Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Members Speak in Exclusive Interviews on SIRIUS XM Radio at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, FL
Springsteen talks live to SIRIUS XM host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo
SIRIUS NFL Radio hosts John Riggins and Adam Schein interview E Street Band members on E Street Radio's Super Bowl special
Dave Marsh hosts E Street Band members on E Street Radio
Listen to the Bruce Springsteen interview with Chris Russo at www.sirius.com/superbowl and www.xmradio.com
Media Alert: January 29, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
WHO: Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band members at the Super Bowl
with SIRIUS XM Radio.
WHAT: Bruce Springsteen sat down for a live interview with Chris
"Mad Dog" Russo from Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. Bruce shared
with fans his excitement about his music and performing at the
halftime of the Super Bowl as well as his thoughts on his
latest album, Working on a Dream.
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***Photos of Bruce Springsteen and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, host of SIRIUS XM's Mad Dog Radio all-sports talk channel, at the Super Bowl are available at GettyImages.com and WireImage.com. Look for headline/caption: "Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band on SIRIUS XM Radio at the Super Bowl***
SIRIUS XM listeners can hear Bruce Springsteen on 3 different
channels:
-- E Street Radio SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58
On E Street Radio, SIRIUS XM will bring listeners Super Bowl
with the E Street Band, a special hour of Super Bowl XLIII
coverage with a unique look at this year's halftime
performers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Hear SIRIUS NFL Radio's John Riggins and Adam Schein interview
E Street Band members during the special.
Also, E Street Radio host and Springsteen biographer Dave
Marsh gets the intimate details from E Street Band members as
they prepare for the performance from Raymond James Stadium on
Sunday night.
Part of the special is the Chris "Mad Dog" Russo interview
with Springsteen. Additionally, SIRIUS XM listeners will hear
portions of Thursday's press conference featuring the whole
band.
E Street Radio will broadcast Super Bowl with the E Street
Band on Saturday, January 31 at 3 pm ET and Sunday, February 1
at 12 Midnight, 8 am, and right before kick-off at Super Bowl
at 6 pm ET
-- Mad Dog Radio SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144
Mad Dog Radio will broadcast the Bruce Springsteen interview
tonight at 10:05 pm ET and Saturday, January 31 at 10:35 am
ET
-- SIRIUS NFL Radio SIRIUS channel 124 (XM channel 124 for "The Best
of SIRIUS")
SIRIUS NFL Radio will broadcast the Bruce Springsteen
interview with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo tonight at 9:05 pm ET
To listen to the entire Bruce Springsteen interview with
Chris Russo anytime, please visit www.sirius.com/superbowl
or www.xmradio.com
MORE: As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SIRIUS
XM Radio broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the
preseason through the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Fans can
also tune into SIRIUS NFL Radio, for the only radio channel
dedicated to the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
E Street Radio gives SIRIUS XM listeners unprecedented
access to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street
Band, including exclusive concert broadcasts, rare archival
recordings as well as insider reports and breaking news.
For up-to-date news and information on Bruce Springsteen,
please visit www.brucespringsteen.net.
CONTACT: Sal Resendez, sresendez@siriusradio.com, 646 313 2405
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Released January 29, 2009