President Barack Obama Sits Down for Exclusive Interview With SIRIUS XM's Joe Madison
Obama and Madison tackle a wide range of topics one-on-one in Oval Office including Darfur, the deficit, and African-American voter turnout for upcoming midterm elections
On the day he delivers 'Back-to-School Speech' addressing students across the nation, the President reflects on his favorite teacher and talks about his forthcoming children's book 'Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters'
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) will broadcast an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama conducted by leading talk radio host Joe Madison on September 15 on his daily SIRIUS XM show on The Power (6:00 – 10:00 am ET, XM channel 169/SIRIUS Internet Radio channel 820).
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Topics covered in the Oval Office interview include America's relationship with Darfur, the midterm elections and housing issues. The President also told Madison about his favorite teacher and his just-announced children's book, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, a tribute to thirteen historic American figures due out November 16. After the airing of the interview, Madison invites listeners across the country to call 866-801-TALK to offer their thoughts, questions and opinions.
Madison's interview with President Obama will also air later that day on SIRIUS XM's P.O.T.U.S. (Politics of the United States) channel, on the daily show Press Pool with Joe Mathieu (12:00 – 3:00 pm ET, SIRIUS channel 110/XM channel 130).
Madison, a thirty-year veteran of talk radio, is widely recognized as a human and civil rights activist, abolitionist against slavery in Sudan and genocide in Darfur, television commentator, columnist, lecturer, labor and corporate spokesman, musician, and athlete. He is the former executive director of the Detroit NAACP and was later appointed director of the national NAACP political action department.
Audio of the complete interview is available at www.youtube.com/siriusxm, www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com.
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Released September 14, 2010