0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2010
This just announced. Westwood One Radio has signed a renewal of its annual one year agreement with the Augusta National Country Club to air radio coverage of The Masters. In conjunction with former parent, CBS, Westwood One will carry full four round coverage to affiliates across the country in addition to Sirius XM which is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2010
We have the NFL announcers for Westwood One Radio. Westwood One has Sunday afternoon doubleheaders as well as Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday night football. Here are the announcers plus their biographies. WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR ANNOUNCERS FOR THE 2010 NFL SEASON — Kevin Harlan joins Boomer Esiason on Monday Nights with Randy Cross, Dave […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2010
I’ll do a few links on this Sunday before I head out to check out Baltimore today. Nice to see the Red Sox fans whom I had exchanged tweets on Twitter over the last year in person last night. Certainly a fun time. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News talks with Gavin Harvey, the new CEO […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2010
After doing Monday Night Football on Westwood One Radio for 8 seasons, Marv Albert has announced that he will no longer do play-by-play on the package. Albert took over for Howard David in the 2002-03 season and continued through the 2009 season, calling postseason games and the Super Bowl in each of those years. Marv […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2010
Throughout his career, Ernie Harwell worked postseason games for Westwood One Radio when it had the national contract with Major League Baseball. When Ernie was unceremoniously let go by the Detroit Tigers in 1991, he joined Westwood One to call the Game of the Week for the 1992 and continued to work for the network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2010
Westwood One Radio has announced its schedule for Sunday, Monday and Thursday Night Football as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas games. Here’s your schedule. WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES 2010-2011 NFL PRIMETIME BROADCAST SCHEDULE — Westwood One is the NFL’s Exclusive Network Radio Partner — New York, NY – April 29, 2010 – Westwood One announced today […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2010
Saturday, April 3 Men’s College Gameday live from Indianapolis, IN – ESPN, noonCoaches’ All-America Team Special – CBS, 3 p.m.The Road to the Final Four: “Outside the Games” – CBS, 3:30 p.m.The Final Four Show – CBS, 4 p.m. National Semifinals, Indianapolis, IN (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg, CBS; Kevin Kugler/John Thompson/Bill Raftery, Westwood One Radio) Butler […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2010
Westwood One Radio has announced its announcers for the NCAA Final Four and it’s nice to see Bill Walton returning to college basketball. Here’s the roster. WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR BROADCAST TEAM FOR THE 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR –– Kevin Kugler– Play-by-Play, John Thompson – Color Analyst, Bill Raftery – Color Analyst, Jim […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2010
Saturday, March 27 Road to the Final Four – CBS, 3 p.m. men’sNCAA Tournament – All Games on CBS West Regional Final – Salt Lake City, UT (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore, CBS; Ted Robinson/Bill Frieder, Westwood One Radio)Butler vs. Kansas State – 4:30 p.m. East Regional Final – Syracuse, NY (Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas, CBS: Ian Eagle/P.J. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2010
Earlier this week, I posted the announcers for Westwood One Radio as it covers the NCAA Tournament this weekend. Well, I now have the official press release from Westwood One for its coverage and it looks like this. WESTWOOD ONE PRESENTS ANNOUNCER TEAMS FOR THE 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – Regional Semi Final & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2010
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0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/9/2010
Here’s a release from Westwood One Radio talking about the announcers for both the men’s and women’s Final Four. For the men, the tournament ends in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. The women’s Final Four will be held at the Alamodome. And your announcers for the events are listed in the press release below. WESTWOOD […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2010
It’s a tournament unlike any other. Yes, it’s The Masters and Westwood One Radio has renewed another one year agreement to air coverage. If you have Sirius XM, you’ll hear it on PGA Tour Radio, but also on terrestrial radio if your Westwood One affiliate chooses to carry it. Here are the details. WESTWOOD ONE […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/5/2010
Here’s your viewing schedule of pregame, game and postgame programming for the Super Bowl. I’ve given you everything you need to know from all of the networks that are producing Super Bowl-related programming. Take a look. 9 a.m.NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network NFL Network Super Bowl Pregame Show RosterHosts Rich EisenFran Charles Alex Flanagan Analysts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2010
While I attended the Bloomberg Sports Baseball launch in New York today, three press releases from CBS Sports flew into the Fang’s Bites inbox. I could not post them right away, but I give them to you now. All deal with the Super Bowl which CBS Sports is airing next Sunday. First, CBS tells us […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2010
NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network, 9 a.m.The NFL Today – CBS, 2 p.m. AFC Championship Game, 3 p.m.New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – CBS, Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/Steve Tasker/Solomon Wilcots; Westwood One Radio, Kevin Harlan/Randy Cross/Mark Malone Fox NFL Sunday, 6 p.m.NFL Gameday Scoreboard – NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFC Championship Game, 6:30 p.m.Minnesota […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2010
Westwood One Radio has provided the announcing teams for this weekend’s divisional play. After a week off, Friend of Fang’s Bites Dave Sims is back and returning from this past weekend are play callers Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan and Marv Albert. WESTWOOD ONE PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST OF NFL DIVISIONAL WEEKEND — January […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2010
Saturday, January 9 NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network, noonFootball Night In America – NBC, 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m.New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – NBC, Tom Hammond/Joe Theismann/Joe Gibbs/Tiki Barber; Westwood One Radio, Larry Kahn/Dan Fouts/Laura Okmin 7:30 p.m.Football Night In America – NBCNFL Gameday Scoreboard – NFL Network 8 p.m.Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2010
For the first time in a long time, Fang’s Bites has received the Westwood One Radio announcing assignments for Wildcard Weekend. Some familiar names are going call the games this weekend. WESTWOOD ONE PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST OF NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND — January 9 – January 10, 2010 — New York, NY – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/19/2009
Lists by publications are made to stir debate and also give them a bit of publicity. The list that was published today by The Sporting News and sister publication Sports Business Daily/Sports Business Journal certainly does that. Already, I’m a bit perturbed that college and NFL announcers are mixed together as are play-by-play callers and […]
