Dial Global Radio is back as radio rightsholder for the NCAA Men’s Final Four®. The radio network will carry both National Semifinal games on Saturday and be back on Monday for the National Championship Game.
Kevin Kugler will call the play-by-play. He’ll be joined by Bill Raftery and John Thompson. Jim Gray will report from courtside. Hosting the pregame, halftime and postgame will be John Tautges. Bill Walton will be with Tautges and probably do another comedy act with Gray like they did last year.
Dial Global begins its broadcast on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. with The Final Four Show. Then at 4:30 p.m., Dial Global gets set with more coverage leading up to the games which will tip off at 6:09 p.m. ET when Wichita State and Louisville square off.
On Sunday, Dial Global also airs the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship Game as well as the Women’s Final Four from New Orleans.
And on Monday, it will be the National Championship Game.
We have details from Dial Global.
DIAL GLOBAL PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE NCAA FINAL FOUR® AND THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
— Dial Global Will Present the Men’s and Women’s Final Four® and Championship Games –
— Games Will be Heard on 500+ Radio Stations, SiriusXM, NCAA March Madness Live Mobile App, TuneIn Radio, and SlackerRadio, Plus Free Online Streaming at DialGlobalSports.com and NCAA.com —NEW YORK, NY, April 4, 2013 –Dial Global, America’s leader in radio play-by-play sports, is proud to present exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four® in Atlanta. Dial Global will also broadcast the Division II Men’s Basketball Championship game from Atlanta on Sunday, April 7, 2013, and originate three games of play-by-play coverage from the NCAA Women’s Final Four in New Orleans on April 7 and April 9, 2013.
Dial Global’s Final Four® and Championship coverage will be heard on more than 500 radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM satellite radio. Additionally, the games will also be streamed online for free at DialGlobalSports.com and NCAA.com/marchmadness, and available for fans on Apple and Android mobile devices via the NCAA March Madness Live app, as well as on TuneIn Radio and SlackerRadio.
On Saturday, April 6, the broadcast day tips off at 3:30pm ET with The Final Four Show. Game coverage begins at 4:30pm ET with (9) Wichita State vs. (1) Louisville, followed by (4) Syracuse vs. (4) Michigan. Dial Global Sports’ Kevin Kugler calls the play-by-play, with analysis from Hall of Famer and former Georgetown coach John Thompson and veteran college hoops analyst and former coach Bill Raftery. Jim Gray will be the courtside reporter. Former UCLA All-American and three-time NCAA Player of the Year Bill Walton contributes to the pregame and halftime shows. John Tautges hosts the pregame and halftime shows.
The winners of Saturday’s games meet for the championship game at the Georgia Dome on Monday night, April 8. Coverage tips off at 7pm ET with “Championship Monday.” Game coverage begins at 8pm ET.
On Sunday, April 7, at 3:45pm ET, Dial Global also presents coverage of the Men’s Division II Basketball Championship game between Drury and Metro State, live from Philips Arena in Atlanta. At the conclusion of the Division II game, Women’s Final Four® coverage begins from the New Orleans Arena. (1) Connect vs. (1) Notre Dame will be followed by (5) Louisville vs. (2) California.
Howard Deneroff, SVP, Executive Producer, Dial Global Sports, said, “We look forward to the culmination of another great tournament and, on the 75 anniversary of March Madness, we hope to bring the listeners and fans many more memorable moments.”
During the course of the Tournament, Dial Global integrated its proprietary SoundHound for Radio mobile platform to engage listeners with branded content. Fans used SoundHound to listen to “Great Radio Calls in Tournament History,” a collection of 15 of Dial Global’s best tournament audio highlights, and voted on their favorites throughout the games. The winning call will be announced during the Men’s Championship game on Monday, April 8.
Dial Global also produces Great Moments in Tournament History, a 60-second daily historical feature narrated by Kevin Kugler.
Fans seeking more details, including exclusive audio content and a list of radio stations airing Dial Global’s broadcasts, can log on to DialGlobalSports.com.
Dial Global Sports is the exclusive provider of the NCAA Championships, including the NCAA Men’s Final Four® and Championship Game, as well as the NCAA Women’s Final Four® and Championship Game, the Frozen Four®, the Lacrosse Championship and the Men’s and Women’s College World Series®.
More college basketball plans from CBS and ESPN coming up.
