Pat McAfee's Move To Westwood One Includes Podcasts Along With Daily Radio Show

Debuts On WWO Monday

In addition to the previously-reported debut of "THE PAT MCAFEE SHOW" via WESTWOOD ONE with a video simulcast on DAZN on MONDAY (9/9) (NET NEWS 8/7), MCAFEE will also bring his podcast (and the associated "HEARTLAND RADIO" podcast with his supporting cast) over to WESTWOOD ONE PODCAST NETWORK.

MCAFEE, the former INDIANAPOLIS COLTS punter and current ESPN college football analyst, is taking "THE PAT MCAFEE SHOW 2.0" for WESTWOOD ONE after initially launching the original version and "HEARTLAND RADIO" for BARSTOOL SPORTS. MCAFEE later split from that network in 2018 and went independent with "2.0" and "HEARTLAND RADIO."

“Some of my earliest and fondest memories are with my dad in the car listening to WDVE in the morning in PITTSBURGH. I believe that’s when my affinity for talk radio truly began,” said MCAFEE. “When I got to college, at the prestigious WVU, I applied to work at the university radio station in hopes to become a voice in the community. The scheduling didn’t work out but I always knew I wanted to be a radio guy. When I was drafted to the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, I knew I had arrived in PEYTON MANNING’s city but also the city of a staple of morning talk radio, THE BOB AND TOM SHOW. They invited me to come on one morning, let me do my thing, and it was love at first opportunity. I knew that no matter where my life would go, talk radio was going to be a passion for me. It’s a special intimate bond between the host(s) and listener that is impossible to duplicate in other avenues of entertainment. I am so incredibly grateful to WESTWOOD ONE for affording me the opportunity to experience a lifelong dream. I can’t wait to get on the air and hopefully entertain/inform/and inspire folks listening all across the country. Let’s do the damn thing.”
 
“PAT MCAFEE is exactly what sports media needs right now,” said WESTWOOD ONE Pres. and CUMULUS MEDIA EVP/Marketing SUZANNE GRIMES. “He’s played at the highest level with power and passion. He exudes energy. He can relate to the greatest athletes, but he also truly connects to the everyday fan. He puts you right by his side so you can vicariously enjoy what he experiences.”

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