Westwood One’s Announcing Teams for the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours

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 ONE’S NCAA RADIO NETWORK

PRESENTS COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 

–– Coverage To Air On Over 450 Radio Stations Nationwide–

New York, NY – March 9, 2010 – Westwood One’s NCAA Radio Network is proud to present complete coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament beginning on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Full play-by-play coverage from 30 men’s basketball games includes the opening round game, action from all eight first-round and second-round sites, four select regional semifinals, all four regional finals and all three games from the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis. Once again, Westwood One will also broadcast the Division II Men’s Basketball Championship game from Springfield, MA on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Complete tournament coverage will be heard on over 450 radio stations nationwide and for the first time be available across AT&T’s entire 3G network via the CBS March Madness iPhone app. Additionally, Westwood One’s NCAA Radio Network will provide Sirius Satellite Radio with the broadcast of all 65 games in their entirety and all 64 Men’s Division I games will be streamed online for millions more to enjoy via the web on NCAA.com.

“The brackets, the buzzer-beaters, the best of the best – March Madness is what college sports is all about and it’s all on Westwood One,” said Gary Schonfeld, President Westwood One Network. “From top-notch broadcasters to the greatest lineup of games on radio, Westwood One is the network for play-by-play sports.”

Kevin Kugler will provide play-by-play from the Final Four, with former Georgetown and Hall of Fame coach John Thompson and former Seton Hall coach Bill Raftery adding color commentary.  Emmy-winning sportscaster Jim Gray returns as courtside reporter and John Tautges completes the lineup as pregame and halftime host for Westwood One’s Final Four^™ coverage.  Westwood One will also present The Final Four Show and Championship Monday, hosted by John Tautges. The Final Four Show will air two and a half hours prior to the National Semifinals, while Championship Monday will air two hours before the National Championship game.

Fans who wish to find a radio station airing Westwood One’s broadcast of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in their area can log on to the nationwide station finder at  www.westwoodone.com/ncaa.  

In addition to coverage of the men’s games, Westwood One also produces an outstanding lineup of college basketball programming including: the one-hour daily feature The NCAA Tournament Today hosted by John Tautges; Great Moments in Tournament History, a 60-second daily historical feature, narrated by Kevin Kugler as well as Selection Sunday, hosted by John Tautges and John Thompson. 

Westwood One’s NCAA Radio Network will also originate three games of play-by-play coverage from the NCAA Women’s Final Four in San Antonio, Texas on April 4^th and April 6^th.  Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli will broadcast the NCAA Women’s Final Four to radio stations nationwide. Joe Tolleson will host pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. Additionally, Westwood One will once again provide coverage of all four NCAA Women’s Regional Finals on March 29^th and March 30^th. 

Westwood One’s NCAA Radio Network is the exclusive provider of complete NCAA basketball coverage including major conference championships, March Madness^®, the NCAA Men’s Final Four^™ and Championship Game, as well as the NCAA Women’s Final Four^® and Championship Game.

Westwood One is the leader in play-by-play sports broadcasts on radio. In addition to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and Final Four, upcoming events on Westwood One include the Frozen Four, and the College World Series.

One more release and then I’ll do linkage.