NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today SiriusXM
announced that comedian and former United
States Senator Al Franken
will launch his own weekly radio show on SiriusXM Progress channel
127. Starting September 28, the
one-hour program will premiere every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. ET, with replays throughout the day,
and will also be available On Demand.
Broadcast from SiriusXM's studios in Washington, DC, "The Al Franken Show" will
feature the five-time Emmy winner hosting thought-provoking
conversations with headliners and experts in the fields of
politics, entertainment, media, technology, global affairs, and
more. The program will premiere with expected first guest
Chris Rock, with former Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid and
comedian Patton Oswalt scheduled for
future shows.
"I'm excited to be back on SiriusXM, which carried my Air
America show back in the day," said Franken. "Listeners can expect
a mix of guests from my comedian friends like Chris Rock, to my political pals like former
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,
to policy experts on the issues in play in 2020. When I'm
interviewing Harry or former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, I'll be the funny one. When I
interview Rock or Patton Oswalt,
I'll be the one who served eight-and-a-half years in the
Senate."
"Al Franken is an important and
influential progressive voice, whom many have missed. SiriusXM is
the perfect platform for him to re-enter the public conversation,"
said Megan Liberman, SiriusXM's
Senior Vice President of News, Talk, and Entertainment
Programming.
In addition to hosting his own show, the former Minnesota senator will join the SiriusXM
Progress team for special coverage of the 2020 elections, including
presidential debates, primaries, and Election Night. Franken will
also make regular appearances on various shows throughout the
Progress lineup.
SiriusXM subscribers can hear "The Al Franken Show" every
Saturday morning on SiriusXM Progress channel 127, as well as on
the SiriusXM app and desktop web player. It will also continue to
be available as a podcast the following day.
Additionally, SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access can
hear the program on a wide variety of connected devices including
smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, Sony PlayStation, Roku,
Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to
learn more.
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streaming music provider in the U.S., SiriusXM reaches more than
100 million people with its audio products. For more about the new
SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
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