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WWO Kicks Off 34th Consecutive Season as NFL Partner


Westwood One and NFL
Westwood One and NFL

Cumulus Media's Westwood One embarks on its 34th consecutive year as the network radio partner of the National Football League. The season will kick off on Thursday, September 10, when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. WWO will provide play-by-play coverage of the NFL's 2020-2021 national regular season package of primetime games including "Monday Night Football," "Thursday Night Football" and "Sunday Night Football" plus Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, the entire post-season and Super Bowl LV in Tampa on nearly 500 stations.

2020 NSMA Sportscaster of the Year Kevin Harlan and Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner will be the lead broadcast crew, calling Monday Night Football, and Super Bowl LV for the network. Jim Gray will anchor the pre-game and halftime shows with weekly guests Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald.

Ian Eagle, Ryan Radtke, Brandon Gaudin, Kevin Kugler and Tom McCarthy will also call play-by-play for the primetime package, and game analysts will include Hall of Famers James Lofton, Rod Woodson and Terrell Davis, as well as Mike Holmgren, Tony Boselli, James Laurinaitis, Ross Tucker and Derek Rackley. Scott Graham will serve as the studio host for all Sunday and Thursday Night Football games plus the NFL Playoffs.

In addition to live game coverage, Westwood One Sports will also offer the features "NFL Insider," "NFL Preview," "NFL101" and "NFL Fantasy Forecast."

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