Monday, June 11, 2012

2012 Dial Global Olympics schedule

In association with NBC Sports group, Dial Global will once again serve as the exclusive radio home for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games from London. They are sparing no expense with the coverage.

John Tatuges and Kevin Kugler will produce a nightly recap show titled "Late Night in London." The recap will be broadcast from 9 PM- 11 PM with a new show every night beginning July 27 with the Opening Ceremonies and going all the way through the Closing Ceremonies (August 12).

Dial Global will also produce live play-by-play action in a limited capacity. Every USA men's basketball prelim game (July 29th (vs. France), July 31st (vs. Tunisia), August 2nd (opponent TBD), August 4th (opponent TBD), August 6th (vs. Argentina), Team USA Men’s Quarterfinal: Wednesday, August 8th (if the U.S. advances to the medal round), Team USA Men’s Semifinal: Friday, August 10th (if the U.S. reaches the semifinal)*, *If Team USA loses in the semifinal round, Dial Global Sports will also broadcast the Bronze Medal Game at 5:45 AM Eastern on Sunday 8/12/12) will be included in the Play-by-Play coverage. The gold medal games in both men's and women's basketball will also be done by Dial Global.

Dial Global won't focus solely on men's basketball. The men's and women's soccer championship games will be broadcast by Dial Global.

In terms of coverage, Dial Global will offer updates 3-times an hour throughout the day, and teams will also be covering gymnastics, swimming, and athletics for the Dial Global games coverage.

More details can be found in their announcement schedule at  http://dialglobalsports.com/2012/06/the-summer-olympics-on-the-dial-global-radio-network/. Details on each announcer for Dial Global Sports can be found at http://dialglobalsports.com/olympic-announcers/.

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