After spending an hour and a half on the phone with them (and signing a document), I can confirm that I’m going to be working as a programming consultant for the new Grateful Dead channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. Beyond that, it’s not for me to reveal the details.
Pretty much everything I suggested was warmly received, and I know Rhino is committed to making it a successful venture. There will be plenty of unreleased music, and the band members have all indicated their willingness to participate.
And this does mean that the GD Hour wil be leaving XM Satellite Radio. The last airing of the GDH will be on July 16. I’m sorry about that, because I had a great time being on the same channel as Bob Dylan, but I’m very happy to be joining the Sirius team and I’m bringing some great people along with me.
More news on this next week.
Congrats David! Say hi to Howard 😉
That’s great, David. Even though my programming chops are a little rusty, let me know if you need any help!
Congratulations David…Although I will miss you on XM. Maybe if this merger goes through you will be back. Jeremy
how cool is that??? I cant wait for the GD Channel!
I talked with Gary S. but that didn’t apparently get very far 😉