"Muppet
Radio" comes to Sirius XM November 23-28
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November
18, 2011 Sirius
XM Radio announced that it will launch "Muppet Radio," a
five-day limited run Thanksgiving week channel hosted by Kermit
the Frog featuring new and classic Muppet music and an array
of Muppets interacting with hosts from SiriusXM’s talk/entertainment,
music and sports channels.
"Muppet Radio" will launch November 23 at 12:01 am
ET and air through November 28 at 3:00 am ET on SiriusXM channel
145,
online on SiriusXM Internet Radio channel 813 and through the
SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and mobile devices
on Limited Engagements 3.
"Muppet Radio" will feature music from the new movie
Disney’s "The
Muppets," as well as holiday favorites from Kermit and
company and classics from the Muppet archives.
The
wide variety of Muppet appearances/interviews on the channel
includes: Gonzo
performing a rap tribute to Eminem on his Shade45
uncensored hip-hop channel; The Swedish Chef swapping recipes
with OutQ’s Frank DeCaro; Kermit, Miss Piggy and Pepe
the Prawn talking about life as a Muppet and growing up green
with
Mindy on Kids Place Live; Fozzie Bear playing a trivia game
with the SiriusXM Hits1 Morning Mash Up crew; Gonzo discussing
his
driving technique on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio; Electric Mayhem
front man Dr. Teeth and Animal musing on music they love on
country
channel The Highway; Statler and Waldorf -- aka the two old
guys from the balcony -- pontificating on the art of heckling
with
Raw Dog Comedy’s Mark Says Hi; Kermit and Miss Piggy
professing their love for show tunes on SiriusXM’s On
Broadway; Kermit and Sam Eagle talking politics with political
host Joe "The
Black Eagle" Madison and Miss Piggy giving Molly and Christine,
aka "The Broads," the real scoop on her relationship
with Kermit.
"Muppet Radio" also features interviews with Disney’s
The Muppets star/screenwriter/executive producer Jason Segel,
the film’s director James Bobin and screenwriter/executive
producer Nicholas Stoller. Gonzo and Fozzie will host a Muppets’ "The
Green Album" special featuring covers of classic Muppet
songs including "The Muppet Show Theme Song" performed
by OK Go, "Rainbow Connection" performed by Weezer
and Hayley Williams and My Morning Jacket’s rendition of "Our
World."
"Having the Muppets take over at SiriusXM was amazing!
Lots of rocking, rolling, talking, laughing…and, of course,
we spilled a lot of wet sticky stuff in the control room," said
Kermit the Frog. "Folks are gonna hear us in a whole new
way…and we’d really love to do it again, just as
soon as they repair the studio."
"The Muppets have been a wonderful part of so many of our
listeners’ lives
over the years, an iconic brand and truly unique entertainers," said
Jeremy Coleman, SiriusXM’s Senior Vice President, Talk & Entertainment
Programming, "It’s a pleasure to launch ‘Muppet
Radio’ to bring back those memories and get a fresh taste,
as we found when the Muppets ran from studio to studio interacting
with our hosts."
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