SIRIUS Satellite Radio Debuts New Lineup on NBA Radio
NBA Radio on will not onlly provide more than 1000 regular season games, plus every game of the NBA Playoffs and The Finals; but they also will air daily live talk shows hosted by Hall of Famer Rick Barry, Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Ian Eagle, Frank Isola, Rich Ackerman and others.
Each show will include up-to- the-minute news, expert analysis and exclusive interviews with players, coaches and other NBA insiders.
Check out some programming highlights after the jump...
NBA Radio Programming Highlights: (All times Eastern)
Tip Off, hosted by Frank Isola and Rich Ackerman (weekdays, 6-9 a.m.). Isola currently serves as the New York Knicks beat writer for the New York Daily News as well as a contributor to NBA TV. Ackerman has worked at stations in Charlotte, Washington, DC and Chicago before joining ESPN Radio, where he hosted the 1997 NBA Draft lottery, the NBA on ESPN studio show and the WNBA Finals. Most recently, Ackerman worked at WFAN in New York. The program re-airs daily from 9am-12pm.
Full Court Press, hosted by Kenny Smith and Ian Eagle (weekdays, 12-3 p.m.). NBA vet and TNT/TBS analyst Smith and Eagle, play-by-play voice of the New Jersey Nets on YES, return for their second year together on Full Court Press, which aired last season on channel 123.
In The Paint, hosted by Rick Barry (weekdays, 3-6 p.m.). The Hall of Fame forward was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history and is the only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA and ABA in scoring. A 12-time All-Star, Barry scored more than 25,000 points over 14 seasons as a professional. He won an NBA Championship in 1975 and was named MVP of the 1975 Finals.


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