NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that World Golf Hall of Fame member, 1992 Masters
Champion and two-time PLAYERS Championship winner Fred Couples has joined SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio
(XM channel 93, Sirius channel 208).
He will host The Fred Couples Show monthly starting
Thursday, September 25 at
7:00 pm ET, the night before the
Ryder Cup.
Couples became one of the game's most prominent and beloved
players while rising to #1 in the Official World Golf Ranking in
the 1990s and remains as popular as ever today. On his new
show he will take calls and interact with golf fans around the
country, discuss the latest news from around the game, and offer
instructional tips for players of all different skill levels.
The program will also regularly venture beyond the world of
golf. Couples is a fervent sports fan and examples of his
involvement with other sports and athletes are plentiful. The
Seattle native was given the honor
of raising the "12th man" flag at a Seahawks game late
last season during Seattle's run to the
Super Bowl. In 2009 he famously invited NBA legend
Michael Jordan to be one of his
assistant coaches for the U.S. Presidents Cup team, and he can
regularly be seen sitting courtside at basketball games.
Couples will invite his listeners to call in and talk about the
NFL, NBA, major league baseball, college sports and more.
"Hosting this show is going be a lot of fun for a sports nut
like me, and SiriusXM is the perfect place to do it," said
Couples. "We'll cover anything and everything in golf with
the freedom to dive into many other sports and topics as
well. It's a great time of year to be a fan. I'm
excited to get on the air to share my thoughts and hear what people
across the country are thinking."
"Fred, in addition to being one of the game's greatest players,
has the kind of engaging personality that is made for radio," said
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's
President and Chief Content Officer. "We're thrilled to have
him on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio to share stories and insight from
his illustrious career, especially on the eve of the Ryder Cup, a
competition that he knows as well as anybody. With Fred's
wide-ranging interests, he is as comfortable talking about
football, basketball and baseball as he is talking golf, which will
make this an entertaining show for any sports fan."
Couples turned professional in 1980 and rose to #1 in the
Official World Golf Ranking in 1992. His resume includes 15
PGA TOUR wins, including memorable victories in the 1992 Masters
Tournament and the PLAYERS Championships in 1984 and 1996. He
won both PGA TOUR Player of the Year and the Vardon Trophy, awarded
for lowest scoring average, in 1991 and 1992. A fixture for
the United States in international
team competitions, Couples played on five Ryder Cup teams and four
Presidents Cup teams, and he captained the winning Presidents Cup
teams in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He has 11 victories on the
Champions Tour since joining that circuit in 2010, and he was
inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio offers live golf play-by-play of PGA
TOUR events and major championships. This year the channel
unveiled an expanded programming lineup that offers the best daily
golf talk, news, analysis and instruction on radio. Hosts on
the channel include World Golf Hall of Fame members Ben Crenshaw and Hubert
Green, Henrik Stenson,
Ian Poulter, Annika Sorenstam, Chris
DiMarco, Rich Beem,
Hank Haney, David Leadbetter, Jim
McLean, Mark Carnevale,
John Maginnes, Carl Paulson, Dennis
Paulson, Matt Adams,
Brian Katrek, Sandy McIlree, Larry
Rinker, Lorne Rubenstein,
Ben Shear, John Swantek, Jeff
Warne, Greg Warmoth and
Taylor Zarzour. Listeners can
also hear Golf Channel programming.
Visit www.SiriusXM.com/SiriusXMPGATOURRadio for a daily
schedule.
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