SIRIUS Satellite Radio Devotes Channel to Maria Shriver's Women's Conference 2006, 2007 and 2008

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SIRIUS Women's Conference Channel 113, hosted by Maria Shriver, to broadcast key speeches, panels and interviews

Speakers at the Women's Conference 2008 include Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Bono, Warren Buffet, Jennifer Lopez and Caroline Kennedy among many others

Four-day channel to highlight speeches and interviews from 2006 and 2007 Women's Conference

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that for the third consecutive year it is the national radio partner of The Women's Conference hosted by California's First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. SIRIUS Satellite Radio will dedicate an entire channel -- Women's Conference Channel 113 -- to bring the conference and its message to a national audience.

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SIRIUS Women's Conference Channel will debut today with four days of highlights from the 2006 and 2007 Women's Conferences including a discussion with Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama.

October 24 and 25, the channel will air key speeches and panels in their entirety, as well as interviews with speakers and attendees from the 2008 Women's Conference. SIRIUS' national audience will hear from a diverse group of participants about this year's conference theme, "Be Who You Are," which seeks to motivate women to pursue a lifelong journey of self-discovery and encourage them to strive to be both who they are and who they want to be.

This year's distinguished roster of speakers and participants will include Christiane Amanpour, Lance Armstrong, Cherie Blair, Bono, Warren Buffet, Sister Joan Chittister, Marian Wright Edelman, Sally Field, Michael J. Fox, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Caroline Kennedy, Heidi Klum, Jack Kornfield, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Matthews, Jenny McCarthy, Indra Nooyi, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Russell Simmons and Gloria Steinem.

The non-profit, non-partisan Women's Conference, formerly the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women, began more than twenty years ago as a small government initiative for women business owners. Under First Lady Shriver and Governor Schwarzenegger's leadership, the event has blossomed into the foremost destination for women from all walks of life to gather together -- empower, inspire and educate each other -- and become "architects of change" in all aspects of their lives.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio is home to a variety of exclusive and powerful programming for women, including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Barbara Walters' Barbara Live!, and Jane Pratt's Jane Radio among others.

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Released October 20, 2008