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Westwood One Presents Exclusive Audio Coverage of 2025 NCAA Tournament

Cumulus Mediaโ€™s Westwood Oneโ€ฏ(NASDAQ: CMLS), the largest audio network in the U.S. and the official network audio broadcast partner of the NCAA, will once again be home to every bounce, basket, and buzzer beater of theโ€ฏNCAA Division I Menโ€™s Basketball Championship. 

Westwood Oneโ€™s coverage will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET prior to the Firstโ€ฏFourยฎ on Tuesday, March 18 and continue with play-by-play action from every game through the National Championship on Monday, April 7. In addition, Westwood One will broadcast live Spanish-language coverage of the NCAA Menโ€™s Final Fourยฎ on Saturday, April 5 and the National Championship Game on Monday, April 7.โ€ฏโ€ฏ 

Where to Listenโ€ฏ 

Westwood Oneโ€™s complete NCAA menโ€™s tournament coverage can be heard on terrestrial radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM. All 67 Division I menโ€™s games  

will also be streamed online for free at NCAA.com/MarchMadnessโ€ฏand on westwoodonesports.com and on the newly launched Westwood One Sports app available in the iTunes and Google Play stores.โ€ฏ Additionally, the broadcasts will be available for free via the NCAA March Madness Live app or The Varsity Network app. Fans can alsoโ€ฏaccess live audio via Alexa-enabled devices by asking to โ€œOpen Westwood One Sportsโ€.โ€ฏTuneIn premiumโ€ฏsubscribers can also hear all the action live.โ€ฏ 

All-Star Broadcast Teamโ€ฏ 

The trio of Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel,โ€ฏand P.J. Carlesimoโ€ฏwill announce all the  

action for the Final Four and the National Championship in English.โ€ฏAndy Katzโ€ฏwill return to serve as courtside reporter and Jason Horowitz will host the pregame, halftime and postgame shows from the Final Four and National Championship in San Antonio, Texas.โ€ฏ  

In addition to Hummel and Carlesimo, Westwood Oneโ€™s coverage of NCAA March Madnessยฎ will also feature a wealth of renowned commentators and analysts including former coach Tom Crean, All-Americans Robbie Hummel and Casey Jacobsen as well as former college starsโ€ฏLaPhonso Ellis,โ€ฏAustin Croshere, Jordan Cornette, Jon Crispin, King McClure and Sarah Kustok.โ€ฏ

The roster of tournament play-by-play announcers will includeโ€ฏKugler, Ryan Radtke, Scott Graham, John Sadak, Jason Benetti, Noah Eagle, Chris Carrino, Ted Emrich, Spero Dedes, and Nate Gatter. Jason Horowitz and Nick Bahe will host the network coverage from Westwood Oneโ€™s Los Angeles studios.โ€ฏBrad Hellerโ€ฏwill anchor Westwood Oneโ€™s coverage on satellite, online, and mobile platforms.โ€ฏ 

Westwood One will present the Spanish-language broadcastsโ€ฏof the Final Four and Championship for the seventhโ€ฏtime. The games will be called by Rafael Hernandez Brito;โ€ฏformer All-Americanโ€ฏGreivis Vรกsquez will return as analyst, and former Puerto Rican National Basketball Team coach Carlos Morales will host the broadcasts. 

Westwood One will produce an outstanding lineup of hour-long college basketball programs that air prior to each dayโ€™s coverage includingโ€ฏโ€œThe NCAA Tournament Today,โ€ โ€œThe Final Four Show,โ€ and โ€œChampionship Monday.โ€ 

Westwood Oneโ€™s complete schedule of 2025โ€ฏNCAA Menโ€™s Basketball Tournament broadcasts:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ 

First Four Doubleheaders:โ€ฏ 

Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 pm ETโ€ฏ 

Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 pm ETโ€ฏ 

First Round Quadrupleheaders: โ€ฏโ€ฏ 

Thursday, March 20, 12 noon ETโ€ฏ 

Friday, March 21, 12 noon ETโ€ฏ 

Second Round Quadrupleheaders:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ 

Saturday, March 22, 12 noon ETโ€ฏ 

Sunday, March 23, 12 noon ETโ€ฏ 

Regional Semifinal Doubleheaders:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ โ€ฏ 

Thursday, March 27, 7:00 pm ETโ€ฏ 

Friday, March 28, 7:00 pm ETโ€ฏ 

Regional Final Doubleheaders:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ โ€ฏ 

Saturday, March 29, 6:00โ€ฏpm ETโ€ฏ 

Sunday, March 30, 2:00โ€ฏpm ETโ€ฏ 

Menโ€™s Final Four: โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ โ€ฏ 

Saturday, April 5, 4:00 pm ETโ€ฏ 

Menโ€™s National Championship:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏ โ€ฏ 

Monday, April 7, 7:00 pm ETโ€ฏ 

A complete schedule of games, announcer bios, exclusive audio content, and a list of radio stations airing Westwood Oneโ€™s broadcast of the NCAA Menโ€™s Division I Basketball Championship can be found on westwoodonesports.com or the Westwood One Sports app. โ€ฏ 

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

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