Howard Stern and SiriusXM Announce Major Howard Stern Event: "Howard Stern's Birthday Bash"
Legendary Birthday Show broadcast returns for the first time on satellite radio, on an entirely new scale, on January 31, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel expected to host live broadcast from major New York venue with audience of VIPs and fans
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard Stern and Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced "Howard Stern's Birthday Bash," a first for Howard since he started on satellite radio, on an entirely new scale. The live broadcast from a special location in New York City will air exclusively on SiriusXM on the evening of January 31, 2014.
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The event will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Further details – including the major New York venue, VIP guests and performers, special on-air content related to the Birthday Bash and other unique surprises – will be revealed by Howard Stern in the coming weeks and months on The Howard Stern Show on Howard's two exclusive SiriusXM channels, Howard 100 and Howard 101.
"With this birthday bash, we are finally one step closer to making my birthday the national holiday it deserves to be," said Howard Stern.
"I am honored and excited to take part in a celebration of the life of my friend and hero Howard Stern. This should be the best BaBa-birthday party ever," said Jimmy Kimmel.
"Howard's show has never been better, and a star like him deserves a party like this," said Jim Meyer, SiriusXM CEO.
"At yet another peak in Howard's life, we are thrilled to have millions of SiriusXM fans and our listeners from across the country join in on a party only Howard could throw," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer.
For more information, visit www.howardstern.com and www.siriusxm.com.
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Released November 5, 2013