Unmasked Premieres (May 3, 2008)

Stand-up comedy greats Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Janeane Garofalo and famed comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall will be among those featured on XM Radio's original comedy series "Unmasked" when the series kicks off a new season on May 3, it was announced today. Recorded before a live studio audience, "Unmasked" offers up candid, one-on-one interviews with both established and emerging comedic talent for an uncensored look into their creative process and the lives that shape their comedy.

Listeners to the new season of "Unmasked" will hear some of their favorite comedians recount lighthearted and sober stories alike, from Lewis Black sharing stories of his early, broke years working in the theatre, and the night he spent in jail, to Janeane Garofalo's thoughts about her stint on "Saturday Night Live" and who is her least favorite comedian.

The season premieres on Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. ET on XM's uncensored comedy channel "XM Comedy" (XM 150). Additional programming information and encore schedules are available online at http://www.xmradio.com/unmasked.

XM's programming lineup features five dedicated comedy channels that offer a range of round-the-clock comic programming-uncensored comedy on "XM Comedy" (XM 150), family comedy on "Laugh USA" (XM 151), Canadian comedy on "Laugh Attack" (XM 153), short-form sketch comedy, standup and satire on "National Lampoon™ Comedy Radio" (XM 154) and irreverent comedy and talk from Opie and Anthony and Ron and Fez on High Voltage (XM 202). XM also offers other original comedy programming, including "Stand Up Sit Down," which features long-form interviews and stand-up routines from a who's who of comedians, including Lewis Black, George Carlin, John Cleese, Dane Cook, Bill Cosby, Jim Gaffigan, Gilbert Gottfried, Mitch Hedberg, Robert Klein, Larry the Cable Guy, Richard Lewis, Kathleen Madigan, Paul Mooney, Ron White and many others.

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Inside Music Media: From Jerry Del Colliano -- The labels are caught in a disaster of their own creation. They should have licensed the original Napster back in the day and even though they half-heartily tried, they should have persisted. They should have developed Plan B -- when they realized that digital downloading would cut into their CD sales. Year after year, they either shelve or do not have a Plan B. The labels should have increased their budgets for finding and developing new acts

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RIP: Joshua Messex (May 2, 2008)

Neel Mehta lets us know in this post:

Hello Radio-Info friends,

Many of you knew Joshua Messex (aka Bianco 500)...an avid poster on this forum.

This morning, Tuesday April 29, I received a call from his mother that he had passed away last night. They believe that he suffered a heart attack. He was 31.

I personally met Josh on a couple of occasions. He was a very nice guy, a great passion for radio, being a true radio geek. I will miss you Josh. RIP.

I will be in contact with his family and keep you guys posted.

P.S. He's on my myspace top 10: www.myspace.com/shillong or go to his page directly at http://www.myspace.com/radiogeek500

You can leave any comments for him and his family there...

Thanks,

Neel Mehta