ESPN Radio’s season-long coverage of the 2016 college football campaign will culminate with a 27-game postseason bowl schedule, including all matchups from the College Football Playoff, capped by the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 9th, with coverage starting at 7p ET. ESPN Monday Night Football voice Sean McDonough will call the final game alongside analyst Todd Blackledge, with reporters Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons.
ESPN Radio will also broadcast each of the “New Year’s Six” bowls featuring the College Football Playoff Semifinals and four additional premier games, starting Friday, December 30, with the Capital One Orange Bowl, as No. 6 Michigan faces No. 11 Florida State. Dave Flemming and Tom Ramsey will describe the action with reporter Allison Williams. The College Football Playoff Semifinals will include the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama), followed by the Playstation Fiesta Bowl (No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson) on Saturday, December 31st.
ESPN Radio will have comprehensive coverage of the College Football Playoff National Championship, including two days of on-site broadcasts on Monday, January 9th, and Tuesday, January 10th, of Mike & Mike (6a-10a ET, simulcast on ESPN2) and Russillo & Kanell (1p-4p ET). In addition, ESPN Radio will air a special edition of College GameDay hosted by Doug Kezirian and Brad Edwards, with Trevor Matich reporting from Tampa on Wednesday, January 11th.
All postseason college football games, including the College Football Playoff will be available on ESPN Radio, the ESPN app, ESPNRadio.com, SiriusXM, Apple iTunes Radio, Slacker Radio and TuneIn.
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
