NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today four new, diverse weekly shows led by powerful
voices in race relations, culture, business, politics, law,
medicine and more. The new programs bolster the Urban View
channel's commitment to featuring dynamic discourse from prominent
Black voices across a range of topics. The channel will unveil its
new Sunday lineup starting Sunday, September
26.
Qasim Rashid, a human
rights lawyer, author, Truman National Security fellow, and former
nominee for United States Congress, will kick off the day with
The Qasim Rashid Show. The program's focus will be on
racial, economic, and gender justice, and will tap into the wisdom
of diverse leaders and activists who help illuminate how our unique
experiences can guide us towards justice, wholeness, and
accountability. Guests will include national thought leaders,
activists, and politicians. The Qasim Rashid Show airs
Sundays at 10:00 am ET.
Dr. Robin Smith is a
licensed psychologist, bestselling author and national television
personality who was first introduced to viewers around the world as
the on-air therapist for The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her new
SiriusXM program, The Dr. Robin
Show, will address today's most pressing societal
challenges through fearless, soulful conversations. She will also
bring a uniquely healing perspective to our nation's most daunting
social justice and mental health issues: from systemic racism and
racial violence, to grief and loss, to discrimination based on
gender and sexual orientation, to recovering and rebounding as a
nation after the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listeners
will hear in-depth conversations with preeminent thought leaders,
entertainers, experts, artists, athletes, and activists who share
their own insights and stories on rising up toward truth, justice,
and joy. Dr. Robin will also draw from her professional and
personal experiences to help others transform adversity into
purpose and power. The Dr. Robin
Show airs Sundays at 11:00 am
ET.
Shelly
Bell, entrepreneur, business and technology
strategist, finance expert, CEO & Founder of Black Girl
Venture, and 2019 Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 100 Powerful
Women in Business is known to move ideas to profit while empowering
people to live, build, and foster better relationships. She
connects entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations in order to
diversify their talent pipeline, increase equity, and grow their
brands. The Shelly Bell Show will be hosted by Bell and
co-hosts Takia Ross and Sherrell Duncan, who will discuss topics
surrounding entrepreneurship, career growth, and will cover all
things money, wellness and pop culture. The Shelly Bell Show
airs Sundays at 12:00 pm ET.
Shermichael
Singleton is a writer, commentator, former
Contributing Host of Vox Media's Consider It, and
political strategist who has worked on multiple presidential
campaigns in addition to being named to Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree
for Law and Policy (2019). Now Singleton will host Bigger
Than Politics with Shermichael
Singleton, which will be dedicated to discussing the
intersection of politics and culture. Whether you're a Democrat,
Republican, or Independent — the show seeks to explore the nuances
of politics and the cultural underpinnings that impacts policy,
elections, and culture. Shermichael will have robust and fun
conversations with notable journalists, political leaders, content
creators, and other influencers and trendsetters on trending and
important topics. Bigger Than Politics with Shermichael Singleton airs Sundays at
1:00 pm ET.
"I'm thrilled to see the continued growth of Urban View and to
welcome this diverse group of experts to the team," said
Karen Hunter, Urban View host and
Programming Consultant, SiriusXM. "In keeping with the channel's
mission, our new programs will elevate the national dialogue about
a wide range of topics that impact the African-American community.
There couldn't be a better time to have these impactful, topical
conversations, and there is no better place to have them than on
Urban View."
The new programs join a powerful Sunday lineup that includes
For Your Soul w/ Rev. Dr. DeForest
Soaries (8:00-9:00 am ET),
Sunday Civics with L. Joy
Williams (9:00-10:00 am
ET), The Mike Muse Show (2:00-3:00 pm ET), and Forward Progress
(3:00-4:00 pm ET). Urban View is also
home to some of the leading voices in talk radio, including weekday
hosts Joe Madison, Heather B.,
Clay Cane, Karen Hunter, Reverend Al Sharpton, and more.
SiriusXM Urban View (channel 126) is available to listeners
nationwide in their car and on their phone and connected devices at
home with the SXM App. Streaming access is included for most
subscribers. Go to www.siriusxm.com/ways-to-listen to learn
more.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio
entertainment company in North
America, and the premier programmer and platform for
subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products.
SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million
listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free
tiers in North America, and
deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and
podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest
ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S.
SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a
leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and
monetization. The Company's advertising sales organization, which
operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales
organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio
creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada
Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment
in Canada. In addition to its
audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle
services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to:
www.siriusxm.com.
Source: SiriusXM
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