Jimmy Buffett to host first show for the new series

NEW YORK–June 30, 2008– SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead channel will launch a new weekly series of celebrity-hosted shows. The full-hour show will be hosted by various music icons, including Jimmy Buffett, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and others.

Jimmy Buffett, who has his own SIRIUS channel, Radio Margaritaville channel 31, will host the first show in the series on Monday, June 30. Buffett will tell stories of his experiences with The Grateful Dead and introduce his favorite songs by the band.

The special celebrity-hosted shows will air on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET. The shows will be rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm ET, Wednesdays at 9:00 am ET, Fridays at 1:00 am ET, Saturdays at 8:00 pm ET and Sundays at 10:00 am ET.

The Grateful Dead Channel which launched exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio last year, features music spanning the band’s career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead experts David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.

For more information, visit www.sirius.com/gratefuldead.