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Thursday, April 3, 2014

2014 Final Four Broadcast Primer

The 2014 Final Four will take place Saturday night April 5th, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  For the first time in the tournaments history, the game will air on cable television as TBS will present the entire broadcast.  Tip off for the first game is 6:09 p.m. as the #1 ranked Florida Gators take on the Connecticut Huskies.  40 minutes after the games conclusion, the Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Big 10 Champions, the Wisconsin Badgers. 

Coverage of the National Semifinals begins at 6 p.m., as Jim Nantz will call his 24th Final Four since 1991.  He will be joined by Greg Anthony working his first Final Four since assuming the top analyst spot last year and Turner's Steve Kerr calling his fourth.  Tracy Wolfson will be reporting from the sidelines for the sixth year.  Turner Sports will also present a 3-hour pregame show hosted by Ernie Johnson at 3 p.m. and the game will feature team casts for participating schools in the Final Four with personalized broadcasts airing on TNT and TruTV. 

The entire crew return on Monday night, April 7th , for the National Championship game on CBS for the 33rd consecutive year.

ESPN will present the Women's Final Four from Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, April 6th with the championship game on Tuesday, April 8th.  Sunday's games include Connecticut taking on Stanford in the early game, followed by Notre Dame against Maryland.  Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke will have to call, along with Holly Rowe as the sideline reporter.

Saturday, April 5
The Road to the Final Four (TBS 3 p.m.)
The Final Four Show (TBS 4 p.m.) 
Main Set: Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith; 
Second Set: Greg Gumbel, Seth Davis, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller

Men’s National Semifinals at AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX (TBS 6 p.m.) 
           Connecticut Huskies vs Florida Gators (TBS* 6:09 p.m.)
           Kentucky Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers (TBS* 8:49 p.m.)
              * - also airing on TNT & truTV

TBS: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Steve Kerr & Tracy Wolfson
WestwoodOne Radio: Kevin Kugler, John Thomson, Bill Raftery & Jim Gray

Team Cast Announcers:
Connecticut: Eric Frede, Donny Marshall & Swin Cash (truTV)
Florida: David Steele, Mark Wise & James Bates (TNT)
Kentucky: Rob Bromley, Rex Chapman & Dave Baker (TNT)

Wisconsin: Wayne Larrivee, Mike Kelley (truTV)

Monday, April 7
Championship Central (CBS 8:30 p.m.)

Men's National Championship at AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX (CBS 9:10 p.m.)
           UConn/Florida winner vs. Kentucky/Wisconsin winner

CBS: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Steve Kerr & Tracy Wolfson
WestwoodOne Radio: Kevin Kugler, John Thomson, Bill Raftery & Jim Gray
 
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Sunday, April 6

Women’s National Semifinals at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
           Connecticut vs Stanford (ESPN 6:30 p.m.)
           Notre Dame vs Maryland  (ESPN 9 p.m.)

ESPN: Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Holly Rowe 
WestwoodOne Radio: Dave Ryan, Debbie Antonelli & Krista Blunk

Tuesday, April 8
Women’s National Championship (ESPN 8:30 p.m.) Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke & Holly Rowe
WestwoodOne Radio: Dave Ryan, Debbie Antonelli & Krista Blunk

2 comments:

  1. If you're going to list Westwood One Radio for the men, you should also do so for the women. Dave Ryan, Debbie Antonelli, and Krista Blunk will be the announcers for Westwood One's Women's Final Four and Championship coverage.

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