8/12/08- Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius/XM Radio, was in Killingworth earlier this week to announce a new deal with Killingworth Guppies Sports Net to add "America's favorite nonprofessional franchise" into the satellite radio family. Karmazin is coming off the merger of Sirius and XM and stated that getting a deal done with the Guppies was a "top priority".

"We have been looking to get a deal with the Killingworth Guppies for the past few years and now all the stars seemed to have aligned" stated Karmazin "This will be the second biggest deal in Satellite Radio behind the 2005 signing of Howard Stern".

Details of the deal are still limited, but, the staff at the Killingworth Krier were able to confirm some. The term of the deal is five years and the Killingworth Guppies will be paid nothing, natta, not a cent, for their participation. "We felt we couldn't take any money for this deal in an effort to keep our 'nonprofessional' status in check" stated Guppies spokesman Shasta McNasty.  "That's what we like about the deal" explained a laughing Karmazin.

All Killingworth Guppies preseasom, regular season, and playoff games will be broadcasted on "Guppies Nation"  Channel 95 on Sirius. Channel 95 represents the year the Guppies were founded, 1995. Exclusive player interviews will be allowed before and after every Guppies game on Channel 95.  On non Guppie Game days the channel will consist of music programmed by the players themselves. If you hear any Neil Diamond or Flock of Seagulls it's safe to say that's a Joe Linskey song.

Along with the Music, many of the team members will have their own shows. Several players have already been chosen to host.

Shows already on the channel's schedule include,  "Tummy Time" with Brian Mulcahy, this program deals with the field  of amateur movie making.  "Stick Side Low" with Joe Linskey will deal with why Joe seems to get lit up more often then not. Then there's  "A to Z" with Dave Armenia and Jason Zito, this show will focus on all the locker room gossip.  And finally, a wacky weekday morning show "On the Deck with Murphy and Millen" will show the lighter side of these two Guppie Allstars.

Other programs include "Classic Guppies" an in depth look at Guppie teams of yesteryear which will included interviews with both fans, current, and former players.   

McNasty made it clear that with this deal the Killingworth Guppies hope to grow Guppies Nation "Its our goal to make the Guppies not only America's Favorite Nonprofessional Sports Franchise but the World's as well".

When ask to comment on McNasty's statement Karmazin added "Sounds good to me! Now how the heck do I get back to New York?"