Tirico and Stephen A. Take Patrick's Radio Slot

ESPN reports that Mike Tirico and Stephen A. Smith will take over the time slot vacated by, the recently retired, Dan Patrick. "The Mike Tirico Show" will be broadcast from 1-3 p.m. and "The Stephen A. Smith Show" from 3-4 p.m. on ESPN Radio.  Tirico is the current play-by-play man for "ESPN Monday Night Football" and will debut his radio show on Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- Mike Tirico, one of the original hosts when ESPN Radio launched in 1992, will take over part of the daily sports-talk time slot previously held by Dan Patrick.

"The Mike Tirico Show" will debut Thursday from 1-3 p.m. ET. Tirico serves as the play-by-play commentator for "Monday Night Football" and the NBA Finals on ESPN.

"It is a thrill to return to my roots in two different ways," Tirico said in a statement, "as radio is the medium where I started my career during my college days at WAER in Syracuse, and I remember being part of the team the first weekend ESPN Radio hit the air in January of 1992. I am really looking forward to returning to the day-to-day sports conversation that is talk radio."

Stephen A. Smith, who previously hosted 1050 ESPN Radio's "Stephen A. Smith Show" from noon-2 p.m. weekdays, will host New York's 2-4 p.m. slot, with the final hour going national on ESPN Radio. Both shows can be heard live, daily, on ESPNRadio.com.