SiriusXM, National Baseball HoF&M Team for New Podcast

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 11:14am CT

SiriusXM and National Baseball Hall of Fame

SiriusXM and the National Baseball Hall of Fame ink a multi-year collaboration to produce a new podcast dedicated to telling the stories of the all-time great players who are enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. "The Road to Cooperstown" will debut June 8 and air every Saturday at 9am ET on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio channel and on the SiriusXM app. Season 1 will run from June through October and each week's episode will feature a long form conversation between host Jon Paul Morosi and a different Hall of Famer.

The series premieres on June 8th with a conversation with Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. Ensuing episodes will feature fellow Cooperstown inductees Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken Jr., George Brett, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Craig Biggio and Joe Torre, among others.

"Induction into the Hall of Fame is the greatest honor in all of sport, and each one of our 346 Hall of Famers faced and overcame challenges en route to a plaque in Cooperstown," said National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President Josh Rawitch. "'The Road to Cooperstown' brings these stories to listeners through the voices of the legends themselves, sharing with fans the amazing character and skill that made them the greatest players in the game's history. We are proud to work with SiriusXM to bring this engaging and inspiring series to listeners around the world."

Each episode of "The Road to Cooperstown" will be available as a podcast on all major podcast platforms the Tuesday after its Saturday SiriusXM premiere. Episode 1 of the series becomes available as a podcast on June 11th, the day before the Museum's 85th birthday. On June 12, 1939, the Hall of Fame opened its doors for the first time in Cooperstown.

"A visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame creates a very special connection between the fan and the game's all-time great players," said SiriusXM VP of Sports Programming Eric Spitz. "We're producing 'The Road to Cooperstown' to create that same kind of connection for fans around the country through SiriusXM. And we're the perfect medium to do it. After all, fans have connected with their favorite teams and players through radio broadcasts for more than a century."