NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Today SiriusXM's Progress channel 127
announced a new programming collaboration with news website
Shareblue Media. The two progressive brands will team up
starting Saturday, December
16th.
Shareblue Media is a rapidly growing American Media company
owned by journalist and activist David
Brock, and features original reporting by top political
writers, with SiriusXM host Jess
McIntosh serving as Executive Editor. Shareblue Media
reports a reach of over 140 million people a month across
platforms.
The relationship between the two companies will expand off the
success of the Saturday morning show Signal Boost, which
premiered on the Progress channel earlier this year. Starting this
Saturday, the third hour of the program will transform
into "Signal Boost, powered by Shareblue Media" and feature
reporters from the news site breaking down the key political
stories of the day.
"SiriusXM Progress is home to some of the most important voices
in our movement right now, so a collaboration is an especially
exciting opportunity for Shareblue Media as we continue to grow at
breakneck speed," said Jess
McIntosh, Executive Editor, Shareblue Media. "Their
thoughtful and resonant commentary compliments the vital role that
Shareblue Media plays with our original political reporting. We're
thrilled to bring these important communities together to stand up
for our American values, cut through the noise with honesty and
optimism, and provide unapologetically progressive content to
embolden the resistance."
"The election of Donald Trump has
energized the Progressive base like never before," said
Zerlina Maxwell, SiriusXM's Director
of Progressive Programming. "We're proud to team up with
Shareblue Media and share their crucial voice with SiriusXM's vast
audience. Together we will provide fellow progressives with not
only information, but marching orders on how to push back against
the Trump administration's agenda."
Signal Boost launched on SiriusXM in June 2017, hosted by Maxwell and McIntosh, both
former staffers for Hillary
Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Maxwell joined
SiriusXM in February as the Director of Progressive Programming,
she has reshaped the Progress channel's coverage and positioned it
as "The Home of the Resistance."
Maxwell has also added the Dean Obeidallah
Show and The Young Turks to the primetime
weeknight lineup, in addition to Signal Boost on
Saturday mornings, and WokeAF, hosted by
Danielle Moodie-Mills, on Sunday
mornings. The new voices joined Progress veterans and outspoken
activists Mark Thompson and Michelangelo Signorile, each the hosts of
popular weekday programs on the channel.
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