Howard Goes To Hollywood

• SiriusXM and Pandora announced that the notoriously travel-adverse Howard Stern will actually fly to Los Angeles to preside over the October 7 opening of SiriusXM Hollywood, the company’s brand new Hollywood complex featuring artist-first studios. As a special bonus, Howard will do his first radio broadcast from outside New York in 15 years and his first from Los Angeles in almost 20 years.

Located in the heart of the burgeoning Hollywood Media District at 953 N. Sycamore Ave., SiriusXM/Pandora Hollywood has been built from the ground up to reflect the company’s commitment to the West Coast artist community and audience, and to be the base for originating great talk, compelling entertainment, world-class music, and exclusive performances for its legions of listeners.

SiriusXM Hollywood’s October 7 launch with Howard Stern will be preceded by four weeks of special broadcasts and performances across many SiriusXM channels from the new Hollywood studio complex and from legendary venues around Los Angeles — in week one, SiriusXM hosts Jess Cagle, Andy Cohen and Jenny McCarthy will welcome top Hollywood guests, including Chelsea Handler, Neil Patrick Harris, Julia Roberts, Carrie Underwood, Renée Zellweger and others. Dave Matthews is also scheduled to perform an exclusive set from SiriusXM Hollywood’s state-of-the-art ground-floor performance studio, The Garage, for his SiriusXM channel, Dave Matthews Radio, and Interscope’s sensational Billie Eilish will perform an exclusive concert for SiriusXM and Pandora listeners at the legendary Troubadour on September 18.

“The launch of our new SiriusXM/Pandora Hollywood complex is a major step forward in creating the best coast to coast content for our listeners,” said Scott Greenstein, President, and Chief Content Officer of SiriusXM. “This world-class studio and performance space in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world was a priority for us. As the slate of programming, we are delivering over the next month demonstrates, this space will be a must destination for talent and we can’t wait to bring this great content to our listeners nationwide.”