NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced that John Fugelsang will
host "Deep Dive Radio," a one-hour broadcast from a submersible
deep in the ocean off the coast of Bermuda, that aims to set the world record for
the deepest underwater live radio show and bring attention to
protecting the deep ocean.
Fugelsang, host of SiriusXM's Tell Me Everything,
will be joining a research team launched by Nekton, a UK-based
scientific research charity formed by scientists from a dozen
marine research institutes, to help raise awareness of the health
and resilience of Earth's least-explored and largest ecosystem.
"Deep Dive Radio" will air live on Tuesday, August 9, at 2:00
pm ET on SiriusXM Insight channel 121. The show will
also be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening
via smartphones and other connected devices or online at
www.siriusxm.com. It will replay August 9 at 4:00
pm; Wednesday, August 10 at
3:00 pm; and Thursday, August 11 at 4:00 pm. All times are ET.
"We are pleased to partner with Nekton for 'Deep Dive Radio' and
help raise awareness about our oceans in a fun and unique way,"
said Dave Gorab, Vice President and
General Manager of Talk Programming, SiriusXM.
Oliver Steeds, Nekton's Mission Director and Founder and a
critically-acclaimed investigative journalist, will be piloting the
submersible and joining Fugelsang during the special SiriusXM
broadcast to discuss the current state of the oceans and its
effects on land, and to take calls from celebrities. The
collaboration follows Steeds' recent interview on Fugelsang's
Tell Me Everything show on SiriusXM.
Celebrity callers expected to participate in the record-setting
broadcast will include Mark Hamill,
David Crosby, James Cameron, Lewis
Black, and Rod
Roddenberry. In addition, world renowned ocean
scientists and conservationists Celine Cousteau, David Gruber, Patrick
Lahey, Nainoa Thompson, and Joe
McInnis – the Father of the Oceans - will also be joining in
the conversation.
For fun, Fugelsang and Steeds will also take a few scenes from
some of the most popular ocean-themed movies – including
Jaws, The Little Mermaid, and Finding Nemo -
and act them out under the sea.
SiriusXM listeners across the country can follow along as
Fugelsang plunges deep into the ocean for his broadcast via
Nekton's dedicated YouTube channel, Nekton Mission.
SiriusXM Insight broadcasts news, information, and entertainment
offering listeners intelligent conversations with a sense of
humor. Designed to reach fans that enjoy the eclectic subject
matter of public radio, SiriusXM Insight features an array of
fresh, diverse voices addressing a new era of issues in a lively,
smart, and sometimes humorous approach, including shows hosted by
Pete Dominick, John Fugelsang, Dean
Obeidallah, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Karen Hunter and more.
For more information on Nekton, please visit
www.nektonmission.org.
For more information on SiriusXM, please
visit www.siriusxm.com.
About Nekton
Nekton's objective is to maximize the global impact of its
expeditions to motivate everyone from world leaders to
schoolchildren to protect the deep ocean before it's too late. The
scientific research program ongoing in the Northwest Atlantic will
create a new standardized methodology to be used by
marine biologists for measuring physical, chemical and biological
indicators to assess the function, health and resilience of the
deep ocean. The scientific findings will be released as part of the
XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey later this year.
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