WestwoodOne Sports continues as the exclusive radio home of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The radio network will provide audio coverage of all of the games.
WestwoodOne’s coverage can be heard in a myriad of ways either through SiriusXM, the March Madness Live mobile and tablet apps, NCAA.com and on WestwoodOneSports.com.
In addition to the men’s games, WestwoodOne will provide coverage of the NCAA Women’s Tournament from the Elite Eight all the way to the Championship Game. And WestwoodOne will also air the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship as well.
Some of the people who will be utilized in college basketball’s postseason include Gary Cohen, Ian Eagle, Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, Wayne Larrivee, Tom McCarthy, Ted Robinson, Brad Sham, Dave Sims and John Tautges.
The studio host will be Jason Horowitz and joining him during the Tournament as analyst will be Steve Lappas. Horowitz and former Georgetown coach John Thompson will co-host the Selection Sunday special later tonight.
Here’s the WestwoodOne press release.
WESTWOODONE CELEBRATES NCAA® MARCH MADNESS® WITH EXCLUSIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE 2014 NCAA® MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
WestwoodOne Will Connect Fans and Consumers Across Multiple Platforms
500+ Radio Stations, SiriusXM, NCAA March Madness Live™ Mobile App, Plus Free Online Streaming at WestwoodOneSports.com, NCAA.com, and TuneIn RadioNEW YORK, NY, March 13, 2014 – WestwoodOne, America’s leader in radio play-by-play sports, is proud to present exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship beginning on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Full play-by-play action from 67 men’s basketball games includes the First Four®, games from all eight second-round and third-round sites, four regional semifinals and finals venues, and all three games from the NCAA Men’s Final Four® at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas.
WestwoodOne will also broadcast the Division II Men’s Basketball Championship game from Evansville, IN, on Saturday, March 29, 2014. WestwoodOne will provide coverage of all four NCAA Women’s Regional Finals on March 31 and April 1, 2014, the Women’s Final Four® on April 6, 2014, and the Women’s Championship Game, live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.
WestwoodOne tips it all off with Selection Sunday™ on Sunday, March 16, hosted by Jason Horowitz and Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson.
Complete NCAA men’s tournament coverage will be heard on more than 500 radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM Radio satellite radio. All 67 Men’s Division I games will also be streamed online for free at westwoodonesports.com and NCAA.com/marchmadness. Additionally, the broadcasts will be available for fans on mobile devices via the NCAA March Madness Live app and TuneIn Radio.
“There’s nothing that engages sports fans more than March Madness,” says Howard Deneroff, EVP/Executive Producer, WestwoodOne Sports. “We have assembled an amazing team that will deliver all the thrilling action and sounds of the games to listeners across multiple platforms. WestwoodOne will be on-air, online, and on mobile devices, so fans never have to miss a minute.”
WestwoodOne’s coverage features a wealth of renowned commentators and analysts, including Hall of Famer and former Georgetown Coach John Thompson, All-Americans Jim Jackson, Kelly Tripucka, Kyle Macy and Kevin Grevey, former SEC Player of the Year Will Perdue, Donny Marshall, coaches Bill Frieder and PJ Carlesimo, and three-time NCAA Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Bill Walton. The roster of play-by-play announcers includes Kevin Kugler, Ian Eagle, Ted Robinson, Tom McCarthy, Dave Sims, John Tautges, Brad Sham, Scott Graham, Wayne Larrivee and Gary Cohen. Jason Horowitz and Coach Steve Lappas will anchor the coverage from WestwoodOne’s New York City studios.
In addition, WestwoodOne also produces an outstanding lineup of college basketball programming, including Great Moments in Tournament History, a 60-second daily historical feature, plus one-hour preview shows The NCAA Tournament Today, The Final Four Show, and Championship Monday.
For a complete schedule of games, announcer bios, exclusive audio content, and a list of radio stations airing WestwoodOne’s broadcast of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, log on to westwoodonesports.com.
NCAA, First Four, Final Four, Women’s Final Four and Selection Sunday are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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