May 22, 2013

Cast of ‘Roots’ Takes Questions on SiriusXM

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*Original cast members from the groundbreaking television mini-series “Roots” participated in a live Q&A session today as part of its “Town Hall” series.  LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and Louis Gossett, Jr. sat down at 2 p.m. for a Q&A session with a select group of listeners and SiriusXM host Joe Madison at the company’s studios [...]




SiriusXM Books Usher for its Town Hall Series

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*”SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Usher” will air live on The Heat, channel 47, on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 pm ET. The special will be hosted by veteran music and entertainment news reporter and SiriusXM host Sway Calloway. The event is part of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series, intimate gatherings with iconic musicians and studio audiences [...]




Nick Cannon Details his Kidney Failure to Howard Stern

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*Nick Cannon and Howard Stern spoke to each other this morning in a simulcast on their respective radio shows, during which Cannon explained exactly what happened during his recent health scare, reports USA Today.” FYI: Stern and Cannon used to be enemies. Cannon was mad at Stern after he felt the shock jock had insulted [...]




Howard U’s WHUR to Launch Channel on SiriusXM

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*Washington DC’s famed R&B station WHUR is headed to satellite radio. Howard University Radio, celebrating its 40th anniversary, has announced it will launch H.U.R. Voices on Thursday, Dec. 1 on SiriusXM channel 141. H.U.R. Voices will offer a mix of educational and entertaining original programming that examines and explores issues that affect people of color, [...]




EPMD’s Erick Sermon Talks About Heart Attack

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*Over the weekend, a few details emerged about Erick Sermon’s condition after suffering a heart attack. But it turns out the legendary rapper is alright and even made himself available for an interview. Sermon, 42, spoke with SiriusXM radio host, Sway Calloway saying, “I scared myself, man.” He explained that the problems began on Wednesday [...]




Audio: Porn’s Brian Pumper Interviewed by Jamie Foxx and the Foxxhole Crew

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*If you ever wanted to know how the infamous Brian Pumper would hold up after getting clowned by Jamie Foxx and his Foxxhole crew on their SiriusXM Radio show, well, you just got your wish. The dude who smashed Laurence Fishburne’s daughter, Montana, for the world to see, sat in the hot seat and hilarity [...]