Westwood One’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature the following announcers:
“Tonight in Rio” Hosts: Steve Mason and Kevin Kugler
Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Joe Tolleson and Olympic historian David Wallechinsky
Swimming: Patrick Kinas and Dara Torres (12-time Olympic medalist)
Track and Field: Ted Emrich and Carol Lewis (three-time Olympian)
Gymnastics: Sam Gore and Amanda Borden (Gold medal winner at the 1996 Atlanta Games)
Basketball: Kevin Kugler and P.J. Carlesimo (1992 “Dream Team” assistant coach)
Soccer: Joe Tolleson and Tony DiCicco (Head coach of the gold-medal winning 1996 U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer team)
Golf: Kevin Kugler and Charlie Rymer (former PGA Tour player)
Most Recent Olympics Posts
Evander Holyfield at Super Bowl LIII
Atlanta native and four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield sat down with our Scott Graham at Super Bowl LIII. Read More »
Best of PyeongChang 2018: Clips from our favorite interviews
While in South Korea, Laura Okmin had a chance to catch up with many of the biggest stars from these Winter Olympic Games. Listen to the best moments below. Read More »
Full Interview: Gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s curling team
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner and Joe Polo did something no American curling team has ever done – won gold at the Olympic Games. After their historic victory, the quintet stopped by our PyeongChang studios to talk with Laura Okmin. Read More »
Highlights: O.A.R. defeats Germany in OT to win gold
The Olympic Athletes from Russia are Olympic ice hockey champions after a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Germany in PyeongChang. The Russians tied the game in the final minute of regulation to force the extra period. Ralph Strangis and Colby Cohen had the call for Westwood One. Read More »
Full Interview: Lindsey Vonn with Laura Okmin
Four-time Olympian Lindsey Vonn sits down with Laura Okmin to reflect on her stellar career. Read More »
Full Interview: Mikaela Shiffrin with Laura Okmin
After winning a pair of medals in PyeongChang, Mikaela Shiffrin stopped by our studios to talk with our Laura Okmin. Read More »
Full Interview: Team USA hockey gold medalists in studio
A day after winning gold in epic fashion against Canada, five members of Team USA stopped by our PyeongChang studios to talk with Laura Okmin. Read More »
