenko
212 664 6677
ali.zelenko@nbcuni.com
Megan Kopf
212 664 6205
Megan.kopf@nbcuni.com
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