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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Westwood One To Air Madness


CUMULUS MEDIA’s Westwood One, the largest audio network in the U.S. and the official network radio partner of the NCAA, will tip off its exclusive live coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship with First Four® action on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 5 pm ET. 

Fans will be able to hear full play-by-play action from all 67 men’s basketball games, including eight first-round and second-round games, plus regional semifinals and finals. In addition, Westwood One will broadcast live coverage of NCAA Men’s Final Four® on Saturday, April 3, 2021, and the National Championship Game on Monday, April 5, in both English and Spanish.

Where to Listen

Westwood One’s complete NCAA men's tournament coverage can be heard on more than 400 radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM. All 67 Division I men’s games will also be streamed online for free at NCAA.com/MarchMadness and on westwoodonesports.com. Additionally, the broadcasts will be available for free via the NCAA March Madness Live app, and TuneIn.com. Fans can also access live audio via Alexa-enabled devices by asking to “Open Westwood One Sports.”

All-Star Broadcast Team

The trio of Kevin Kugler, Hall of Famer Jim Jackson, and P.J. Carlesimo will announce all the action for the Final Four and the National Championship in English. Jim Gray and three-time NCAA Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Bill Walton will contribute to the pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.

For the fourth straight tournament, the Spanish-language broadcast of the Final Four and National Championship will be called by Rafael Hernandez Brito and former All-American Greivis Vásquez, and hosted by Clemson Smith-Muñiz.

In addition to Jackson, Carlesimo, Walton, Westwood One's coverage of NCAA March Madness® will also feature a wealth of renowned analysts including former All-Americans Danny Manning, Dan Dickau, Kyle Macy, and Robbie Hummel; former SEC Player of the Year Will Perdue; and former college stars Donny Marshall, Austin Croshere, Jordan Cornette, and Jon Crispin.

The roster of tournament play-by-play announcers will include Kugler, Dave Pasch, Jason Benetti, Scott Graham, John Sadak, Ryan Radtke, Brandon Gaudin, Craig Way, Bill Rosinski, and Ted Emrich.

Jason Horowitz will anchor Westwood One’s network radio coverage throughout the tournament. J.B. Long will anchor coverage on the satellite, online, and mobile platforms.

Here is Westwood One’s 2021 schedule of NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament broadcasts:


Westwood One will also produce a 60-second daily historical feature, Great Moments in Tournament History, plus one-hour preview shows The Final Four Show and Championship Monday.

For a complete schedule of games, announcer bios, exclusive audio content, and a list of radio stations airing Westwood One’s broadcast of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, log on to westwoodonesports.com.

NCAA, First Four, Final Four, and March Madness are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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