Sports USA Radio Network

Sports USA Media is the largest independent sports broadcasting radio network in the United States, specializing in live broadcasts of American football, specifically of the NCAA football Division I-A and National Football League. In 2013, more than 400 radio stations across the United States carried NFL and NCAA football games from Sports USA.

Programs

The NFL on Sports USA

Sports USA began broadcasting NFL games in 2002. It broadcasts two games every Sunday during the NFL regular season for a total of 34 games.

College Football on Sports USA

Sports USA broadcasts at least one major college football game every Saturday during the college football season. In addition, Sports USA periodically broadcasts a Thursday night matchup, along with select bowl games.

Other sports

Sports USA Media also carries the Little League World Series, NFL Draft and horse racing from the Horse Racing Radio Network. HRRN also produces the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes); however distribution is handled by Westwood One.

Announcers

Sports USA has a large list of announcers for its football coverage. The network's founder and former USC football broadcaster Larry Kahn, Anaheim Ducks broadcaster John Ahlers, ESPN announcer Adam Amin, former USC Trojans football and Los Angeles Rams head coach John Robinson, former Colorado head coach Gary Barnett, former ABC announcer and quarterback Dan Fouts (Fouts also splits time with the NFL on CBS), Ross Tucker, ESPN studio and game analyst Charles Arbuckle, Golden State Warriors announcer Bob Fitzgerald, former USFL defensive back Troy West, and Eli Gold (voice the Alabama Crimson Tide, perhaps better known nationally for his work on NASCAR).

Podcasts

Sports USA also produces a variety of sports podcasts.

Conversations with Joe Morgan is a weekly podcast from Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer and two-time World Series Champion Joe Morgan. Previous guests on the show include former President George H. W. Bush, Bill Russell, Bob Costas, Charles Barkley and a host of others.

Snakes Takes with Jake Plummer is a weekly podcast hosted by former Pro Bowl quarterback who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos. Jake Plummer is currently an NFL game analyst on Sports USA’s Sunday Doubleheader package as well as a college football analyst on the Pac-12 Network.

The Fred Dryer Show is a weekly podcast hosted by the former All-Pro NFL Defensive End and star of the hit television series Hunter on NBC.

Ted Sobel's Excellent Sports Adventure is a weekly podcast hosted by Ted Sobel, who joined Sports USA in 2006 as a sideline reporter and studio host for NFL and college football games. Ted Sobel is the recipient of three Golden Mic Awards for his work as a sports reporter/anchor at KFWB 980 in Los Angeles.

References

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