WTOP Promotes Woodfork to Senior Sports Analyst

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 11:58am CT

Rob Woodfork

Hubbard Radio's WTOP/Washington, DC has promoted Rob Woodfork to Senior Sports Analyst as part of a broader effort to expand and reshape its local sports coverage.

The move aligns with the station's three-year strategy to move "beyond the scores," placing greater emphasis on in-depth analysis, commentary and video-first storytelling across multiple platforms. WTOP says the shift is designed to better meet changing audience expectations, particularly among Gen X and Millennial listeners seeking more context-driven coverage.

In his new role, Woodfork will lead a multi-platform approach that includes daily video and audio commentary. A key component of the expanded effort is "DC Sports, Filtered," a new daily feature produced by Woodfork that will deliver analysis of major sports stories for distribution across WTOP's platforms and programming.

WTOP also plans to transition its evening sports reports to a more narrative-driven format, focusing less on scores and more on broader storylines and implications. Woodfork's responsibilities will include feature reporting, interviews and live coverage of major sporting events.

The station said the changes reflect an ongoing investment in evolving its sports journalism approach while maintaining core reporting values.

WTOP plans to officially roll out Woodfork's expanded role on April 27.