Tony Bennett to Sit Down with Alec Baldwin during Fan Q&A Session for SiriusXM's "Town Hall" Series

    Tony Bennett to Sit Down with Alec Baldwin during Fan Q&A Session for
                        SiriusXM's "Town Hall" Series

Valentine's Day exclusive special to air on SiriusXM's Siriusly Sinatra
channel

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2013

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI)
announced today that legendary recording artist Tony Bennett will sit down for
an intimate Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners, moderated by
Alec Baldwin, at the SiriusXM studios in New York City as part of its "Town
Hall" series.

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"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Tony Bennett," which will take place on Wednesday,
February 13, will air on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, on Siriusly
Sinatra, channel 71, at 9:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET; and SiriusXM Stars, channel
107, at 11:00 am ET. For rebroadcast times, please visit
www.siriusxm.com/townhall.

"I am a big fan of SiriusXM and the Siriusly Sinatra channel so am thrilled to
have a 'Town Hall' special airing on Valentine's Day; and I always enjoy the
opportunity to spend time with Alec Baldwin," said Tony Bennett. "I am looking
forward to answering fan questions and meeting the winners." 

"We are honored to have our first opportunity to feature a special event with
Tony Bennett, one of America's true great artists, and a performer who
continues to entertain audiences today around the world. His appeal is
timeless and spans all generations so we expect this 'Town Hall' will be of
great interest to all of our listeners. He'll be in good hands with Alec
Baldwin, who we also welcome for the first time to the 'Town Hall' series and
we know this will be an engaging and fascinating presentation of conversation
and Tony's music," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer,
SiriusXM. "This combination of pop culture stars is what the 'Town Hall'
series is all about: creating great, unpredictable entertainment in a forum
where fans get to meet stars and icons in person."

Moderated by Baldwin, the "Town Hall" special will include the 17-time Grammy®
winner Tony Bennett answering a variety of questions from the studio audience
about his legendary career.

Bennett has enjoyed an unprecedented career that continues to thrive. His
entire musical legacy is now completely remastered and digitized and available
on iTunes, containing his Columbia Records singles, outtakes, rarities and
more.  Upon the release of the most extensive box set collection released by
Sony Legacy, TONY BENNETT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, The New York Times noted,
"We aren't likely to see a recording career like this again." Please visit
www.tonybennett.com/sirius to learn more.

The special is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with
iconic musicians, entertainers and figures and a studio audience of SiriusXM
listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce
Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Aerosmith,
Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Gregg Allman, Linkin Park, Crosby, Stills
and Nash, Ziggy Marley and the surviving members of Nirvana.

SiriusXM listeners will have the chance to attend "SiriusXM's Town Hall with
Tony Bennett" on February 13. Listen to Siriusly Sinatra or visit
www.siriusxm.com/townhall for Official Rules and details beginning Wednesday,
February 6 at 5:00 pm ET. SiriusXM listeners are also invited to submit a
question for Tony Bennett on Twitter by 5:00 pm ET on Tuesday, February 12 by
Tweeting @SiriusXM and using the hashtag #SXMTownHall or posting a question on
SiriusXM's Facebook page.

After the broadcast, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Tony Bennett" will be
available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online
at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info on SiriusXM On
Demand.

Siriusly Sinatra features music from Frank Sinatra and the greatest singers of
all time performing standards from the Great American Songbook.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.

About Tony Bennett:

Entering his seventh decade as a recording artist with 17 Grammy Awards
including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award to his credit, Bennett has
earned his legendary status many times over.  He remains the Columbia
recording artist with the greatest longevity at the label and his DUET II CD,
debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album charts making him the oldest artist to
achieve the top spot at the age of 85.  His 2007 prime-time special, "Tony
Bennett:  An American Classic," won seven Emmy Awards and was directed by
Academy Award winner Rob Marshall.  He is a Kennedy Center Honoree and an NEA
Jazz Master. Bennett marched alongside Martin Luther King in his 1965 civil
rights march and was honored with the Martin Luther King's Salute to Greatness
Award and the UN's Humanitarian Award. In addition to performing, he is a
visual artist as well, with three of his original paintings featured in the
permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.  He has
published four books – his autobiography, "The Good Life," two books of his
paintings, "Tony Bennett: What My Heart Has Seen," and "Tony Bennett In the
Studio: A Life of Art and Music" and the most recent, "Tony Bennett: Life Is A
Gift."  Bennett founded, in association with the Department of Education in
New York City, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts – a public arts high
school in his hometown of Astoria, Queens. With his wife Susan, he established
Exploring the Arts, a charitable organization which supports arts education in
NYC public high schools.  Exploring the Arts supports 14 public high schools
throughout New York City.  This past fall saw the release of a new CD, TONY
BENNETT: VIVA DUETS, a book "LIFE IS A GIFT: THE ZEN OF BENNETT," and the
documentary film, THE ZEN OF BENNETT. For more information please
visit www.tonybennett.com. 

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connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada
which has more than 2 million subscribers.

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Media Contact for Tony Bennett:
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