NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it will broadcast unprecedented live coverage of Election Night 2012 on November 6 across a wide range of channels, offering a variety of perspectives spanning news, opinion and humor on the biggest night in American politics.
"Our listeners have heard our coverage of the long road to the White House, and on this important night we will bring them a one-of-a-kind, special slate of programming that spans all perspectives," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "From the leading voices ranging across politics to pop culture, and from traditional to social media, SiriusXM's unparalleled coverage of Election 2012 is as diverse as our more than forty-four million listeners across the country."
SiriusXM's Election Night 2012 and related programming lineup below, visit www.siriusxm.com/Election2012 for more information:
SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. (Non-partisan/Channel 124)
SiriusXM's 24/7 non-partisan channel dedicated to the "Politics of the United States" kicks off non-stop
coverage at 12:00 pm ET on election day, checking in with reporters,
election officials, and listeners around the country as America votes.
Then, real-time results of the Presidential race, Senate
and House races around the country, live updates from campaign
headquarters, live broadcasts of the key victory and concession
speeches, plus analysis and comments from special guests. SiriusXM
P.O.T.U.S. hosts Tim Farley and Julie Mason will co-anchor election coverage,
with reports from Pete Dominick, Pamela Kirkland at Obama Campaign
headquarters and Jared Rizzi at Romney
headquarters.
"Election Night Powered by Twitter" Channel (Sirius 123/XM 130)
As election returns come in from around the country and the key
battleground states, SiriusXM's special "Election Night Powered by
Twitter" channel will capture the immediate raw reaction that has made
Twitter the social media destination of choice for entertainers,
politicians, journalists and American voters throughout the election
year. Hosted by Lee Brenner and Slade Sohmer of SiriusXM's daily Politics
Powered by Twitter
show, "Election Night Powered by Twitter" will bring listeners the
latest election results, up-to-the-minute Twitter trends, the best
tweets from celebrities and political insiders, recommendations on who
to follow and the overall story of election night through the eyes of
Twitter (Beginning at 8:00 pm ET).
SiriusXM Left (Progressive Politics/Channel 127)
Make it Plain host Mark Thompson
will talk to leading civil rights organizations throughout the night
and report on state-specific voter experiences good and bad, from
casting their vote to getting their ballots counted (6:00 pm ET). Next, listeners will be
invited inside the war room at Media Matters in Washington, D.C. for a special edition of The
Agenda
hosted by Media Matters' Ari Rabin-Havt, who will be joined by notable
pundits, activists and journalists as he scans coverage of all the
major news outlets fact checking conservative misinformation and
analyzing election returns ( 9:00 pm ET).
Coverage continues overnight with David
Goodfriend, host of Left Jab, who will talk to the
people who don't go to sleep on election night—activists, insiders and
campaigners from the Presidential, Senate and House races nationwide (November 7 beginning at 1:00
am
ET).
SiriusXM Patriot (Conservative Politics/Channel 125)
David Webb
anchors live coverage—providing up-to-the-minute analysis and results
throughout the night, joined by top-level Romney campaign surrogates,
Republican National Committee leaders, activists, pollsters and
political analysts from across the country—from New York City's Langan's Bar &
Restaurant. SiriusXM Patriot hosts Mike Church,
Andrew Wilkow, Cam & Company from
NRA News.com and Tom
Rose will contribute throughout the night (9:00
pm
ET).
The Power (African-American Talk/Channel 128)
On election night, hosts including Joe Madison
and Armstrong Williams
will take the pulse of the African-American community, interview
notable political figures, report on results and updates from key races
and talk to listeners across the country (8:00
pm ET).
SiriusXM OutQ (America's Gay Radio Station/Channel 108)
In an historic year for LGBT rights that includes the possible
re-election of the first president to support marriage equality,
SiriusXM's 24/7 LGBT channel offers extensive election night coverage
hosted by Michelangelo Signorile
beginning at 8:00 pm ET. Signorile will
take calls and discuss key issues including the four states—Maine, Maryland, Minnesota
and Washington state—that have gay marriage on the ballot; Tammy Baldwin's run to become the first
openly gay or lesbian member of the U.S. Senate and the record number
of congressional races featuring openly gay candidates.
The Catholic Channel (News/talk from the Catholic
perspective/Channel 129)
Father Dave Dwyer, CSP hosts a special
edition of his nightly program The Busted Halo Show from 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET, featuring election updates
and insight from SiriusXM's political hosts. From 9:00 pm — midnight ET
Catholic Channel program director Father Jonathan
Morris, joined by leading Catholic voices from across the
country, offers insight on what the returns mean for the Catholic
Church.
Inspirate! (Inspirational Hispanic Talk/Channel 145)
Will Latinos elect the next President? AARPVIVA's special series "Viva
las elecciones con AARP" will broadcast extended coverage on November 6
with news and analysis focusing on the Hispanic vote and its potential
unprecedented impact on this year's election. Hosts Gabriela
Zabalua-Goddard and Jose Lopez Zamorano
will report on Latino get-out-the-vote campaigns, critical issues to
Hispanic families such as education, jobs, Medicare and Social
Security, and how the Latino vote in swing states could sway the
election. (6:00 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm,
5:00 pm and 10:00
pm ET).
BYU Radio (Brigham Young University,
Channel
143)
Election day results and news from the
unique perspective of BYU Radio includes exclusive live local and
national coverage of high profile Utah
races featuring Republican Mia Love
challenging incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim
Matheson; Senator Orrin Hatch
vs. newcomer Scott Howell and the
showdown between President Barack Obama
and BYU Alumnus Mitt Romney (8:00 pm ET).
HUR Voices (Howard University
Radio, Channel 141)
Marc Clarc and Troy
Johnson host a special election night edition of their hip,
interactive daily show The Hang Suite. Plus, special reports
from the HUR news team (8:00 pm ET).
Upright Citizens Brigade Election Extravaganza (Raw
Dog
Comedy Uncensored, Channel 99 and UCB Radio, Channel 406 on SiriusXM.com)
Election Night 2012 returns covered live from the Upright Citizens
Brigade Theatre in New York City,
hosted by UCB comedians Anthony Atamanuik and Ryan Karels—each in
character playing a television pundit, one liberal and one
conservative. The show will also feature more than fifteen additional
UCB performers who will transform themselves into campaign insiders,
notable political figures and experts from the political world (8:00 pm ET).
Playboy Playmates Election Night Special (Playboy Radio,
Channel 102)
Playboy Playmates Miriam Gonzalez and Heather
Rae Young host Playboy Radio's live election night special,
joined by guests including political experts, SNL alumni Victoria Jackson, Pauly Shore and Mary Carey, the adult film star/former
candidate for Governor of California (8:00 pm ET).
BuzzFeed Radio (SiriusXM Stars Too/Channel 104)
BuzzFeed Senior Editor Whitney Jefferson
and Sports Editor Jack Moore—co-hosts
of SiriusXM's live, weekly BuzzFeed Radio
show—will discuss ridiculous and all-around classic moments from the
year in politics, including highlights from the conventions, debates
and campaign trail (6:00 pm ET).
Rotten Tomatoes™ Radio (Stars Too, Channel 104)
Hollywood meets Capitol Hill on the
election night edition of Rotten Tomatoes™ Radio, the live,
weekly show from the web's most popular movie review destination.
Rotten Tomatoes Editor in Chief Matt Atchity
and co-host/Rotten Tomatoes Senior Editor Grae
Drake
will cast a vote for their list of the best (and worst) political
movies of all time, inviting listeners to call in with their pick (7:00 pm ET).
"The Schoolhouse Rockin' Political Party" (Kids Place Live,
Channel 78)
Legendary Schoolhouse Rock songster Bob Dorough
performs his classic election-themed tunes including "I'm Just a Bill"
and catches up with host Absolutely Mindy in front of a studio audience
at SiriusXM on this one-hour special aimed at helping kids understand
and celebrate the electoral process. (November 2
at 9:00 pm, November
3 at 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, November 4
at 12:00 pm, November
6 at 5:00 pm/all times ET).
Cosmo Radio (Fun, Fearless Female
perspective/Channel 109)
Cosmo Radio's Taylor Strecker hosts a
live, one-hour, call-in election special geared towards Cosmo
Radio and Cosmopolitan's audience of young women, many who may
be voting in their first presidential election. Veteran White House
reporter Julie Mason, host of The
Press Pool
on SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S., will join Taylor for the hour to answer
listener's questions about where the candidates stand on the issues
that matter most to them (October 30 at 11:00 am ET).
SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking
Radio (Talk/news/entertainment for commercial drivers/Channel 106)
Mark Reddig, the host of Road Dog's Land
Line
Now, gets behind the mic on November 1
to host a live, three-hour call-in special dedicated to America's
professional drivers and the issues that matter to them most this
election year and the road ahead. Reddig will be joined by special
guests including U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster
of Pennsylvania, Republican member of
the House T&I Committee and U.S. Rep. Peter
DeFazio of Oregon, the ranking
Democrat on the House Highway Subcommittee—as well Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President, OOIDA
(4:00 pm ET).
SiriusXM News Channels
SiriusXM listeners can choose from the top names in broadcast news to
hear up to the minute election news/results, including: BBC World
Service (Channel 118), Bloomberg Radio (Channel 113), CNBC (Channel
112), CNN (Channel 115), CNN en Espanol (Channel 148), C-SPAN (Channel
119 on XM only), FOX News (Channel 114), FOX News Talk (Channel 126),
HLN (Channel 116), MSNBC (channel 117) and NPR Now (Channel 122).
Visit www.siriusxm.com more information.
About Sirius XM Radio
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