So all in all NYIAS was pretty cool. I was disappointed with the XM Sponsored Urban Tuner Tent though - it wasn't open when I was at the Press Preview. So I didn't get to see the some of the more extreme audio shit that I was hoping on seeing. From what I heard, the Urban Tuner Tent would be finished on Friday, so I'll see if I can make my way back to the show soon to get some shot of that. I never did catch Joe Clayton again, but there's always another time. Another thing that stinks was that Ziggy from MyRadioStore.com was at the show and I didn't get the chance to meet up with him.
XM's booth completely revolved around interactivity. From a users perspective, you can hang out in the XM booth as long as you want. It encouraged you to. With the car-like booths where you can "test drive" XM, and the interactive listening stations that direct sound only in your direction, you just wanted to play all day. I really did love the maps of the Javits Center that XM gave out, pointing out exactly how many cars at the show featured XM Satellite Radio in at least one of their vehicles.
SIRIUS' booth really looked beautiful, though I wish it was more interactive. You could sit in the Volvo, Bimmer, and the 300M - which was great and all, but that's it. All the devices on the wall were nice to show what's available, but I really wish it had a more hands-on approach. But in place of interactivity, they opted to bring in the guest appearances - which is very cool. When I was there, Meg Griffin was hosting a show.
Here's a schedule of all the other Guest Stars appearing at SIRIUS' NYIAS booth:
Wednesday, March 23 (Press Preview Day)
Music programmer and on-air host Meg Griffin, 9 am - 3 pm
Thursday, March 24 (Press Preview Day)
Music programmer and on-air host Jose Mangin, 9 am - 3:30 pm
Friday, March 25
On-air host music Mark Goodman, 11 am - 3 pm
Jim Breuer's Unleashed, 4 pm - 6 pm, live on uncensored comedy channel Raw Dog // 147
Saturday, March 26
On-air host music Mark Goodman, 11 am - 3 pm
On-air music host Kurtis Blow, 5 pm - 11 pm
Sunday, March 27
Music programmer Geronimo, 10 am - 3 pm
Music programmer and on-air host Human Numan, 2 pm - 7pm
Monday, March 28
On-air host music host and The Wiseguy Show's Joe Causi, 11 am - 3 pm
SIRIUS Speedway (the latest news and highlights on the top racing series in the US),
3 pm - 6 pm, live on SIRIUS Play-by-Play //123
On-air host Bill Rock, 6 pm - 11 pm
Tuesday, March 29
The Radio Chick Leslie Gold, 10 am - 2 pm, live on SIRIUS Talk Central // 148
The Jay Thomas Show, 2 pm - 5 pm, live on SIRIUS Talk Central // 148
On-air music host Ken Webb, 5 pm - 10:30 pm
Wednesday, March 30
On-air music host Vin Scelsa, 11 am - 4 pm
Jim Breuer's Unleashed, 4 pm - 6 pm, live on uncensored comedy channel Raw Dog // 147
The Wiseguy Show, hosted by Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore and his posse, 6 pm - 9 pm, live on Raw Dog // 147
Thursday, March 31
On-air music host Pat St. John, 11 am - 2pm
The Jay Thomas Show, 2 pm - 5 pm, live on SIRIUS Talk Central // 148
On-air music host and MTV2 VJ Amanda Diva, 5 pm - 10:30 pm
Friday, April 1
On-air music host Meg Griffin, 10 am - 3 pm
Afternoon Blitz with Adam Schein, 3 pm - 7 pm, live on NFL Radio // 124
Saturday, April 2
Music programmer and on-air host Kid Kelly, 11 am - 5 pm
Music programmer and on-air host Human Numan, 5 pm - 10:30 pm
Sunday, April 3
Music programmer Geronimo, 10 am - 3 pm
Anyway, so here's some left-over shots from the XM and SIRIUS booths. Note the ReGo in the background. Wish there was a floor model available, but I didn't see it.
XM had signs of the Hyundai deal all over the place, which was pretty cool cause it is an incredible deal.
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