WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR BROADCAST TEAM FOR SUPER BOWL XLIV
By Daniel at 7 February, 2010, 10:01 am
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– Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone,
James Lofton, Jim Gray and Scott Graham –
— Country Superstar Kenny Chesney Kicks Off Coverage
with a Special Version of His Song “This Is Our Moment” —
New York, NY – January 27, 2010 – Westwood One (NASDAQ: WWON), the exclusive network radio home of the National Football League (NFL), is proud to announce the all-star broadcast team for Super Bowl XLIV featuring: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone, James Lofton, Jim Gray and Scott Graham.
Super Bowl XLIV airs live from the Sun Life Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7, 2009. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET, the Monday Night Football broadcast team of Marv Albert and Boomer Esiason will call their eighth Super Bowl together, while James Lofton and Mark Malone patrol the sidelines. Jim Gray hosts the pregame and halftime shows, as well as provides interviews and insight from athletes and celebrities in attendance, and Scott Graham kicks off the coverage hosting Super Bowl Preview at 3:00 p.m. ET, followed by Super Sunday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
BNA recording artist Kenny Chesney, the 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year will kick off Westwood One’s coverage of Super Sunday with a special version of his song “This Is Our Moment”, mixed together with highlights of the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints seasons as they continue their quest for the Vince Lombardi trophy.
“Westwood One is proud to have assembled the absolute best sports announcers on radio for America’s greatest game,” said Gary Schonfeld, President, Network Division of Westwood One. “We are also thrilled to announce that our Super Bowl broadcast will once again be heard by the dedicated men and women in uniform serving our Nation around the world via the American Forces Radio Network.”
Super Bowl XLIV will be heard on over 600 radio stations across America and on American Forces Radio Network. American Forces Radio Network provides programming to America’s military forces around the globe. The American Forces Radio Network serves over one million men and women in uniform, Department of Defense personnel, American Embassies and Consulates in over 175 countries and territories as well as on more than 250 U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command ships at sea. In addition, Westwood One’s Super Bowl broadcast will also be heard on nfl.com/fieldpass for the first time. Fans looking for the station in their area airing the broadcast can visit www.westwoodone.com/superbowl. The website will feature a nationwide station finder and announcer bios from Westwood One’s broadcast crew.
Westwood One has been an NFL network radio partner for more than four decades and the exclusive network radio partner since 1978. As the exclusive radio partner of the NFL, the Westwood One 2009-2010 NFL broadcast schedule featured 57 national games, including: the Hall of Fame game, Opening Night game, 17 Monday Night games, including one doubleheader, 16 Sunday Night games, seven Thursday and Saturday Night games (including Thanksgiving Night), Thanksgiving Day doubleheader, Christmas Night, 12 Postseason games, including the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championship Games, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida. Westwood One also delivers specialty programs, including: The NFL Today, NFL Preview, NFL Insider, NFL Sunday, and NFL Fantasy Football Forecast.
Westwood One is home to some of the most exciting sports broadcasts on radio. Westwood One’s lineup includes regular and post season NFL football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl; NCAA Football and Basketball including “March Madness” and the Final Four; College World Series; Frozen Four; the Olympics and the Masters.
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