NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that Tom Petty will sit down for a rare Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners during a live radio special. The live special celebrates Petty's sixth year with SiriusXM as host of the weekly show Tom Petty's Buried Treasure. SiriusXM listeners will hear new episodes of Buried Treasure beginning Thursday, March 31 at 8:00 pm ET on Deep Tracks.

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"Tom Petty's Ultimate Buried Treasure!" will air live on Deep Tracks, Sirius channel 16 and XM channel 40, on Thursday, April 14 at 8:00 pm ET.

Hosted by SiriusXM host Meg Griffin, the two-hour long conversation will feature Petty answering questions from the live studio audience, consisting of SiriusXM listeners, as well as questions from listeners calling in from around the country.

Each week, Grammy Award® -winning singer-songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Heartbreakers ringleader, Traveling Wilbury and rock legend Tom Petty pulls together a set of rare and classic tracks, many vintage, from his private vaults, for an hour of radio magic woven together for the weekly show Tom Petty's Buried Treasure featuring  Petty's informed, passionate and entertaining commentary. Tom Petty's Buried Treasure is now in its sixth year on SiriusXM and airs Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET on Deep Tracks.  

SiriusXM's Deep Tracks explores classic rock's archives by digging deep into classic rock albums. Deep Tracks listeners will hear Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Bob Dylan and many others.

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