NEW YORK, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
(NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Maria
Bartiromo, Anchor and Global Markets Editor of the FOX
Business Network, will host the Town Hall special to air on
SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School channel
featuring some of the most successful and creative leaders of the
business world, all of whom share The Wharton School as their alma
mater.
Joining Maria Bartiromo on
"Success in Business Town Hall" will be a panel of distinguished
and successful executives answering questions from a live
audience. The panel will include: Neil Blumenthal, Co-Founder and Co-CEO,
Warby Parker; Pauline Brown, Chairman, LVMH Inc.; William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estee
Lauder Companies Inc.; and Karl
Ulrich, Vice Dean of Innovation, The Wharton
School.
Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School's "Success in
Business Town Hall" will give SiriusXM listeners insight into
turning an idea into a thriving business and how to deal
successfully with business management issues. Listeners will
also hear distinguished executives share the stories and
experiences that have shaped their successful careers.
"I am thrilled to moderate this dynamic conversation and bring
SiriusXM listeners the ability to interact directly with these
industry leaders to discuss the constantly changing business
landscape," said Maria
Bartiromo.
"We are excited to debut our first SiriusXM Town Hall since it
represents the best of what Business Radio Powered by the Wharton
School offers to listeners," said Karl
Ulrich, Professor of Operations and Information Management
and Vice Dean of Innovation at the Wharton School. "With the
most compelling business leaders engaging with Wharton faculty, each other and listeners, the
Town Hall at SiriusXM will showcase the dynamic programs our
channel offers every day."
"Matching a host of Maria
Bartiromo's caliber with this amazing lineup of brilliant
leaders and entrepreneurs is the perfect way to celebrate a channel
that strives to help listeners succeed in their working lives,"
said Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Just as Business Radio does every
day on the air, we are thrilled to connect SiriusXM listeners
across the country with some of the greatest minds in
business. Our Town Hall takes it a step further by putting
subscribers up close and personal in the same room with successful
executives and gives them the opportunity to ask questions to this
panel of business stars."
"Success in Business Town Hall" will take place on Wednesday, June 25, and will air on Monday, June 30, at 12:00
pm ET, and rebroadcast throughout the July 4th weekend, on Business Radio
Powered by the Wharton School, SiriusXM channel 111, and via the
SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected
devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. For rebroadcast times,
please visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall. Subscribers will also
be able to listen to the show via SiriusXM On Demand through the
SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile
devices and online at siriusxm.com.
Subscribers can submit their most creative questions about the
special guests and the keys to their success in business for a
chance to attend the event and ask their question in person at the
Town Hall. See Official Rules for complete details at
www.siriusxm.com/townhall.
Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School is the first
channel to offer direct access to the world's top business
minds—only a phone call away—and broadcasts from The Wharton
School's historic Ivy League campus
and Silicon Valley. The exclusive SiriusXM channel gives
listeners exclusive access to the world's brightest minds in
business and education and features a wide range of original shows
hosted by one of the most cited and published faculties of all
top-tier business schools. Regular guests include
world-renowned executives, captains of industry, thought leaders,
and battle-tested experts.
For a full list of Business Radio shows and times, please visit
www.siriusxm.com and businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu.
About the Wharton School
Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, the
Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual
leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of
business education. With a broad global community and one of the
most published business school faculties, Wharton creates economic and social value
around the world. The School has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA,
executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000
participants in executive education programs annually and a
powerful alumni network of 92,000 graduates.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 25.8 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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