By Demian Russian
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) has announced that legendary songwriter, actor, Country Music Hall of Fame member and Grammy Award winning musician Kris Kristofferson will be joining a select group of Sirius XM Radio listeners on Tuesday, January 29th at the SiriusXM Music City Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee for a rare Q&A session – SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Kris Kristofferson.
“A songwriter who has written some of the most personal songs of his generation, Kris Kristofferson is a multi-talented artist, in music and film, and we are excited to create the opportunity for his fans to meet him in person during our ‘Town Hall’ series.”
– Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM Radio
Moderated by Sirius XM Radio host Mojo Nixon, SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Kris Kristofferson will feature the Country Music Hall of Famer answering questions about his life and career, including his new album Feeling Mortal.
SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Kris Kristofferson will air on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country (Sirius Radio and XM Radio channel 60) on Saturday, February 2nd at 9:00 am ET. Encore presentations will air on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country and Willie’s Roadhouse channels. For a complete listing of rebroadcast times, visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.
This special event with Kris Kristofferson is yet another installment of SiriusXM’s successful Town Hall series, which features intimate gatherings with iconic musicians, entertainers and figures along with a studio audience of Sirius XM Radio listeners. Previous SiriusXM Town Hall specials have featured Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Gregg Allman, Ringo Starr, Ziggy Marley, Willie Nelson, Jason Aldean, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Aerosmith, Coldplay, Linkin Park, and the surviving members of Nirvana.
SiriusXM listeners are invited to submit questions for Kris Kristofferson on Twitter by 5:00 pm ET on Monday, January 28th by Tweeting @SiriusXM and using the hashtag #SXMTownHall or by posting questions on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country Facebook page — www.facebook.com/SiriusXMOutlawCountry.
Following the live broadcast, SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Kris Kristofferson will be made available on SiriusXM On Demand for Sirius XM subscribers listening online at SiriusXM.com or via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices.
Mojo Nixon hosts The Loon in the Afternoon on Outlaw Country weekdays at 4:00 pm ET.
Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country, created and executive produced by E Street Band member Stevie Van Zandt, is home to the freaks, misfits, outcasts, rebels and renegades of country music. Outlaw Country features shows hosted by Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, Steve Earle, Elizabeth Cook, Mojo Nixon, “Cowboy” Jack Clement, Shooter Jennings, Johnny Knoxville and Roger Alan Wade, Dallas Wayne, and Hillbilly Jim.
For more information on SiriusXM Radio, visit www.siriusxm.com.
Demian Russian is the Editor-in-Chief of Satellite Radio Playground and Market Playground.
Disclosure: Long SIRI
Contact the author: DemianRussian@SatelliteRadioPlayground.com
