NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI)today announced that Emmy®Golden Globe Award-winning televisionfilm screenwriter, directorproducer Ryan Murphy-the creator of the groundbreaking television shows GleeAmerican Horror Story-will be profiledhonored through the end of January as the featured subject of the next installment of Iconography, the exclusive series which profiles iconicinfluential membersallies of the gay community on SiriusXM's LGBT channel SiriusXM OutQ.

Murphy's revealingcompelling Iconography interview offers a deeply personal look into his Irish Catholic upbringing in Indiana, growing up gay in the early 1980show he handles successdisappointment. He also speaks candidly about the early days of Glee: "The executives at [Fox] all loved it, except one who wanted it to crashburn," Murphy reveals, adding that when the show reached the end of filming its initial network order of 13 episodes, "...the castcrew were literally in tears. We thought that was it. We'll never work together again. Ultimately, I remember it being an excitingpowerful time, because the thing that nobody ever thought would work, worked."

Murphy also shares the humorous details of how his longtime partner, David Miller, proposed marriage: "We went to Central Park for a walk on my birthday," Murphy recalls. "Suddenly, there he was on one knee, with the benchthe ring. It was very emotional. Later, we found out that some of the hardcore sex scenes in the movie Cruising were shot in that area. It was hilarious. But it was also very sweetromantic."

SiriusXM will air up closepersonal profiles of Murphy daily throughout the monthhe will become the honorary voice of the channel. Iconography: Ryan Murphyculminates with a one-hour in-depth interview conducted by OutQ host Frank DeCaropremiering January 21at 10:00 am ETon SiriusXM OutQ ch.108. Encore presentations of the interview will air January 21at 4:00 pm ET, January 22at 12:007:00 pm ET, January 28at 10:00 amand 4:00 pm ETJanuary 29at 12:007:00 pm ET. An exclusive "director's cut"-featuring a Q&A with SiriusXM listenersMurphy-will air throughout the month as part of The Frank DeCaro Show, weekdays from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm ETon OutQ.

Past Iconography series honorees include visionary fashion designerfilmmaker Tom Ford, Emmy® Award-winning writer/producer/director Alan Ball, Emmy® Award-winning actress/comedian Jane Lynch, Grammy® Award-winning singeractress Gloria Estefanlegendary LGBT Activist Larry Kramer.

SiriusXM OutQ offers groundbreaking coverage of socialpolitical issues, as well as musicentertainment programming, produced byfor the LGBT community.

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