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DIAL GLOBAL SPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS ALL-PRO BROADCAST LINEUP FOR THE 2012-2013 NFL SEASON

-- & Return as Lead Team –

-- Hall of Famers and , plus , Tony Boselli, , , , and Tom McCarthy Round out the Lineup

New York, NY – September 7, 2012 – Dial Global Sports today announced its lineup of all-star broadcasters for the 2012-2013 NFL season. Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will return as the lead announcers for Monday Night Football and XLVII. In addition, Hall of Fame Dan Fouts will provide analysis for select Monday Night games and the Playoffs. Dave Sims and Hall of Famer James Lofton return as the Night broadcast team. Ian Eagle and Trent Green will once again pair up for Dial Global Sports’ Thursday Night broadcasts.

“The NFL season is on and Dial Global Sports has assembled some of the best broadcasters in the business to bring America’s favorite sport to fans nationwide,” said David Landau, co-President/CEO of Dial Global. “The popularity of NFL football is at an all-time high and we look forward to helping our advertisers and station affiliates seize the moment and connect with more fans than ever before.”

Full broadcast teams for the NFL on Dial Global Sports are as follows:

Monday Night Football Sunday Night Football Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan Play-by-Play: Dave Sims Color Analyst: Boomer Esiason (or Dan Fouts) Color Analyst: James Lofton

Thursday Night Football Sunday Afternoon Doubleheaders Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle Play-by-Play: Tom McCarthy Color Analyst: Trent Green Color Analyst: Tony Boselli Play-by-Play: Kevin Kugler Color Analyst: Mark Malone

Dial Global Sports is the exclusive network radio partner of the NFL primetime package, broadcasting the most games and the best matchups throughout the entire NFL season. Dial Global Sports, formerly , has been an NFL network radio partner for more than four decades and the exclusive network radio partner since 1987.

The Dial Global Sports 2012-2013 NFL broadcast schedule features 63 national games, including:

Opening Kickoff game, 16 Monday Night games, including one doubleheader, 17 Sunday Night games, 14 Thursday Night games (including Thanksgiving Night), one Saturday Night game, the Thanksgiving Day doubleheader, 12 Postseason games, including the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championship Games, the AFC-NFC and Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Dial Global Sports also delivers specialty programs, including: The NFL Today, NFL Preview , NFL Insider, and NFL Sunday.

In addition to the 63 game primetime package, Dial Global Sports will also present a weekly doubleheader starting on Sunday, September 9, 2012 and continuing each Sunday through December 30, 2012. These games will be chosen as the season progresses to ensure the best possible matchups. All stations airing Dial Global Sports’ NFL Football coverage can be found using the Station Finder located at dialglobalsports.com.

DIAL GLOBAL SPORTS 2012-2013 NFL BROADCASTERS

Kevin Harlan returns to Dial Global Sports Monday Night Football games for the third straight season. He was also the voice for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four on Dial Global Sports from 2003-2007. Harlan also currently calls play-by-play for CBS Sports' coverage of the NFL and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, as well as NBA Basketball on TNT. Harlan joined CBS Sports in 1998 as an NFL play-by-play announcer, after having served in the same capacity for since 1994. A veteran football and basketball broadcaster, this will be his 28th consecutive season broadcasting the NFL and this year’s NBA season marks his 25th broadcasting the NBA. Harlan spent nine seasons (1985-93) as the voice of the and was the voice of the for nine seasons as well.

Boomer Esiason provides color commentary for Dial Global Sports’ critically acclaimed Monday Night Football broadcast team and this marks his 13th year broadcasting for the network. Esiason co-host’s The NFL Today for CBS Sports and also served as the Monday Night Football analyst for ABC Sports for two seasons before joining Dial Global Sports. Boomer also spends mornings co-hosting a daily radio show on WFAN, and co-hosts NFL Preview each week on Dial Global Sports. Prior to embarking on a broadcasting career, Esiason was one of the most prolific in NFL history. He spent 14 years in the NFL and quarterbacked the to Super Bowl XXIII. In 1988, Esiason was named NFL MVP by the Pro Football Writers of America and the and was named the NFL’s Man of the Year in 1995.

Dan Fouts will once again serve as analyst for select Monday Night games this season in addition to his duties as an analyst for THE NFL ON CBS. He has been an analyst for THE NFL ON CBS for the past four seasons, as well as from 1988-93. Fouts worked for ABC Sports from 1997-2008, most notably alongside and for two seasons as an analyst on “ Monday Night Football ”. Additionally, he served as play-by-play announcer for ABC’s coverage of Pac-10 . An NFL Hall-of-Famer, Fouts retired after 15 seasons with the Chargers, where he was a six-time Pro Bowl selection. Upon his retirement, he held 42 team records and eight NFL records, including most 300-yard passing games, and his 43,040 total passing yards made him the second-most-prolific passer in NFL history. Fouts earned NFL and AFC Player of the Year honors in 1982, and was named AFC Most Valuable Player in 1979 and league co-MVP in 1982.

Dave Sims returns for his seventh season as Dial Global Sports' play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Football . Before switching to primetime, Sims called Dial Global Sports Sunday afternoon games as well as the NFL Playoffs for nearly a decade. The two-time Emmy Award winner has also called play-by-play for NCAA Basketball regular season games and tournament coverage for the past eight years and in 2003, also hosted the NCAA Women's Final Four. In addition to his Dial Global Sports duties, Sims called the Big East Football TV Game of the Week for many years, has written for the and is currently the TV play-by-play voice of the Mariners.

James Lofton returns for his fourth season as an analyst for Sunday Night Football on Dial Global Sports. Lofton served as analyst and sideline reporter for the NFL on Dial Global Sports from 1999-2001 and rejoined the Network after a seven-year coaching stint with the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. He was the Number 1 pick of the in 1978, beginning a long career as an NFL . In 16 seasons playing for Green Bay, the Raiders, , , and the Eagles, Lofton caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards, which was the most in NFL history at the time of his retirement. In 13 playoff games, Lofton caught 41 passes for 759 yards and eight touchdowns, including a seven-reception game in Super Bowl XXVI. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

Ian Eagle enters his fifth year as play-by-play announcer for Dial Global Sports’ NFL Thursday night coverage. During that span, Eagle has also called the action for Dial Global Sports’ coverage of the SEC Basketball Championship and the Regional Semi-Finals and Finals of the NCAA Tournament. Eagle is primarily known for his work with CBS Sports, where he has called NFL games and NCAA Basketball games since 1998. He also has served as the play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Nets television broadcasts since 1995, after having called play-by-play for radio broadcasts the previous year. He was the play-by-play radio voice for the in 1997 and hosted Jets pre- and post-game shows on WFAN from 1993 to 1996. Eagle joined WFAN Radio in New York in 1990 as a producer and debuted as host of his own show in 1992. Eagle was awarded the Award for Outstanding Sportscasting while attending .

Trent Green returns to Dial Global Sports for his third season as the Thursday Night game analyst after serving in a similar capacity on Sundays with FOX Television. In addition, Green also serves as an analyst for preseason games on television for the Kansas City Chiefs and has been a studio analyst for the NFL Network. Green spent 15 seasons in the NFL, playing quarterback for five different franchises. He was a member of the Super Bowl XXXIV Champion Rams, but enjoyed his best seasons with Kansas City from 2001-2006. While wearing a Chiefs uniform, he became only the 4 th quarterback in NFL history to have three consecutive seasons of 4,000 yards or more passing. He finished his career with 162 touchdowns and over 28,000 yards passing.

Tom McCarthy rejoins Dial Global as a play-by-play announcer for coverage of Sunday afternoon NFL games after previously calling college basketball and football in 2008 and 2009. He currently does basketball and football play- by-play for the CBS Sports Network, in addition to being the television play-by-play voice for the . He spent the 2006-2007 seasons as a radio broadcaster with the on WFAN before joining the Phillies. McCarthy spent six seasons with the Trenton , the former double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, doing play-by-play on radio and television for CN8. He also worked as the radio voice of the Saint Joseph’s University men’s basketball, Rutgers University football and Princeton University football and men’s basketball.

Tony Boselli returns for his third season as full-time color analyst for Dial Global Sports’ broadcasts of Sunday Afternoon NFL games. Boselli began his national broadcasting career in 2007, working as a game analyst for the NFL on FOX. In 2009, he joined Dial Global Sports, where he worked as a part-time analyst for both NFL and College Football. In addition, Boselli has also co-hosted a local daily morning radio show in Jacksonville. The first player ever drafted by the , Boselli was chosen #2 overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. After six seasons with the Jaguars, which included five Pro Bowls, three All-Pro teams and two trips to AFC Championship Game, injuries forced him to retire in 2006. Selected as a member of the 1990's NFL All-Decade Team, Boselli was the first inductee into the Jaguars ring of honor, and received the prestigious Ed Block Courage Award in 2000. Boselli is a 1994 graduate of the USC where he was a 3-time All-American and winner of the 1994 Morris Trophy, given annually to the top offensive lineman in the Pac 10.

Kevin Kugler returns for his fourth season as play-by-play announcer for Sunday Afternoon NFL games. He also serves as the lead announcer for Dial Global Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and Final Four. Kugler has served as the voice of the College World Series for the past eight years, and has done play- by-play for numerous other sports for Dial Global, including the Masters and College Football. He also hosts This Week in the NCAA and most recently co-hosted the network’s coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games. Kugler also does play-by-play events for The and recently won the Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year Award for the 8 th time in nine years.

Mark Malone returns for his fifth season as both a booth analyst and sideline reporter for the NFL on Dial Global Sports, and his fourth season as the host of NFL Insider . Prior to joining Dial Global Sports, he served as Sports Director for WBBM-TV in Chicago, where he garnered four Emmys for his work. Malone also spent a decade with ESPN, where he hosted many NFL shows including Edge NFL Matchup, NFL Tonight , and . Malone, an All-American quarterback at Arizona State and first-round draft pick of the , played for 10 years in the NFL, quarterbacking the Steelers to the 1984 AFC Championship Game.

Jim Gray joined Dial Global Sports in 2001 as host of the network’s Monday Night Football pregame and halftime shows and this marks his 12th season fulfilling the same role for the network. Gray also serves as courtside reporter for Dial Global Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four and as on-course reporter for the Masters. A prominent network television reporter for over two decades, Gray currently covers boxing for Showtime, has been a contributor to the Golf Channel, and also has served as a courtside reporter for the NBA on CBS, NBC, ABC and most recently ESPN. Gray’s numerous credits include: ten Olympic Games, including Dial Global's recent coverage of London 2012, 23 Masters, 15 Super Bowls, seven World Series and 15 NBA Finals. Gray has won 11 and also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Scott Graham returns for his fourth season as pre-game, halftime and postgame host for the network’s Sunday NFL coverage. Graham has spent over 20 years as a radio and television sportscaster, including play-by-play for both the NFL and NFL Europe on FOX. He has also spent the last 16 seasons as The ’s primary play-by-play voice of college basketball, and continues to call college hoops for ESPN. On the radio side, Graham served as the play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies for eight seasons from 1999-2006. For nearly a decade prior to that, he hosted the pre-game and postgame shows for the Phillies on CBS Radio in Philadelphia. Since 2003, Graham has narrated a variety of programs, commercials, and features produced by NFL Films. His voice has most often been heard on NFL Game of the Week, in weekly game previews on NFL.com , and in various season highlight films for NFL teams.

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