Good pick-up for XM.

[Steff]

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James Carville and Luke Russert to Host New Sports Talk Show Exclusively for XM Satellite Radio

 

 

XM is transforming radio, an industry that has seen little technological change since FM, almost 40 years ago. XM's programming features 100 coast-to-coast digital channels: 71 music channels, more than 30 of them commercial-free, from hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; and 29 channels of sports, talk, children's and entertainment. For the first time on radio XM brings to the car the same diverse selection of news sources available in the home on cable and DIRECTV. (PRNewsFoto)

 

WASHINGTON, DC USA 10/28/2004

 

 

 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio

(Nasdaq: XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than

six million subscribers, announced today it will launch a new sports-themed

talk show hosted by Democratic political strategist, commentator and

passionate sports fan James Carville. Known for his animated and colorful

debate style, the outspoken Carville will co-host the program with Luke

Russert, his regular off-air sparring partner for all things sports and son of

Carville's frequent interrogator, NBC journalist Tim Russert.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO )

"This show will be another opportunity for me to engage in the back-and-

forth debates on sports that, until now, Luke and I have limited to the

stadium," said James Carville. "I talk about sports the same way I talk about

politics, so it's safe to assume that Luke will be wrong most of the time."

The concept for the program was born from the heated exchanges between

Carville and Russert during various Washington Nationals home games. This new

show will feature the two discussing the top sports stories of the week with

the same sense of humor and camaraderie experienced at the ballpark or at

home. Scheduled to debut in March 2006, the hour-long show will air weekly on

XM Satellite Radio. Additional program details will be announced prior to the

show's debut.

"James and Luke's amazing chemistry and energy will entertain XM's

millions of listeners, even those that don't count themselves as die-hard

sports fans," said Eric Logan, executive vice president of programming for XM

Satellite Radio. "As the leader in sports programming on satellite radio, we

welcome James and Luke to the XM family and are proud to add them to the

growing list of renowned commentators, journalists, coaches and athletes who

contribute to XM's unprecedented offering of sports content."

James Carville is a political commentator for CNN and noted Democratic

political strategist who emerged onto the national political scene after his

consulting firm, Carville & Begala, helped elect President Bill Clinton in

1992. For his work on the Clinton campaign, the American Association of

Political Consultants named him Campaign Manager of the Year in 1993. He went

on to serve as a senior political adviser to the president. Often referred to

as the "Ragin' Cajun" for his spirited debating style, Carville began managing

political campaigns in 1982. Before entering politics, he worked as a

litigator at a Baton Rouge, La., law firm, and also had brief stints in the

U.S. Marines and as a high school teacher.

Luke Russert is currently a sophomore at Boston College. An avid sports

fan, by the time he was 16, he had attended two Super Bowls, a World Series,

five Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Games, an NBA final, four NBA All-

Star Games, two NCAA Final Fours, an NHL Stanley Cup Final, a U.S. Open and

The Preakness Stakes. A graduate of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.,

where he played football and baseball, Russert worked for the highly-rated

ESPN program "Pardon the Interruption" during the summer of 2005.

[Heads22]

I had seen them on TV before. Not too bad but I think the duo has to grow on you.

[whitesoxfan101]

Sounds great!! Carville is by far my all time favorite liberal and he knows his s*** when it comes to sports. I'm sure he was celebrating his beloved Tigers upset over Duke late into the evening last night.