WW1 Sports Readies Big Game Coverage

For the 28th consecutive year and the 42nd time overall, Westwood One Sports, the official network radio partner for the National Football League, presents comprehensive coverage of the Super Bowl.

The network will feature a full schedule of Game Day programming leading up to kickoff of Super Bowl XLIX.  Super Bowl XLIX airs live from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 1, 2015 as Russell Wilson and the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.  The Seahawks are trying to become the first team to repeat as champs since Tom Brady and the Patriots did it ten years ago.  This is Brady’s sixth Super Bowl, an NFL record for appearances by a quarterback.

All of Westwood One's game day programming is being offered to stations in stereo in addition to mono.  Millions of listeners around the globe will tune in to Westwood One’s Super Bowl XLIX coverage across 700 radio stations nationwide and in 175 countries via the American Forces Radio Network. Fans can also hear the broadcast on SiriusXM Radio, NFL.com/Audiopass, and NFL Mobile from Verizon.

Bruce Gilbert

"Westwood One Sports takes great pride in our partnership with the NFL, which culminates each year with the greatest event on the sports calendar,” said Bruce Gilbert, SVP Sports for Westwood One and Cumulus.  “Our Executive Producer, Howard Deneroff, has once again assembled a remarkable team of top-notch announcers, former players, and football experts who descriptively and dramatically paint every picture of this amazing event for all those listening around the world."

 Westwood One’s live game coverage features Kevin Harlan, handling the play-by-play duties for the Super Bowl for the fifth straight year, and Boomer Esiason, serving as the color analyst—his 15th consecutive with the network. Hall of Famer James Lofton and Mark Malone will once again report from the sidelines.

In addition to the Super Bowl XLIX game broadcast, Westwood One presents a full slate of pregame programming, beginning at 2:00 pm ET on Game Day—

• 2:00 pm ET   “Super Bowl Preview,” hosted by Scott Graham and Boomer Esiason
• 3:00 pm   “Super Bowl Insider,” hosted by Mark Malone and Rod Woodson
• 4:00 pm   “Super Sunday,” the Super Bowl XLIX pregame show, live from University of Phoenix Stadium
• 5:00 pm    Live game coverage of Super Bowl XLIX from University of Phoenix Stadium. 

Click here for a complete overview of Westwood One Sports’ all-star NFL broadcast team.