NEW YORK, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
today announced its comprehensive coverage for the 2015 Masters
Tournament, which will include more than 80 hours of original talk
programming during Masters Week, plus 24 total hours of live
hole-by-hole coverage across all four days of Tournament
play. Listeners will hear exclusive shows hosted by past
Masters champions and – for the first time – audio from the Augusta
National archives.
Masters Week on SiriusXM programming is available to subscribers
on satellite radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 93), on the
SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
Listeners will hear live hole-by-hole commentary from Augusta
National starting at 2:00 pm ET each
day of play - Thursday, April 9,
through Sunday, April 12 – that will
follow the action on the course and provide updates on players
moving up and down the leaderboard.
In addition to Tournament play-by-play, SiriusXM will have
access - for the first time - to Augusta National's exclusive
archives and will give fans access to rarely heard audio on a
special Masters Preview show. Airing at 12:00 pm ET on Monday, the show will allow the
audience to re-live the history of one of the greatest events in
sports, and will feature Tournament highlights and interviews with
legendary champions going back more than half a century.
Listeners will hear multiple features on the history of the
Masters going back to its origins in the 1930s, interviews with
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary
Player from the 1960s, and reflections on and audio from
Tournament highlights that include Gene Sarazen's double eagle in
1935, Jack Nicklaus' historic final
round in 1986, Tiger Woods' momentous chip on the 16th
hole in 2005, and more.
"We're proud and honored each year to give our listeners such
comprehensive access to the Masters," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief
Content Officer. "We're especially pleased to now add to that
coverage this historical audio from the Augusta National archives,
which will give all who listen a very special perspective on the
history of this storied event."
Throughout the week, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio will present a full
week of Masters-focused programming that will feature exclusive
shows hosted by past Masters Champions and other pros, as well as
live shows from around Augusta, GA. Highlights from the week
include:
Two-time Masters champion Ben
Crenshaw, who will be playing in his final Masters
Tournament this year, will host a new edition of his show,
Crenshaw on Golf, on Wednesday at 9:00 pm ET.
Nick Faldo Radio, hosted by the three-time Masters
champion, will air Tuesday at 2:00 pm
ET.
The Larry Mize Show, hosted by the 1987 Masters
champion, will air on Wednesday at 7:00 pm
ET.
Chris DiMarco, who
finished second in the 2005 Masters, will host his weekly show,
Opinionated, Tuesday at 12:00 pm
ET.
Listeners will also hear live shows hosted by renowned
instructors Hank Haney,
David Leadbetter,
Jim McLean, Claude Harmon III and Larry Rinker, plus shows hosted by
Matt Adams, John Feinstein, Natalie Gulbis, John Maginnes, Mark Carnevale, Brian Katrek, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, Brian Bateman, Debbie Doniger, Lorne Rubenstein, Ben Shear, Taylor
Zarzour and others.
SiriusXM On Demand is featuring Masters themed programming,
including recent interviews with Arnold
Palmer, Gary Player,
Raymond Floyd, Fuzzy Zoeller,
Bubba Watson and others.
SiriusXM hosts also share their thoughts on the event and its
competitors at www.SiriusXM.com/MastersPreview.
Play-by-play broadcasts of the Masters will be produced by
Westwood One. For more information visit Masters.com or
follow @themasters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About SiriusXM
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