SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Phil Jackson, legendary head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, have hooked up to host a one-hour weekly NBA talk show that debuts this Monday, December 5th (6-7pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 123.

The Phil Jackson Show will feature noneother than Phil Jackson (as himself) next to veteran broadcaster Ian Eagle, and will include a mix of basketball talk and interviews. The show willdraw on Jackson's experiences from more than four decades in the game and airs every Monday on SIRIUS throughout the NBA season.

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Howard Stern is doing a photo shoot today for the cover of Newsweek in an upcoming issue. Howard 100 News will be there with behind the scenes goodies - tune in at 6PM today for all the action.

Also, Howard will be making the rounds as the countdown nears the end. He'll be on 60 minutes this Sunday December 4th, and making an appearance on Saturday Night Live on December 17th (the day after he goes off the air in terrestrial).

UPDATE: The NY Post reports that Stern talked to Katie Couric last week in a pre-taped interview for the "Today" show set to air next Monday. In it he discusses his 2001 divorce with Alison Berns.

The rumors were true, Rob Cross aka "Chuck Roast" former Operations Manager for WXRK-FM/New York, has joined up with SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Director of Programming for MAXIM Radio, channel 108.

Cross, who was with WXRK for two and a half years as Operations Manager, starts with SIRIUS on December 6th.

I've been hearing whispers about this for a while (and some not so quiet), but now Alan Colmes has announced on the air that Fox News will be leaving Sirius unless they can come to agreements and is asking listeners to show their support. His website even has additional details:

• As of December 16th, Alan Colmes will no longer be on Sirius Left.
• As of January 1st, FOX News Radio will no longer be carried on Sirius.

Listeners are asked to call 1-888-539-SIRIUS to let Sirius know that they still want FOX News. I have a funny feeling that there's something bigger brewing here than we think. Stay tuned.

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That according to Tobin Smith's Changewave newsletter sent on November 23rd. Using the recent Jupiter Research report as a basis, Tobin is speculating that Sirius Satellite Radio will jump to 5 million subscribers by the end of 2006, and has set his moving target to $15. Crazy talk?

This is just blogging gold people. Anytime you see the words: Oral, Strippers, Lesbians, Midgets, and Shaving Ryan's Privates (a personal favorite) in a job posting, you just have to write about it. The Howard Stern Channel on Sirius is looking to fill a Production opening available, so get in there and send in your demo if you've got the skills.

This article by the Hollywood Reporter has additional details on Howard Stern's In Demand deal. Definitely a good read if you didn't catch it over the holiday weekend.

An interesting thing to note is that In Demand won't be covering the Sirius Satellite Radio programming until March 2006. During now and April 1st the cost will be $9.95, until the Sirius programming goes "live" - then the price gets bumped to $13.95. I guess I'll have to officially fall on my sword about my theory that Stern's In Demand deal might canabalize Sirius Satellite Radio subscriptions - they're different markets, with VoD being more of a suplimental product than a replacement - and I'd now bet that Sirius is getting a rev-share deal out of it. Win-win.

[Hollywood Reporter]

BBC Radio 1's popular morning program, The Chris Moyles Show, will broadcast to both the U.K. and the U.S. from SIRIUS Satellite Radio's New York City headquarters next week. During their 5-day NYC broadcast, host Chris Moyles and his breakfast show crew, (currently pulling in a weekly audience of ~8 million in the UK), are scheduled to welcome special in-studio guests 50 Cent, P Diddy and Jack Black.

The Chris Moyles Show will air Nov 28th - Dec 2nd (7am - 10am ET) on BBC Radio 1, SIRIUS channel 11.

We've all seen the Radio Shack Red Chair commercials (if you haven't go here), and now Radio Shack is kicking off the Holiday Season blitz with a Red Chair promotional tour. Five-weeks, 48 malls, and a ton of shoppers all sitting in their very own Red Chair making a video that they get to send to their friends.

The whole point is to get people to ask for that special gift from Radio Shack. Shoppers can select from one of several products to show in their taped message including... wait for it... Sirius Satellite Radio! (You knew there was a satrad thing somewhere in this post.)

Participants are then given an access code to view their holiday wish on RadioShack.com. A very creative promotion IMO. 

Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin will be a special guest on Jim Cramer's Mad Money on November 30th, at 6pm (ET). 100 lucky peeps get to sit in on the madness that is Cramer and witness the awe inspiring "Lightning Round" up close and personal. If you're into Cramer, I guess that sounds like a good time.

[via Get Sirius Info]