Ep. 54: Jemele Hill on Hosting TV at ESPN, Growing His and Hers Podcast, and The Next Movement

Jemele Hill is a podcast host, TV show host, and modern day multi-platform journalist. She works at ESPN, hosts the His and Hers TV show and podcast with her show partner Michael Smith. And she's an overall social media maven and an old pal from SXSW and other digital sports event.  

Note: We had some static on the skype line during parts of the episode with Jemele. We worked hard to edit out the reverb as much as possible and spent considerable time touching it up. We think this is an episode that you'll enjoy, and thanks again for listening.

Our website:  http://www.influencereconomy.com/

Follow Ryan on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ryanjwill

Jemele on Hill:  https://twitter.com/jemelehill

Jemele at ESPN:  http://search.espn.go.com/jemele-hill/

What we talked about: 

• How she hosts and created a TV show: His and Hers while also hosting a podcast of the same name
• The importance of accuracy in journalism
• The importance of being natural in your podcast
• The secrets of success for the Her and Hers Podcast and TV Show
• What it's like working at ESPN when big athletes come by the campus
• How she interviews guests like Triple H on His and Hers
• The art of using Twitter to go off on tangets, cracking jokes, and hanging out on Twitter.
• Building chemistry like Stockton and Malone with her co-host Michael Smith
• #BlackTwitter and the shared experience and levity of the community on Twitter
• How she started working in journalism after graduating Michigan State, and how she wanted to be a journalist at a young age
• How podcasts are all about authenticity while the TV show is about grabbing people's attention in 5 minutes
• How she builds her own culture around her podcasts, and how she avoids talking about sports 
• Why The Roots are her Spirit Animal in finding the right audience for her podcast (and being cool with if not everyone listens or messes with your show)
• How to get people to believe your podcast, and how the essence of podcasting is truly getting to know someone and getting an entry point in their lives
• Her top hip-hop artists of all-time (she doesn't lke these questions but answered it anyway!)

Links we mentioned:

Blogs with Balls:  http://blogswithballs.com/

Anthony Saleh:  https://twitter.com/dude_br0