Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX being signed into law by President Richard Nixon. SiriusXM Sports is taking time to recognize the historical day’s meaning with special programming on the Mad Dog Sports Radio channel and on the SXM App. That programming will highlight the impact the law had on the future of women’s sports.
Beginning on Wednesday, June 22nd (6 pm ET), SiriusXM’s Linda Cohn will host Title IX at 50, which will examine the impact of Title IX on the world of sports, highlight significant moments that followed the passage of the law, and tell the stories of several groundbreaking women who have excelled in various sports. Title IX at 50 will air nationwide on SiriusXM’s all-sports Mad Dog Sports Radio channel (channel 82 on SiriusXM radios and on the SXM App).
Some of the stories that will be highlighted on the network will be the stories of Judith Sweet, the first female president of the NCAA; Miami Marlins general manager Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in Major League Baseball; groundbreaking basketball star Anne Meyers Drysdale, the first women to receive a four-year athletic scholarship to UCLA; Olympic Gold Medal-winning U.S. soccer star Julie Foudy; Suzy Whaley, the first female president of the PGA of America; NFL assistant coach Jennifer King; and several others.
SiriusXM will also offer addition content to highlight the anniversary. On the SXM App, features include roundtable interviews with some of the most influential women in baseball, basketball, football, MMA and pro wrestling, a Black Diamonds podcast episode dedicated to trailblazing women of the Negro Leagues Baseball era, and more.
