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Firefly Radio is LIVE! 

The TuneIn Festival VIP series continues. Next stop: Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware. 4 Days, 9 Stages, 140+ Bands – This epic lineup is curated by fans, for fans. 

We’re celebrating the festival with our brand new station: Firefly Radio on TuneIn powered by the 2017 Toyota Prius. Hear music by every artist playing the festival this year, and years past. 

Also, be sure to join us as we broadcast live from the Woodlands of Dover, Delaware all weekend long! With choice sets from:

Glass Animals 

OK GO 

Francis and the Lights 

The Naked and Famous 

Mondo Cozmo 

Sir Sly 

And much more! 

Check out the station page for the full schedule of live stream sets!

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TuneIn Festival VIP Series

Festival season is here and TuneIn is gearing up to keep fans connected to the best music festivals of 2017 with the launch of the TuneIn Festival VIP Series.

The series will showcase custom radio stations, live stream broadcasts, and exclusive on-demand content featuring performing artists of the best festivals all season long.

Whether you’re getting hyped to attend a festival or want to check out live music without the crowds, we’ve created a channel that will host all the best festival content in one place.  Hear everything on your mobile device or in your connected home.

Our first live stream of the season... Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, AL. May 19 - 21

Be sure to check out the live stream this weekend with choice sets from:

Dillon Francis

The Head and the Heart

Mac DeMarco

Rüfus Dü Sol

White Reaper

And many more!

Throughout the summer, we’ll be bringing you more live music from:

Firefly Music Fest: June 15 - 18 Powered by the 2017 Toyota Prius

Newport Folk Festival: July 28 - 30

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival: August 11 - 13 Brought to you by Gildan

Music fans rejoice, the best live music is all right here on TuneIn, Your Everything Audio App. Check out the channel now!

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The Game’s On! Surviving the Holidays with TuneIn

The holidays are upon us! You know what that means, right?

Football. Basketball. Hockey.

Our favorite teams go toe-to-toe and seasons come to a head just as we’re traveling to see family, off on trips, and making our way from one party to the next. Don’t let the season’s festivities keep you from all the action.

We’ve compiled all the major sporting events, and how to listen on TuneIn, below:

Saturday, Dec. 24th

NFL:

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

New York Jets at New England Patriots – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders – 4:05pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – 8:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Sunday, Dec. 25th

NFL:

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – 4:30pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – 8:30pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

NBA:

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks – 12pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers – 2:30pm ET– FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs – 5pm ET– FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder – 8pm ET– FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers – 10:30pm ET– FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Monday, Dec. 26th

NFL:

Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – 8:30pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Thursday, Dec. 29th

CFB:

Valero Alamo Bowl – Oklahoma State vs. Colorado – 9pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Friday, Dec. 30th

CFB:

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Nebraska vs. Tennessee – 3:30pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Capital One Orange Bowl – Michigan vs. Florida State – 8pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Saturday, Dec. 31st

CFB:

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl – LSU vs. Louisville – 11am ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

College Football Playoff at Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl – Washington vs. Alabama – 3pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

College Football Playoff at Playstation Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State vs. Clemson – 7pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Sunday, Jan. 1st

NFL:

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

New York Giants at Washington Redskins – 1pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers at 4:25pm ET – NFL on TuneIn Premium

NHL:

Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic – Listen FREE on TuneIn

Monday, Jan. 2nd

CFB:

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin – 1pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Rose Bowl Presented by Northwestern Mutual – USC vs. Penn State – 5pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

Allstate Sugar Bowl – Auburn vs. Oklahoma – 5:30pm ET – FREE on ESPN Radio on TuneIn

NHL:

2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic – FREE on NBC Sports Radio on TuneIn

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College Football Bowl Season on TuneIn

College Football bowl season is officially upon us! Here’s the full list of bowl game coverage available for free on TuneIn, including local team feeds when available.

Saturday, Dec. 17 Gildan New Mexico Bowl – UTSA/New Mexico – 2:00p ET – National Feed Las Vegas Bowl presented by Geico – Houston/San Diego State – 3:30p ET – National Feed, Both Local Feeds Raycom Media Camelia Bowl – Appalachian State/Toledo – 5:30p ET – National Feed R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – Louisiana-Lafayette/Southern Miss – 9:00p ET – National Feed, Southern Miss Local Feed

Monday, Dec. 19 Miami Beach Bowl – Central Michigan/Tulsa – 2:30p ET – Both Local Feeds

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl – Memphis/Western Kentucky – 7:00p ET – National Feed, Western Kentucky Local Feed

Wednesday, Dec. 21 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – BYU/Wyoming – 9:00p ET – National Feed

Thursday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Idaho/Colorado State – 7:00p ET – National Feed

Friday, Dec. 23 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl – Louisiana Tech/No. 25 Navy – 4:30p ET – LA Tech Local Feed Dollar General Bowl – Ohio/Troy – 8:00p ET – Ohio Local Feed

Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawai’i Bowl – Hawaii/Middle Tennessee –8:00p ET – National Feed

Monday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl – Mississippi State/Miami (Ohio) – 11:00a ET – National Feed, Miami Local Feed Quick Lane Bowl – Boston College/Maryland – 2:30p ET – Boston College Local Feed Camping World Independence Bowl – NC State/Vanderbilt – 5:00p ET – National Feed, Both Local Feeds

Tuesday, Dec. 27 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl – Army/North Texas – 12:00p ET – Army Local Feed Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman – No. 24 Temple/Wake Forest – 3:30p ET – Nation Feed, Wake Forest Local Feed National Funding Holiday Bowl – Washington State/Minnesota – 7:00p ET – National Feed Motel 6 Cactus Bowl – Boise State/Baylor – 10:15p ET – National Feed

Wednesday, Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl – No. 23 Pittsburgh/Northwestern – 2:00p ET – National Feed, Pittsburgh Local Feed Russell Athletic Bowl – No. 16 West Virginia/Miami – 5:30p ET – National Feed Foster Farms Bowl – Indiana/No. 19 Utah – 8:30p ET – Indiana Local Feed AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl – Texas A&M/Kansas State – 9:00p ET – National Feed

Thursday, Dec. 29 Birmingham Bowl – South Florida/South Carolina – 2:00p ET – National Feed, Both Local Feeds Belk Bowl – Arkansas/No. 22 Virginia Tech – 5:30p ET – National Feed Valero Alamo Bowl – No. 10 Colorado/No. 12 Oklahoma State – 9:00p ET – National Feed

Friday, Dec. 30 AutoZone Liberty Bowl – TCU/Georgia – 12:00p ET – National Feed Hyundai Sun Bowl – No. 18 Stanford/North Carolina  – 2:00pm ET – National Feed Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl – South Alabama / Air Force – 5:30p ET – Air Force Local Feed  Capital One Orange Bowl – No. 6 Michigan/No. 11 Florida State – 8:00p ET – National Feed

Saturday, Dec. 31 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl – No. 20 LSU/No. 13 Louisville  – 11:00a ET – National Feed CFP Semifinal – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – No. 4 Washington/No. 1 Alabama – 3:00p ET – National Feed CFP Semifinal – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl – No. 3 Ohio State/No. 2 Clemson – 7:00p ET – National Feed

Monday, Jan. 2 Outback Bowl – No. 17 Florida/Iowa – 1:00p ET – National Feed, Iowa Local Feed Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – No. 15 Western Michigan/No. 8 Wisconsin – 1:00p ET – National Feed Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual – No. 9 USC/No. 5 Penn State – 5:00p ET – National Feed, USC Local Feed Allstate Sugar Bowl – No. 14 Auburn/No. 7 Oklahoma – 8:30p ET – National Feed, Auburn Local Feed

Saturday, Jan. 9 College Football Playoff National Championship – Teams TBD – 8:00p ET – National Feed

Listen live on TuneIn.

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Thanksgiving Survival with Radiotopia

How does one survive Thanksgiving? A glass of something to take the edge off, neutral conversation topics, and a treasure trove of podcast episodes to retreat to, whether while on the road or just in need of a quick break.

Our friends at Radiotopia have gathered some of their favorite podcast episodes to listen to at this time of year, and boy, are we grateful!

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13 Spooky Podcasts to Listen to this Halloween

Happy Halloween, dear listeners! If you need any help scaring up some frights today, then you need not look any further than Radiotopia’s collection of Halloween episodes. If the titles don’t already make you shudder (‘O-U-I-J-A’, ‘Silvia’s Blood, ‘All in Your Head’!!), then listening to Radiotopia’s hosts take you on some truly terrifying journeys–including some mortifying memories of teen-aged obsession with goblins and ghouls–will sure deliver just what you need to get into the All Hallows’ Eve mood.

Strangers: “Screaming with Professionals”

99% Invisible: “O-U-I-J-A”, “All in Your Head” 

The Allusionist: “Step Away” 

Song Exploder: “Julia Holter” 

Criminal: “Pearl Bryan”, “The Portrait” 

Mortified: “Monsters of Halloween” 

The Truth: “Silvia's Blood”, “The Devil You Know”, “The Death of Poe”, “Third Party” 

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The NBA 2016-17 Season tips off on TuneIn

The 2016-17 NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday and, for the first time, TuneIn is home to live play-by-play of every game!

TuneIn Premium users worldwide can hear all 1,230 NBA 2016-17 regular-season games, the entire NBA Playoffs and The Finals, as well as marquee events like the NBA All-Star Game, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, and the NBA Draft presented by State Farm. Miss a game? You can listen to replays of the most recent 10 games for each team on a rolling basis.

TuneIn will launch a live 24/7 channel consisting of a mix of NBA TV content and original programming so users can listen to live and on-demand basketball programming year-round. Stay tuned as we’re also working with the NBA to create original content alongside the game broadcasts, including daily talk, analysis and fantasy shows throughout the regular season.

Find your favorite team on TuneIn here!

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Bumbershoot Radio is live from Seattle

TuneIn is bringing you to Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle this weekend! 

Thanks to a partnership with AEG Live and Sonos, we have launched Bumbershoot Radio and will live stream select artists from all three days of the festival.

Among the artists confirmed to participate in the audio live stream are: 

 • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis • Death Cab for Cutie • Melanie Martinez • Margo Price • Flatbush Zombies • White Denim • Atlas Genius • Radiation City • So Pitted •

Additional artists confirmed for live streaming on Bumbershoot Radio may be announced at a later date. 

Listeners can click here to check out Bumbershoot Radio throughout the weekend.

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Who’s ready for some football?

Just in time for the 2016 college football season, TuneIn now boasts live play-by-play and various shoulder programming from 146 collegiate programs, thanks to extended partnerships with IMG, Learfield, FOX Sports and Sun Devil Media Network.

Each college station gives fans worldwide 24/7, free access to live play-by-play audio streams, as well as on-demand programming. While the programming lineup varies across the stations, college sports that will stream live on TuneIn include football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and hockey, as well as coaches’ shows.

As part of TuneIn’s partnership with IMG comes the re-launch of the College Sports Now channel that will broadcast two IMG-produced original programs: A two-hour college sports round-up show airing weekdays from 10 a.m. – Noon ET and Nissan College Football Blitz, dropping listeners into live college football games from around the country every Saturday starting at 2 p.m. ET.

For the full list of college football stations available on TuneIn, click here. Fans can also search for their favorite team by name.

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Hello, Rio!

Can’t get enough of the Summer Olympics? Say hello to the 2016 Rio Olympics on TuneIn! We’re streaming live coverage from the 2016 Rio Olympic games, thanks to a new partnership with NBCUniversal and Westwood One.

The station will broadcast an array of Westwood One’s exclusive national radio coverage of Rio 2016, including:

Olympic updates with results, highlights and interviews three times a day.

17 episodes of Tonight in Rio, a two-hour nightly mix of live play-by-play action, plus results and recaps from the earlier events of the day, as well as exclusive interviews from all the significant events and venues.

U.S. Olympic Basketball – live play-by-play of every Team USA Men’s game, plus both the Men’s and Women’s gold medal game (regardless of participants).

U.S. Olympic Soccer – live play-by-play of every Team USA Women’s game, plus both the Men’s and Women’s gold medal game (regardless of participants).

U.S. Olympic Men’s Golf – live play-by-play of competition Thursday, August 11 – Sunday, August 14.

TuneIn’s 2016 Rio Olympics station is available at TuneIn.com, or via the TuneIn app on iOS and Android devices.

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TuneIn heads to MLB All-Star Week

We're live from the action in San Diego!

MLB on TuneIn LIVE – All-Star Edition

Join us tonight through Tuesday for a special All-Star edition of MLB on TuneIn LIVE. Broadcasting live from San Diego, we'll talk to baseball legends, current players and more starting tonight at 5 p.m. ET, and continuing on Monday at 5 p.m. ET and Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. 

Pepsi All-Star Week Block Party

Listen to an All-Star lineup with artists from the Pepsi Music Series, highlights from MLB on TuneIn LIVE and some of the best MLB Moments of the season.

MLB All-Star Game on ESPN Radio

All of your favorite MLB stars have come together for the All-Star Home Run Derby (Mon. 7 p.m. ET) and the All-Star Game (Tues. 8 p.m. ET). Don’t miss the live broadcasts on ESPN Radio.

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Celebrate America: Listening for the Weekend

Are you ready to rock your red, white and blue? Fourth of July weekend is here and TuneIn has it all, from baseball to apple pie.  

America’s favorite national pastime, baseball! Listen to all of these MLB games streaming on TuneIn Premium:

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers

Houston Astros  vs. Seattle Mariners

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals

Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets

Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Wanna be low-key and lounge by the pool? Stream from over 60K audiobooks:

Alexander Hamilton: Ron Chernow’s New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation.

Killing Lincoln: Bestselling author Bill O’Reilly dives into the riveting events surrounding the 16th U.S. President’s assassination. 

Death of a King - The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year: New York Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of King's life, revealing the minister's trials and tribulations.

D-Day - The Battle for Normandy — Anthony Beevor presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. 

Area 51 - An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base: Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government. Annie Jacobsen investigates how Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. 

It wouldn’t be an American holiday without food, would it? Trying a new recipe from one of TuneIn’s many podcasts:

America’s Test Kitchen

Bon Appetit

NPR Food Podcast

The Splendid Table

Spilled Milk

Feeling a little country? Tune in to these top country genre stations:

Country Roads

Country Hits

Vintage Country

90’s Country

TuneIn and TuneIn Premium are also available via iOS and Android. 

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Welcome, Newsy!: The Over-the-Top News Network Joins TuneIn

Newsy, the news network that delivers a fresh take on today’s top stories, has joined TuneIn! All TuneIn users can now listen to daily coverage on Newsy’s 24/7 station, and TuneIn Premium subscribers gain access to even more exclusive, ad-free content from the Newsy team.

The partnership also marks the addition of the first podcasts to TuneIn Premium. Newsy delivers five exclusive shows for TuneIn listeners, offering more sides to stories in politics, culture, science, technology, entertainment and everything in between.

Get your daily dose of news with the full slate of Newsy content here.

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The Soundtrack to Your Memorial Day Weekend

The dreaded Memorial Day Weekend playlist. What a hassle.

It’s a loooooong long weekend and you need a whole lot of music to fill it. Your hastily made playlist of hits and throwbacks just isn't appropriate for all the situations you may find yourself in. Fortunately for you, we’re here to help you select the best music for all your festivities!

Beach: You want something as hot as the sun you’re soaking in. Something with as much variety as the colors of the beach towels and umbrellas surrounding you. Something fresh, something new. Something that everybody can enjoy.

Music Pulse

House Party: You want something with bass & beat. Hits that are good to dance to and talk loudly over. Something that will make the neighbors skip the noise complaint and want to come on over to join in on the fun.

Hip Hop Beat

Road Trip: Called shotgun? That means you’re in control of the radio. It doesn’t matter what the driver says, the passenger seat is the official DJ spot. You’re all in the car for the long haul, and need something to kill the time. You need an entire decade of songs you know by heart and can sing to at the top of your lungs.

80s Hits

Backyard BBQ: Smoke rising from the different kinds of grilling meats. Lawn chairs set up in a large, misshapen circle. Grass that you’re now realizing could use some weed killer. A kiddie pool that you’ll soon be enjoying it more than the children who are running wild. You want something American. You want something that reminds you of your good friends and the town you grew up, but in a “This new song is awesome” kind of way.

Country Roads

Boat: You’re on a boat. What else do you need? Great music, that’s what. So get your towels ready, it's about to go down. You need something to blast loud, because this boat is REAL.

Electronic

Fire Pit: It’s time to relax. Time to wind down. You’re tired from being in the sun all day, but the heat from the burning wood, twigs, cardboard boxes, and whatever else you threw in there feels amazing during the cool, early-summer night. Talk to your friends, keep it burning and, most importantly, keep it smooth.

Smooth Jazz

Hope this helps make the chore of creating the perfect Memorial Day Weekend playlist a thing of the past!

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TuneIn Secures All-Star Broadcast Roster for Live Daily MLB Coverage

Today we’re excited to announce the talent lineup for our new live coverage of the 2016 Major League Baseball season on MLB on TuneIn, kicking off its first show tonight.

21-year veteran pitcher LaTroy ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, former Dodgers General Manager and current team advisor Ned Colletti, World Series-winning infielder Geoff Blum and versatile radio host Holden Kushner round out TuneIn’s lineup of baseball voices bringing live daily coverage to its dedicated MLB on TuneIn station.

Hawkins, Colletti and Blum will rotate in the analyst role alongside Kushner Monday through Friday from 7:00 p.m. – Midnight ET. Broadcast live from TuneIn Studios in Venice, CA, the five-hour show will provide listeners with drop-ins from local radio coverage of in-progress MLB games, plus post-game interviews and analysis.

“We are excited to have assembled an informative group of talent to kick off our latest original content venture that highlights the action and provides insightful analysis to break it down for the fans listening on TuneIn,” said Kevin Straley, TuneIn Chief Content Officer. “Baseball is the original audio sport and we are excited to enhance the experience for TuneIn listeners with the most timely updates from across all thirty Major League ballparks.

Despite holding the distinction of the league’s oldest active player at the time of his retirement in 2015, Hawkins is the broadcast rookie amongst the foursome, beginning his career in sports broadcasting with TuneIn. Hawkins capped off an incredible 21-year playing career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015, making 18 regular season appearances on the mound for a 1-0 record, earning 14 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings. Throughout his career, Hawkins played for 11 different clubs, making an appearance in the 2007 World Series with the Colorado Rockies, as well as an ALCS appearance in his final playing year with the Blue Jays. His 1,042 games pitched make him the most-recent member of the 1,000-games pitch club.

As a native of Illinois, Colletti began his MLB front office career in 1982 with his hometown Chicago Cubs. He spent 13 years there before joining the San Francisco Giants, first as the Director of Baseball Operations before being promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1996. During the 10 years he spent in San Francisco, the Giants compiled an 813-644 (.558) record. In 2005, Colletti became the 10th General Manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers where over the nine seasons he was at the helm, the Dodgers won five division titles in nine years, 14 playoff games and made back-to-back NLCS appearances in 2008 and 2009. Colletti remains active within the Dodgers organization as Special Advisor to the President and CEO. He also contributes to Dodgers broadcast coverage on Sportsnet LA.

During his 14-year career in the majors, Blum was an infielder for six different teams. He retired with an impressive batting average of .250, 99 home runs and 479 RBIs. Blum played a pivotal role in the Chicago White Sox’s 2005 World Series Championship, hitting a home run in the top of the 14thinning of game three to give Chicago the win. Following his playing career, Blum immediately transitioned to broadcasting, serving as the Houston Astros TV analyst since 2013, and is also a college baseball analyst with Pac-12 Networks.  

Kushner brings more than 15 years broadcasting experience to TuneIn, as a sports radio and television host. Most recently, Kushner was a studio host for MASN, which broadcasts Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games. He was also the midday host on 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C. covering the D.C. sports landscape. Prior to WJFK, he could be heard on a number of Sirius XM channels including MLB Network Radio and the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Channel.

TuneIn’s daily MLB show will be available to all subscribers on the MLB on TuneIn station, which currently features daily recaps and press conferences from around Major League Baseball, plus team-specific channels with news and analysis. Programming on the MLB on TuneIn station complements the MLB content offering on the TuneIn Premium level of service that includes home and away feeds for every game, from Spring Training to the World Series.

Fans can subscribe to TuneIn Premium or sign up for a free trial via TuneIn.com, iOS and Android apps. Catch up with the guys on Twitter at @MLBonTuneIn. 

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Radio In Review Goes Around the World: The best storytelling abroad

Despite the ease with which we can discover new programs to listen to, there are many celebrated foreign projects that still slip under our radar. We wanted to share a few of our favorites audio programs from outside the US, which have remained well-kept secrets to American audiences, but are big deals back home. Brilliant storytelling combined with accented narration? Get ready to be transported!

Radiotonic (Australia) 

“Some days I like to think of it as a kind of audio curiosity journal,” said Radiotonic’s affable and mischievous host, Jesse Cox, who introduces each 30-minute episode with a hop and a skip. If the show’s enemy is the dull and prescriptive, then it casts itself as both an intelligent and cheeky pillager, leaving no stories unturned from its home country (Australia) and the world over—from French experimental literary groups (“Infiltrating Oulipo”) to a young man who follows his pirate-costumed lady love from suburban Australia all the way to Paris (“A magnanimous gesture in international relations”). To say that Radiotonic’s episode “The Real Tom Banks”—which won the Best Documentary Silver Award at the 2014 Third Coast International Audio Festival—“doesn’t sound like anything I’ve heard before” sounds stale, but stale-sounding things are often true. The show’s method and style allow it to pillage even-handedly, often playfully, making it clear that culture, a heady mix by nature, is begging to be heard, not just listened to. Radiotonic was created in 2014 as part of two projects (Soundproof, which also makes great radio art, was the other) from the newly created Creative Audio Unit at ABC Radio National. Cox, who is inspired by other radio shows and art forms, like Jervis Cocker's Wireless Nights, CBC’s Wiretap (now retired), Tim Key’s comedy and Gogol's Overcoat, hopes to “keep experimenting and creating a space for play on the podcast.” 

Documentary on One (Ireland) 

A brief breakdown of Irish public radio: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) is Ireland’s public media broadcaster; Radio 1 is RTÉ’s principal radio station and the most listened to radio station in Ireland; the award-winning Documentary on One, which RTÉ Radio 1 launched in 1987, may be the station’s crown jewel. Though the team only consists of five full-time producers, the show has collected over 150 national and international awards throughout the last eight years alone—from Los Angeles to London, Berlin to Tehran, Kuala Lumpur to Dublin. Documentary on One’s website is also home to the largest free online radio documentary archive anywhere in the world, with almost 1,500 documentaries, some dating as far back as 1954. Two of my favorite radio documentaries from the last decade include the show’s “Message in a Bottle” (2012) (an American serviceman’s carefully bottled note is discovered by a young dairymaid on the shores of County Kerry) and “Birdy” (2010) (a paragliding champion is sucked into a storm that pulls her higher than Mount Everest). Our sneak peek of 2016 promises another exciting year with an eclectic mix of tales—searching for the last hangman of Ireland, a grandmother who can't give up shoplifting, a son who goes in search of his father’s legacy, a re-imagining of an epic event in Ireland's history... 

TubeFlash (United Kingdom) 

Chalk Farm, Mornington Crescent, Euston, King’s Cross. Within a blink of roughly 300 words (which at times verges on poetry), I tiptoe along the rails of the stations along the Northern Line that I have come to know well, finding them transformed and reimagined by someone else. Two of newly launched TubeFlash’s major partners—BBC ARTS and Transport for London—corroborate the podcast’s unifying motif, where creative storytelling meets urban engagement: flash fiction inspired by the London Underground. Scientific inquiry has yet to conclude whether the average Underground commuter—expressionless, self-contained, pointedly shielded by iPhones or the Evening Standard—would display any emotional reaction if a Tube car inexplicably flooded with boiling tea. The London Underground is possibly the most iconic global transportation system to best capture its culture’s defining characteristic—the British “stiff upper lip.” If administered as a public service by its first namesake, TubeFlash— whose tales span genres, from romantic comedy to crime drama—could help to loosen the rigid jawlines of many Londoners.

Contributed by TuneIn Editor, Megan Bradshaw (Find her on Twitter @MReneBradshaw)

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TuneIn Studios @ SXSW: 2016 Lineup

We’re coming to SXSW 2016! 

Through collaboration with a variety of partners including Comcast Ventures, Westwood One Radio, Big Machine Label Group and Loma Vista Recordings + BODY HIGH, TuneIn will bring an unprecedented offering of content to listeners worldwide and SXSW patrons spanning sports, music and entertainment. The complete line-up delivers seven sports audio episodes and 21 live music performances from both established and emerging talent. 

“TuneIn is excited to bring a wide array of content to our listeners and fans of SXSW through a mix of personalities and content,” said Kevin Straley, TuneIn Chief Content Officer. “Pat O’Brien is an iconic voice perfectly suited for our Selection Sunday Special, while Michael Rapaport, our live stream of the opening night party with Ludacris and Lil Jon, plus our Saturday showcase bringing country back to SXSW, reflects the broad taste of our more than 60 million listeners.” 

The eclectic feel of SXSW as captured by TuneIn will be available to listeners for free wherever they are via TuneIn Studios @ SXSW. The 24/7 station, which is currently live and showcasing music from various 2016 SXSW artists, encompasses ‘sports by day, music by night’ with exclusive live streams of TuneIn’s original content, as well as three days of music showcases featuring TuneIn Sessions, Loma Vista Recordings + BODY HIGH, and Big Machine Label Group. 

Exclusive content on TuneIn Studios @ SXSW being featured over the 10-day period include (all times CT): 

Saturday, March 12 – LIVE from The Belmont, Austin 

SXSW Comedy Opening Party, presented by Comcast Ventures – 10:30 pm: In partnership with Comcast Ventures, TuneIn brings listeners an exclusive live stream of SXSW Comedy’s Opening Party, featuring a DJ set from Lil Jon, followed by a live performance from Ludacris. 

Sunday, March 13 – LIVE from Liberty Tavern, Austin 

SXsports’ Selection Sunday Special – 5:30 pm: As the official sponsor of SXsports’ Selection Sunday party, TuneIn enlists veteran media personality Pat O’Brien, comedian Chuck Nice and a group of college hoops enthusiasts and bracketologists to break down the dance card of 68 teams headed into the madness of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The group will discuss and debate key matchups, Cinderella contenders and give their Final Four predictions to help fans fill out their brackets. 

Thursday, March 17 – LIVE from Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden, Austin 

March Madness on Westwood One Listening Party – 11:00 am: Westwood One’s whip-around show covering all the action of the 2016 NCAA Tournament heard live throughout Easy Tiger. 

No Huddle @ SXSW – 3:00 pm: Former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl quarterback Kordell Stewart and Brian Webber take listeners inside the National Football League, live from renowned football hotbed, Austin, Texas. 

Happy Hour with Michael Rapaport – 6:00 pm: Actor, director and comedian Michael Rapaport talks all things sports live from SXSW through a pop culture lens. 

TuneIn Sessions Showcase – 7:30 pm: Exclusive concert showcase featuring: Wolfmother, Lucius, Wye Oak, Yacht, The Big Pink, James Supercave   

Friday, March 18 – LIVE from Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden, Austin 

March Madness on Westwood One Listening Party – 11:00 am: Westwood One’s whip-around show covering all the action of the 2016 NCAA Tournament heard live throughout Easy Tiger. 

No Huddle @ SXSW – 3:00 pm: Former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl quarterback Kordell Stewart and Brian Webber take listeners inside the National Football League, live from renowned football hotbed, Austin, Texas. 

Happy Hour with Michael Rapaport – 6:00 pm: Actor, director and comedian Michael Rapaport talks all things sports live from SXSW through a pop culture lens. 

Loma Vista Recordings + BODY HIGH Showcase – 7:30 pm: Exclusive concert featuring: HEALTH, DJDS, Show Me The Body, Antwon, Eclair Fifi, Silent Knights and special guests. 

Saturday, March 19 – LIVE from Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden, Austin 

March Madness on Westwood One Listening Party – 11:00 am: Westwood One’s whip-around show covering all the action of the 2016 NCAA Tournament heard live throughout Easy Tiger. 

Happy Hour with Michael Rapaport – 3:00 pm: Actor, director and comedian Michael Rapaport talks all things March Madness live from SXSW through a pop culture lens. 

Country Roads, Live from SXSW – 6:00 pm: Host Kelly Sutton brings Nashville to downtown Austin with the latest country chart toppers, plus interviews with Big Machine Label Group artists preforming live in Austin. 

Big Machine Label Group Showcase – 7:30 pm: Eclectic mix of country music back at SXSW for the first time in a decade with Drake White, Brett Young, Levi Hummon, Ashley Campbell, Midland and Delta Rae. TuneIn activities at Liberty Tavern and Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden are open to the public. Fans can register to attend here, or listen live via the TuneIn @ SXSW station.

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