NEW YORK, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will
provide listeners nationwide with comprehensive coverage of the
2017 NFL Draft, with live coverage of every selection from every
round, as well as four days of special programming, live from
Philadelphia.
From the first round on Thursday, April
27, through the final round on Saturday, April 29, SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel
88 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app) will broadcast live
from the 2017 NFL Draft as it happens on the steps of the historic
Philadelphia Museum of Art (coverage airs Thursday from 6:00 –
midnight ET; Friday from 6:00 pm – midnight
ET; Saturday from noon – 7:00 pm
ET). Listeners will hear the live announcements of all
32 teams' selections through all seven rounds, as well as
interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell and dozens of draftees, general managers and
coaches.
SiriusXM NFL Radio's on-site broadcast team at the NFL Draft
Experience will feature:
- Gil Brandt, former
longtime player personnel executive for the Dallas Cowboys
- Pat Kirwan, former NFL
scout, coach and front-office executive
- Jim Miller, former
veteran NFL quarterback
- Phil Savage, former
college coach and NFL general manager
- Jason Horowitz, lead host
for SiriusXM's Draft coverage
"The NFL Draft is always one of the most anticipated events on
the calendar for fans of every franchise, and this year the new
Philadelphia venue brings an added
level of excitement," said Scott
Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief Content
Officer. "SiriusXM's comprehensive 24/7 coverage allows those
fans to experience the Draft in a unique way. Our listeners not
only get live coverage of every pick, but also the many
perspectives on the event from experts across several of our
exclusive channels including SiriusXM NFL Radio, SiriusXM Fantasy
Sports Radio and Business Radio powered by The Wharton School."
From Wednesday, April 26, through
Sunday, April 30, SiriusXM will
supplement its NFL Draft coverage with several special programs
originating live from Philadelphia
and airing on the SiriusXM NFL Radio, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
and SiriusXM Business Radio channels:
- Former St. Louis Rams All Pro wide receiver Torry Holt will make his debut as a SiriusXM
analyst live from Philadelphia.
Holt will be a part of SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio's draft
coverage at the NFL Draft Experience on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of Draft Week. After the Draft, Holt will be heard hosting
weekly on both the SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports
Radio channels.
- On Wednesday, Gil Brandt
and Alex Marvez will host
Late Hits live (7:00 – 10:00 pm
ET on SiriusXM NFL Radio) from the NFL Draft Eve Party
(Presented by Verizon) at the Fillmore Philadelphia.
- On Thursday and Friday, Bruce
Murray and Phil
Savage will host The SiriusXM Blitz live from the
SiriusXM footprint at the NFL Draft Experience (11:00 am – 3:00 pm
ET) and Jim Miller and
Pat Kirwan will host
Movin' the Chains from the Tostitos Cantina at the NFL Draft
Experience (3:00 – 6:00 pm ET). Both
broadcasts will air live on SiriusXM NFL Radio and feature
interviews with NFL legends, current players and prospects in
attendance.
- SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (XM channel 87 and Sirius channel
210) will broadcast live from NFL Draft Experience all three days
of the Draft. The channel's coverage will air Thursday
(8:00 pm – midnight ET), Friday (7:00 – 11:00 pm ET) and Saturday (noon – 7:00 pm ET) featuring pick by pick analysis from
a fantasy football perspective. Hosts Maurice Jones-Drew, Torry Holt, Lisa
Ann, Matt Camp,
Adam Caplan, Mike Clay, Mike
Dempsey, Joe
Dolan, John
Hansen, Bob
Harris, Paul
Kelly, Pilar
Lastra, Jeff Mans
and Jeff Ratcliffe will all
be part of the coverage.
- On Thursday, SiriusXM Business Radio Powered by The Wharton
School (channel 111 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app)
will broadcast live from the NFL Draft Experience from 4:00 –
5:00 pm ET. Wharton School professors
and SiriusXM hosts Cade
Massey, who has consulted several NFL teams, as well as
Scott Rosner and
Ken Shropshire, hosts of
The Wharton Sports Business Show, and Adi Wyner anchor the show and will examine
how teams use analytics and data to decide their draft picks.
- On Sunday, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio will host its first
fantasy football draft of 2017 with the newly drafted rookies
available for selection, airing live on the channel from 1:00 –
4:00 pm ET. SiriusXM's Jones-Drew,
Ann, Camp, Caplan, Clay, Dempsey, Dolan, Hansen, Harris, Kelly,
Mans and Ratcliffe will participate live from Chickie's and Pete's
in South Philadelphia.
Additionally, SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84),
SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports channel, will air NFL Draft specials
on Thursday and Friday of Draft week (7:00
pm – midnight ET).
David Moulton will host alongside
SiriusXM analysts Mark Dominik,
Greg McElroy, Rick Neuheisel and Brady
Quinn, who will react to the draft selections and take calls
from listeners who want to discuss their team's newest players.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM
airs live play-by-play of every NFL game from the pre-season
through the Super Bowl. All NFL games are available to
SiriusXM subscribers on their satellite radios. Those
subscribers with the SiriusXM All Access package – which includes
satellite radio and internet listening – also get authenticated
access to every NFL game via the SiriusXM app and at
SiriusXM.com.
About SiriusXM
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radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 31.3
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
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SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a
variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in
SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and
convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen
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turn-by-turn navigation.
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