Toby Rowland

Toby Rowland is set to begin his 11th season as the "Voice of the Sooners." He serves as radio play-by-play for OU football, men's basketball and baseball, as well as hosting the Lincoln Riley, Porter Moser & Jennie Baranczyk TV/Radio shows. Rowland also serves as TV host for a wide variety of programming on Sooner Sports TV.

 

A two-time Emmy Award winner, Rowland spent 12 years as a sports anchor, reporter and producer at KWTV in Oklahoma City. He won the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Award for best sportscast and the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Sports Reporting. Rowland became a household name in Oklahoma as host of the award-winning “Friday Football Blitz,” taking high school football coverage to a new level in the state.

 

Rowland’s play-by-play résumé includes serving as the “Voice of Southern Nazarene University” football, basketball and baseball, and as “Voice of the Norman Tigers.” Rowland also was a part of the Oklahoma RedHawks broadcast team for two seasons.

 

For the past 18 years Rowland has also hosted the “T-Row in the Morning Show” on KREF.

 

A 1995 graduate of Southern Nazarene University, Toby is married to his college sweetheart, Jennifer. They have three children: Trevor (23), Payton (21) and Chloe (13).