NEW YORK, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Future is
Now… SiriusXM will provide listeners nationwide with comprehensive
coverage of the 2018 NFL Draft, with live coverage of every
selection from every round, as well as four days of special
programming, live from Arlington,
Texas.
From the first round on Thursday, April
26, through the final round on Saturday, April 28, SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel
88 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app) will broadcast live
from the 2018 NFL Draft as it happens inside AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, Texas (coverage airs
Thursday and Friday from 6:00 pm –
midnight ET; Saturday from noon –
7:00 pm ET). Listeners will hear the
live announcements of all 32 teams' selections through all seven
rounds, as well as interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and dozens of draftees, general
managers and coaches.
SiriusXM NFL Radio's on-site broadcast team at the NFL Draft
will feature:
- Gil Brandt, former
longtime player personnel executive for the Dallas Cowboys
- Pat Kirwan, former NFL
scout, coach and front-office executive
- Jim Miller, former
veteran NFL quarterback
- Phil Savage, former
college coach and NFL general manager
- Mark Dominik, former NFL
general manager
- Jason Horowitz, lead host
for SiriusXM's Draft coverage
- Alex Marvez, SiriusXM NFL
analyst
From Wednesday, April 25, through
Saturday, April 28, SiriusXM's NFL
Draft coverage will feature several special programs originating
live from Arlington and airing on
the SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
channels:
- On Wednesday, Phil Savage
and Bruce Murray will host
The SiriusXM Blitz live (11:00
am – 1:00 pm ET) from
the NFL Draft Play Football Clinic at the NFL Draft Experience
and Torry Holt and
Alex Marvez will host Late
Hits live (8:00 – 11:00 pm ET)
from the NFL Draft Eve Party at The Rustic. Both broadcasts will
air live on SiriusXM NFL Radio.
- On Thursday and Friday, Phil
Savage and Bruce
Murray will host The SiriusXM Blitz live from the
NFL Draft Experience (11:00 am –
3:00 pm ET) and Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan will host Movin' the
Chains from the Tostitos Cantina at the NFL Draft Experience
(3:00 – 6:00 pm ET). Mark Dominik will co-host Friday's edition
of The SiriusXM Blitz. All broadcasts will air live on
SiriusXM NFL Radio and feature interviews with NFL legends, current
players and prospects in attendance.
- SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (XM channel 87 and Sirius channel
210) will broadcast live from NFL Draft Experience all three days
of the Draft. The channel's coverage will air Thursday
(6:00 pm – midnight ET), Friday (6:00
pm – 11:00 pm ET) and Saturday
(noon – 7:00 pm ET) featuring pick by
pick analysis from a fantasy football perspective and reaction from
the fans. Hosts Torry Holt,
Mike Dempsey, Alex Dunlap, John
Hansen, Bob
Harris, Byron
Lambert, Pilar
Lastra, Jeff Mans
and Jeff Ratcliffe will all
be part of the coverage.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM
airs live play-by-play of every NFL game from the pre-season
through the Super Bowl. All NFL games are available to SiriusXM
subscribers on their satellite radios. Those subscribers with the
SiriusXM All Access package – which includes satellite radio and
internet listening – also get authenticated access to every NFL
game via the SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 32.7
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every
major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as
well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are
available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM.
SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and
information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™,
SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats
through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In addition,
SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a
variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in
SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and
convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen
vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and
turn-by-turn navigation.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com/LogosAndPhotos.
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Source: SiriusXM
Media contacts:
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FitzPatrick, SiriusXM,
Andrew.FitzPatrick@SiriusXM.com
Kevin Bruns, SiriusXM,
Kevin.Bruns@SiriusXM.com
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