Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Launches 37th Consecutive Season As the Exclusive Primetime Network Radio Partner of the NFL
Westwood One’s NFL Primetime Game Broadcasts Available to Fans on Westwoodonesports.com, Affiliated Stations’ Primary Digital Platforms, NFL+ and the NFL App
Coverage Kicks Off September 7 when the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions
NEW YORK, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cumulus Media’s (NASDAQ: CMLS) Westwood One, the largest audio network in the U.S., will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the National Football League’s entire primetime regular season as well as every postseason game, marking the 37th consecutive season that Westwood One is the exclusive network radio partner of the NFL. This will be the 51st time that the network will broadcast the Super Bowl to a national audience.
Westwood One Sports will provide play-by-play coverage of the NFL’s 2023 national regular season primetime games including Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday Night Football plus Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Day, NFL International Games, and the entire postseason including the Wild Card and Divisional Playoffs and the AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games. Westwood One’s coverage will culminate on Sunday, February 11 with Super Bowl LVIII, live from Las Vegas.
The 2023 NFL regular season kicks off September 7 when the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions. The weekly Sunday night schedule begins September 10 when the New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys. Monday Night Football starts September 11 when Aaron Rodgers and the Jets host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Thursday Night Football debuts September 14 when the Minnesota Vikings meet the defending NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles. Coverage kicks off at 7:30 p.m. each night.
Kevin Harlan, two-time NSMA Sportscaster of the Year, and Hall of Fame Quarterback and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner will once again be the lead broadcast crew, calling the KickOff Game, Monday Night Football and Super Bowl LVIII for the network. This will be Harlan’s 14th full season behind the Westwood One microphone and Warner’s 10th season as an analyst for the network.
Ryan Radtke and Mike Golic will be the primary announcers for Sunday Night Football, while Ian Eagle returns as the main play-by-play voice for Thursday Night Football. Kevin Kugler will broadcast select Thursday night games as well. Analysts for Thursday Night Football this season will include recently retired defensive backs Jason and Devin McCourty, plus Hall of Fame offensive linemen Tony Boselli and Joe Thomas. Tom McCarthy, John Sadak, Spero Dedes, JP Shadrick, Mike Watts, and Bill Rosinski will also serve as play-by-play announcers. Other game analysts this season will include Hall of Famer James Lofton, as well as former NFL players Ross Tucker, Mike Mayock, Ryan Harris, Ryan Leaf, and Derek Rackley.
NFL Network’s Rich Eisen returns to anchor the pregame and halftime shows of Monday Night Football. Scott Graham will once again host the remaining games in the national radio package.
In addition to live game coverage, Westwood One Sports will also offer the weekly features NFL Insider, NFL Preview, and NFL Fantasy Forecast.
Where to Listen
Millions of passionate listeners and football fans will be able to hear Westwood One Sports’ NFL broadcasts this season on approximately 500 terrestrial radio stations nationwide, streamed on westwoodonesports.com and affiliated stations’ primary digital platforms outside of the Club’s immediate 100-mile proximity, and via the NFL App. Coverage will also be available on SiriusXM and NFL+.
For more information on Westwood One Sports’ NFL programming, contact Ryan Maguire at rmaguire@westwoodone.com or (212) 824-2994.
About Westwood One Sports
Westwood One Sports is home to some of the most exciting sports broadcasts in audio. In addition to being the exclusive network radio partner to the NFL since 1987 – featuring regular and post-season NFL football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl – its other extensive properties include NCAA Basketball, including the NCAA® Men’s and Women’s Tournaments and the Final Four®; The Masters; NCAA Football; and other marquee sports events. Westwood One also distributes and represents CBS Sports Radio. On social media, join the Westwood One Sports community on Facebook and Instagram at @westwoodonesports and on Twitter at @westwood1sports. For more information, visit www.westwoodonesports.com.
About Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 403 owned-and-operated radio stations across 85 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, CNN, the AP, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,400 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.
Contact: Karen Glover | Westwood One | kglover@westwoodone.com
