Random Departure From SiriusXM’s Octane

• Grant Random checks in to let us know that he has stepped down from morning drive on SiriusXM’s Octane to launch a podcast. Random had done mornings on Octane since December 2012 and had been with the channel since the famous Sirius & XM merger back in November 2008.

Random’s history with satellite radio dates actually back more than 20 years — his was one of the first voices heard on XM when the service launched in September 2001.

In addition to hosting mornings, Random also hosted Octane’s Top 15 countdown and was the writer/anchor of Octane’s comedic daily newscast, The Breakdown, and since 2018, he had also been doing afternoons on Lithium, SiriusXM’s ’90’s alt rock channel.

Random’s earlier terrestrial radio stops include Q101/Chicago and DC101/Washington. Going forward, the Brooklyn-based Random can be reached at GrantRandom@gmail.com.