The 113th edition of Army vs. Navy will be played in Philadelphia this weekend. CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network will have wall-to-wall coverage on TV. Dial Global airs the game nationally on radio.
CBS’ regular college football crew of Uncle Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy “The Wolf” Wolfson will have the call live from Lincoln Financial Field. CBS Sports Network will have live coverage of the traditional “March On” appearance as both Army and Naval Academies make their processions into the stadium.
CBS’ College Football Today pregame show will have a special essay from golf analyst David Feherty. And at halftime, the Heisman Trophy finalists will join Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Aaron Taylor in the studio.
Here’s the CBS Sports press release.
CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS 113th ARMY-NAVY COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC ON SATURDAY, DEC. 8
CBS SPORTS NETWORK KICKS OFF COVERAGE WITH “MARCH ON” SPECIAL AT 12:00 NOON, ET
HEISMAN TROPHY FINALISTS IN-STUDIO DURING HALFTIME OF ARMY-NAVYCBS Sports broadcasts the 113th meeting of the Army-Navy football classic, one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, live from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on Saturday, Dec. 8 (3:00 PM, ET).
CBS Sports Network provides complete, live pre-game coverage of Army-Navy from 12:00 NOON-2:30 PM, ET, beginning with a special telecast featuring the traditional “March On” procession when the Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets make their entrance.
Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, CBS Sports’ lead college football announce team, call the action with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.
Following the ARMY-NAVY MARCH ON SPECIAL (12:00 NOON-1:30 PM, ET) live from Lincoln Financial Field, INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ARMY-NAVY TAILGATE (1:30-2:30 PM, ET) takes over to preview the game and features interviews with special guests from the Academies. Adam Zucker and Brent Stover host and are joined by analysts Randy Cross, Brian Jones and Ron Zook.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, CBS Sports’ pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins at 2:30 PM, ET. Tim Brando serves as host along with analysts Spencer Tillman and Aaron Taylor, with a special essay from CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty. For the fourth consecutive year, the Heisman Trophy finalists will be in-studio for a special segment during halftime of Army-Navy. The show includes a feature on Navy freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds and a feature on Musicorps, a program based at Walter Reed Army Hospital that uses aspects of music to help heal wounded and disabled veterans both emotionally and physically. Joseph E. Zapulla and Mark Burghart produce the features. Vin DeVito produces COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
CBS Sports’ broadcast of the Army-Navy game also will be streamed live on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports Mobile.
On radio, Dial Global will send the game across the country on terrestrial radio and satellite radio as well as around the world through its website.
John Tautges and Terry Donahue will be in the booth. Lewis Johnson roams the sidelines. Here’s the Dial Global press release.
DIAL GLOBAL SPORTS PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE ARMY-NAVY GAME*
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012**–Roger Staubach and Military Dignitaries Will Join the Dial Global Broadcast–
New York, NY – December 6, 2012 – Dial Global Sports will present exclusive national and international audio coverage of America’s Game. The 113th meeting between Army and Navy takes place Saturday, December 8th, 2012 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Black Knights take on the Midshipmen—a rivalry for the ages.
Dial Global’s live coverage will begin at 2pm, ET, heard on radio stations nationwide and globally on the American Forces Radio Network, as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio and streaming online at www.dialglobalsports.com. John Tautges, College Football Hall-of-Famer Terry Donahue and sideline reporter Lewis Johnson will call the game, bringing the action to radio listeners coast-to-coast and around the world.
Legendary Heisman-winning Navy quarterback Roger Staubach will be interviewed by fellow Heisman winner and Dial Global Sports announcer Eddie George during the pregame show. In addition, several top level military dignitaries will join the broadcast during Dial Global’s exclusive game coverage, including General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy.
For more information, and to find a station near you, visit dialglobalsports.com.
That is all.
