NEW YORK, April 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced its comprehensive coverage for the 2016 Masters
Tournament, which is highlighted by more than 70 hours of original
talk programming, more than 20 hours of live Tournament
play-by-play, several new shows hosted by past Masters champions
and contenders, a guided course tour with Ben Crenshaw and Lou
Holtz, and historic audio from the Augusta National
archives.
Masters week on SiriusXM programming is available to subscribers
nationwide on satellite radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92),
on the SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
"We're very pleased to be expanding our roster with
distinguished hosts and enhancing our Masters week coverage," said
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's
President and Chief Content Officer. "Our listeners are
getting insight from a remarkable group of personalities - several
of whom have competed in and won the Masters - giving our audience
a very special perspective on the course, the competition and the
Tournament's rich history."
Highlights include:
Live Masters Play-by-Play
Listeners will hear live
hole-by-hole commentary from Augusta National starting at
2:00 pm ET each day of play -
Thursday, April 7, through
Sunday, April 10 – that will follow
the action on the course and provide updates on players moving up
and down the leader board.
Access to the Masters Archives
SiriusXM will give
listeners access to rare audio from Augusta National's exclusive
archives on a special Masters History show. Airing
April 4 at 1:00 pm ET (and replaying April 9 at 8:00 am
ET), the show will feature an audio history of the Masters
going back to its origins in the 1930s, Tournament highlights over
many decades, archived interviews with legendary champions like
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary
Player and more.
New SiriusXM Shows Debut from Augusta
SiriusXM will debut three new
shows live from Augusta, Ga.,
during Masters week, each hosted by players who finished at or near
the top of the Masters leader board.
- 1982 Masters champion Craig
Stadler will unveil his new show, I am the
Walrus, so named for Stadler's longtime moniker. I am the
Walrus premieres live from Augusta,
Ga., on April 5 at
1:00 pm ET and will air monthly on
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio.
- World Golf Hall of Fame member Hale
Irwin, who has four top-five finishes in the Masters
(1974, 1975, 1976, 1977), will host the debut of his new monthly
show, The Follow Through with Hale
Irwin and John Feinstein,
live on April 6 at 1:00 pm ET.
- Dave Stockton, the
renowned short game guru who finished as runner-up in the 1974
Masters, will premiere his new monthly show, Own Your Game,
live from Augusta, Ga., on
April 5 at 4:00 pm ET.
Tour of Augusta National with Crenshaw and Holtz
Two-time Masters champion Ben
Crenshaw and Lou
Holtz, both SiriusXM hosts, will take listeners on a
tour of the course, describing each hole from tee-to-green, and
providing a first person perspective on the allure and challenges
of the Masters. The special airs April
5 at 9:00 pm ET.
Exclusive Shows Hosted by past Masters Champions, Top
Finishers and More
- A new episode of Crenshaw on Golf, hosted by two-time
champion Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995),
will air April 5 at 2:00 pm ET.
- The Larry Mize Show, hosted by the 1987 Masters champion
and Augusta, Ga., native, will air
on April 6 at 5:00 pm ET.
- 2005 Masters runner-up Chris
DiMarco will host his show, Opinionated, April 5 at 12:00 pm
ET.
- Mark Lye, who led the 1984
Masters going into Sunday's play and eventually finished tied for
sixth, hosts Time To Let It Fly on April 5 at 8:00 pm
ET.
- Listeners will hear live shows throughout the week hosted by
renowned instructors Hank Haney,
Golf Channel's Michael Breed,
David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Claude
Harmon III and Larry
Rinker.
- SiriusXM's Masters week programming will also feature shows
hosted by John Feinstein,
John Maginnes, Mark Carnevale, Brian
Katrek, Carl Paulson,
Dennis Paulson, David Armitage, Brian
Bateman, Debbie Doniger,
Conrad Ray, Frank Darby, Brian
Crowell, Matt Adams,
Ben Shear, Taylor Zarzour, Fred
Albers, Kyle Gentry and
others, as well as select Golf Channel programming.
Play-by-play broadcasts of the Masters are produced by Westwood
One. For more information, visit Masters.com or follow
@TheMasters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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