CBS Sports Radio Unveils Weekend Game Plan

CBS Sports Radio, which offers around the clock national sports coverage on more than 300 affiliate stations across the country, is gearing up for the 2014 football season with an array of shows dedicated to the sport.  Fans can hear CBS Sports Radio programming on-air, streaming online at www.cbssportsradio.com or by downloading the Radio.com or CBS Sports apps for mobile devices.
             
Beginning on Saturday, Aug. 30, CBS Sports Radio anchor Rich Ackerman hosts “Eye on College Football” from 12:00Noon-8:00PM, ET.  The show includes reports from all of the top college football games as well as interviews with coaches, players, broadcasters and writers.
             
“Eye on Fantasy Football” is broadcast Saturday from 10:00PM- 12:00Midnight, ET. The show will be co-hosted by CBSSports.com senior fantasy football writers Adam Aizer, Dave Richard and Jamey Eisenberg on a rotating basis.  The show is broadcast from the CBSSports.com studios in Fort Lauderdale.
             

Mike Francesa

On Sunday mornings, “Mike Francesa’s Football Sunday,” featuring the popular WFAN-AM/FM host, will be broadcast on the local NY radio station as well as CBS Sports Radio stations nationwide.  Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 7, the program can be heard from 9:00-11:00AM, ET. The program has been a staple of WFAN’s Sunday football lineup for more than 25 years, where Francesa’s legendary afternoon drive program is heard each weekday.
             
 Following “Mike Francesa’s Football Sunday,” and also starting Sunday, Sept. 7, CBS Sports Radio will simulcast CBSSports.com’s “Fantasy Football Today” from 11:00AM-12:00Noon, ET.  The program will be hosted by the site’s Aizer.  The show will provide late breaking fantasy football news and updates.
             
Finally, from 12:00Noon-8:00PM, ET, and beginning on Sunday, Sept.  7, Ackerman will host “Eye on Football,” offering a national perspective on all of the days NFL games as well as interviews and reports.

Here is a complete look at CBS Sports Radio’s weekend lineup:

Saturdays (all times ET)

• 6:00–10:00AM:  hosts Moose and Maggie (Marc Malusis and Maggie Gray)
• 10:00AM–12:00Noon: Eye on Baseball hosted by Adam Gerstenhaber and CJ Nitkowski
• 12:00Noon-8:00PM: Eye on College Football
• 8:00–10:00PM: host Jody McDonald
• 10:00PM-12:00Midnight: Eye on Fantasy Football

Sundays (all times ET)

• 12:00Midnight–2:00AM: host Bill Simonson
• 2:00-6:00AM: host Amy Lawrence
• 6:00–9:00AM: host John Kincade
• 9:00-11:00AM: Mike Francesa’s Football Sunday
• 11:00AM-12:00Noon: Fantasy Football Today
• 12:00Noon-8:00PM: Eye on Football
• 8:00PM-10:00PM: host Jody McDonald

CBS Sports Radio is a content partnership between CBS RADIO and CBS Sports, with affiliate sales and syndication provided by Westwood One.  Launched on September 4, 2012, CBS Sports Radio programming can be heard on over 300 stations nationwide, including all of the Top 10 and 35 of the Top 50 markets across the United States.