548. Elise Woodward, the New Voice UW Football

Sep 2, 2026

548. Elise Woodward, the New Voice UW Football

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Show notes

Elise Woodward was named the new radio voice of Washington Huskies College Football in July 2026. She is believed to be the first full-time female radio play-by-play voice in FBS football, taking over after 23 years as a sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts. She replaces Tony Castricone, who called Husky games for nine seasons before leaving to join the NNFL'sTampa Bay Buccaneers. Castricone replaced legendary voice Bob Rondeau, who called games for 37 years until his retirement after the 2017 season. Woodward is a veteran broadcaster with more than thirty years of experience. She is currently the Voice of the WWNBA's Portland Fire and has served as Washington football's sideline reporter for over two decades. In addition, Woodward has been a local broadcaster for the Seattle Storm and Seattle SuperSonics – hosting pregame, halftime, and postgame radio shows. She has been one of the play-by-play voices for ESPN's coverage of the NCAA® Women's Basketball Tournament for over a decade. Woodward has called games on FOX, Big Ten Network and Pac-12 Network for a wide range of sports, including football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, track and field and lacrosse. She has also called basketball conference championship games for the WCC, WAC, Ivy League and American Conference. Woodward is a two-time Emmy nominee and hosted her own sports talk show on Sports Radio KJR in Seattle for more than a decade.

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