NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM
Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that music icon Willie Nelson will sit down for a rare Q&A
session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM
studios in New York City.
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"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Willie
Nelson" will air live on Willie Nelson's Willie's Roadhouse, channel 56,
on Tuesday, November 20 at
2:00 pm ET. "SiriusXM's Town Hall
with Willie Nelson" will be
rebroadcast on Willie's Roadhouse and Outlaw Country, channel 60,
throughout the week. For rebroadcast times, please visit
www.siriusxm.com/townhall.
The special is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate
gatherings with iconic musicians and a studio audience of SiriusXM
listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have featured
Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Tom
Petty, Jason Aldean,
Aerosmith, Coldplay, Ringo Starr,
Roger Waters, Gregg Allman, Linkin Park, Crosby, Stills and
Nash, Ziggy Marley and the surviving
members of Nirvana.
Moderated by Johnny Knoxville, a
fan of Nelson's and a SiriusXM host, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with
Willie Nelson" will feature Nelson
answering questions about his life, influences and his outlaw
wisdom, all of which is narrated in his new book Roll Me Up and
Smoke Me When I Die.
"Willie's music and life are epic, and we are excited that this
music legend will be in our studios to answer questions from
SiriusXM listeners," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"With Johnny moderating the questions from fans in-studio we are
not really sure where the conversation will go, but we are sure it
will make for great radio that his fans nationwide will love to
hear."
SiriusXM listeners will have the chance to attend "SiriusXM's
Town Hall with Willie Nelson."
Listen to Willie's Roadhouse or visit
www.siriusxm.com/williesroadhouse for Official Rules and
details.
After the live broadcast, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with
Willie Nelson" 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
info on SiriusXM On Demand.
Johnny Knoxville, along with his
cousin Roger Alan Wade, hosts The
Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee with Johnny
Knoxville & Roger Alan
Wade, the weekly show on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country,
channel 60, on Saturdays at 8:00
pm.
Willie's Roadhouse is Willie
Nelson's exclusive channel for classic country music,
including such artists as Merle
Haggard, George Jones,
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Ray
Price, Charley Pride,
Patsy Cline and of course Nelson
himself.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
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holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2
million subscribers.
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