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Slacker® Radio and ESPN Radio Team Up for His & Hers Music StationSlacker (News - Alert)® Radio and ESPN today launched a radio station for renowned sports columnists and hosts of the popular His & Hers podcast and TV show, Michael Smith (News - Alert) and Jemele Hill. Built on their love for R&B deep cuts and slow jams, the duo came into the Slacker studios to add commentary and interstitials over their hand-picked, curated playlist. Comprised of their all-time favorite songs and artists, Hill and Smith treat their listeners to a deep dive into seriously sexy "grown folks music," as they call it. "His & Hers is a relationship show, and considering how much we discuss relationship issues, and how they relate to sports, we'd like to think this is yet another way that people can get a sneak peek into our philosophies on this subject matter," said Hill. "Let's not even make this complicated: We've done a great service to any of those with romantic desires. We've laid out the perfect blueprint." Already well known as sports experts and analysts with years on television, radio podcasts and writing for newspapers, Michael and Jemele also happen to know their music. The His & Hers station takes listeners on a journey as they talk about the music that means the most to them - from Prince to D'Angelo to the Isley Brothers to R. Kelly. The spirit, friendly banter and genuine camaraderie of His & Hers lives on as Hill and Smith debate their favorites. The marriage with Slacker Radio was an easy one, as Slacker is the home for curated content from music, TV and radio personalities like Jon Gruden, the cast of FX's Archer, John Legend and many others. "You have a married father of three coupled with a wise, confident single lady, so His & Hers surely knows a thing or two about setting the mood. Whether you're looking for love, in the mood for love, trying to mend a broken heart, or reminiscing about the love you lost, 'His & Hers Radio' on Slacker provides the perfect soundtrack, whatever your relationship situation," added Smith. Hill and Smith co-host His & Hers, airing on weekdays at noon ET on ESPN2. The duo also co-host an ESPN (News - Alert) Audio podcast His & Hers with Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. They can be seen on various ESPN studio shows including Mike and Mike on ESPN Radio and ESPN2. The His & Hers station is now live over at Slacker Radio and can be found here. For more information about Slacker Radio or to listen for free, visit www.slacker.com. Follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @SlackerRadio or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SlackerRadio. To download the app visit: Google (News - Alert) Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slacker.radio iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slacker-radio/id298307011?mt=8 For more information on His & Hers, please visit the home of the podcast and follow on Twitter @HisAndHers. To download the ESPN app visit: Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.espn.score_center&hl=en iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/espn/id317469184?mt=8 About Slacker Radio Slacker Radio is the definitive new radio experience, offering free and subscription-based access to millions of songs and hundreds of human-powered stations on the web, mobile devices, in-car entertainment systems and consumer electronics platforms. Our curators craft exceptional stations and then give our listeners control to make them their own: Slacker is radio that listens to you. For more information about Slacker, or to listen for free, visit www.slacker.com ESPN Radio ESPN Radio, the country's largest sports radio network, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNRadio.com, and ESPN Podcasts comprise ESPN Audio. ESPN Radio, which launched January 1, 1992, provides more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content annually, reaching 24 million listeners a week on 500 nationwide stations, including more than 360 full-time affiliates and clearance in the top 25 markets. ESPN owns and/or operates stations in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ESPN Radio programming is also available through ESPNRadio.com, the ESPN app, on SiriusXM and via digital distributors iTunes Radio, Slacker Radio and TuneIn. ESPN Audio listeners logged more than 7.8 billion streaming minutes in 2014 and 194 million session starts, with an average time spent listening of more than 41 minutes. Podcast downloads grew 51% to 302 million.
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