Westwood One Bananas Over Drake Toll

• Cumulus Media’s Westwood One announced the impending launch of a groundbreaking new morning show hosted by Drake C. Toll, the play-by-play broadcaster/entertainer with the fast-growing sports organization, the world-famous Savannah Bananas baseball team.

With Toll’s new radio show, which will air weekdays from 6-9am, listeners can expect sharp insight, fearless opinions, and rousing content. Toll thrives on conversation and uses every platform — on-air, online, and social — to bring a fresh, modern voice to sports talk, thriving on authenticity, energy, and connection, to make listeners part of the experience.

“Drake represents exactly what we’re building — a modern, interactive sports experience that is driven by personalities and fueled by fans — programming that breaks away from the predictable and formulaic,” said Bruce Gilbert, SVP, Sports/Content & Audience. “Drake’s ability to entertain, connect, and innovate makes him the ideal voice for mornings on Westwood One.”

“Westwood One is the gold standard in audio, and it’s an honor to join a brand creatively steeped in sports storytelling,” said Toll, who will continue to provide play-by-play and broadcast entertainment for the Bananas. “Not unlike the Savannah Bananas, I’m prepared to push the limits of sports talk. I’ll deliver for Jimmy in Tucson, Arizona just as much as Joe in Marshall, Texas. And for every groundbreaking Los Angeles Lakers trade, there’s a Boston College linebacker who survived cancer. You’ll hear the same fire and heart for each. We’re going to create something special, I promise you that.”