NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced the launch of "African Ancestry Radio," a three-week
series of live, call-in shows during which the hosts help listeners
and celebrities of African descent in their quest to reconnect with
their heritage.
Hosted by Gina Paige, co-founder
of African Ancestry, and award-winning producer Shirley Neal, "African Ancestry Radio" will
launch live on Sunday, February 8 at
12:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View
channel 126 with Louis Gossett Jr.
and Aunjanue Ellis as their first celebrity guests. Launched
in celebration of Black History Month, the show will feature the
hosts leading the conversation on heritage and guiding SiriusXM
listeners of African descent looking to more accurately and
reliably trace their roots.
In addition, "African Ancestry Radio" will feature discussions
on how a person's roots influence personality, who they are and how
they act. Each show will include at least one celebrity guest
who has previously taken the tests and whose African ancestry will
be revealed during the broadcast.
"'African Ancestry Radio' promises to be enlightening,
empowering, and inspirational for SiriusXM listeners across the
country," said Dave Gorab, Vice
President and General Manager, Talk Programming, SiriusXM. "We are
pleased to present this exclusive series as part of our special
programming commemorating Black History Month."
After the broadcast, "African Ancestry Radio" will be available
on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or
online at siriusxm.com.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more information.
Gina Paige is co-founder of
African Ancestry, Inc., pioneering a new way of tracing African
lineage using genetics. Paige resides in Washington, D.C. and holds a degree in
Economics from Stanford University and
an MBA from the University of
Michigan's Ross School of
Business.
Shirley Neal is an Emmy-Award
winning television and film producer whose programming has aired on
major broadcast and cable television outlets. She currently helms
her own production company, Park Hill Entertainment.
SiriusXM Urban View features conversation, information,
inspiration, empowerment, motivation and companionship from the
African-American perspective.
Founded in 2003, African Ancestry Inc. pioneered genetics
ancestry tracing for people of African descent across the world
demystifying African roots for more than 100,000 people including
icons such as The King Family, Oprah
Winfrey, Isaiah Washington,
Condoleezza Rice, Nas, Samuel L. Jackson and Andrew Young. It was featured in the
ground-breaking PBS specials African American Lives and
Finding Your Roots with Dr. Henry Louis
Gates, Jr.
For more information on SiriusXM, please
visit www.siriusxm.com.
For more information on African Ancestry, visit
www.africanancestry.com.
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SiriusXM
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michelle.dominguez@siriusxm.com
Nichole D. Taylor
African Ancestry
taylor@taylorcommunicationsgroup.com
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