NEW YORK, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM (NASDAQ:
SIRI) announced today that Randi
Zuckerberg, media executive and New
York Times best-selling author, will host "Dot Complicated
with Randi Zuckerberg." This
new weekly one-hour show launches on Wednesday, July 23rd, exclusively on SiriusXM's
Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School channel, which
features some of the most successful and creative leaders of the
business world.
Broadcasting from the Wharton School's studio in San Francisco each week, Zuckerberg will offer
listeners advice on real ways to help untangle their modern tech
lives, and how to find a new normal with technology as a true asset
and helper, not a burden or distraction. Drawing on years of
experience in the tech sector as an entrepreneur and mother,
Zuckerberg will also provide a forum to explore how technology and
social media overwhelms, and sometimes controls, peoples'
lives. "Dot Complicated" will also delve into the latest high
tech innovations for kids, parents and even pets, examining what is
new in technology that can be incorporated into their daily
lives. Randi and her guests will serve as expert guides to
gadgets, technology and media and whether they warrant a "Like or
Dislike."
With its call-in format and Zuckerberg's dose of humor and
irreverence, "Dot Complicated" will also address questions catered
to adults and parents including "how young is too young for
technology and social media," "have we allowed technology to take
over our lives, "can we afford to keep up with the newest gadgets
at any cost" and "do you really need a purse that charges your
phone (answer is yes)."
"In this world of devices, multiple screens, and constant
interruptions via email, text, and video, it's a rare privilege for
me to connect with my audience via audio - one of the few remaining
mediums where you can still get someone's undivided attention,"
says host Randi Zuckerberg. "I am
thrilled to launch my own talk radio show with Sirius XM to discuss
how all the newest websites, gadgets, apps, and inventions are
affecting our daily lives, in a way that is lively, fun and
entertaining. Listeners may even forget they are learning in
the process! I'll arm the audience with all the latest info, they
will definitely become the in-the-know, early adopter among their
friends."
"Randi Zuckerberg is a new media
pioneer and multi-talented entrepreneur, and we are very excited to
bring her voice and spirit to SiriusXM listeners with her own show
on our Business Radio channel," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer,
SiriusXM. "With a combination of experience, knowledge and
humor, Randi will bring SiriusXM listeners a personal and
approachable view of technology and the tech world. For all the
parents out there that struggle to balance checking their work
email while also telling their kids to put the smartphone away at
the dinner table, this show has your answers."
"Dot Complicated with Randi
Zuckerberg" will air each week on Wednesday at from
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET 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. 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.
Randi Zuckerberg is the
New York Times best-selling author of
"Dot Complicated" and children's book "Dot", founder and CEO
of Zuckerberg Media and Editor in Chief of the digital
lifestyle site Dot Complicated. Randi is also a television producer
and appears regularly on CNBC, NBC's TODAY and KATIE. As an early
executive at Facebook, Randi created and ran the social media
pioneer's marketing programs. She led the company's U.S. election
and international politics strategy and created Facebook's live
streaming video capability during the 2008 Presidential
Inauguration. Randi was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2011 for her
innovative coverage of the 2010 mid-term elections that integrated
online and TV coverage in unique formats. Since
starting Zuckerberg Media, Randi has produced shows and
digital content for PayPal, the Clinton Global Initiative, Cirque
du Soleil, The United Nations, Bravo and Condé Nast, with
many other projects in the works.
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 and
San Francisco campuses. 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 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
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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 Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg is a
New York Times best-selling Author, the
founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, a media and production
company, and Editor-in-Chief of Dot Complicated, an online
community helping us navigate and "untangle" our wired, wonderful
lives. Randi recently released her first books with HarperCollins,
The New York Times
best-seller, Dot Complicated, which addresses the
multifaceted complications of our socially transparent world, and a
children's picture book, titled Dot. As an early
executive at Facebook, Randi created and ran the social media
pioneer's marketing programs and was nominated for an Emmy Award in
2011 for her innovative coverage of the 2010 mid-term elections.
Since starting Zuckerberg Media, Randi has produced shows
and digital content for PayPal, the Clinton Global Initiative,
Cirque du Soleil, The United Nations, Bravo
and Conde Nast, with many other projects in the
works.
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