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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born at [[Allegheny General Hospital]] in Pittsburgh's northside, Buccigross was raised in nearby [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]] before moving to [[Steubenville, Ohio]], at age 11. He played basketball at, and graduated from, Steubenville Catholic Central High School.<ref>[http://blogs.post-gazette.com/sports/road-to-the-frozen-four/37616-a-conversation-with-john-buccigross A conversation with John Buccigross]. Blogs.post-gazette.com (2013-04-11). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kuc |first=Chris |title=John Buccigross’ Love of the Game |url=https://thesportssection.com/newsletters/john-buccigross-love-of-the-game/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Sports Section |language=en-US}}</ref> Buccigross graduated from [[Heidelberg College]], where he majored in communications and theater arts.<ref name=":0" />
Born at [[Allegheny General Hospital]] in Pittsburgh's northside, Buccigross was raised in nearby [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]] before moving to [[Steubenville, Ohio]], at age 11. He played basketball at, and graduated from, Steubenville Catholic Central High School.<ref>[http://blogs.post-gazette.com/sports/road-to-the-frozen-four/37616-a-conversation-with-john-buccigross A conversation with John Buccigross]. Blogs.post-gazette.com (2013-04-11). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kuc |first=Chris |title=John Buccigross' Love of the Game |url=https://thesportssection.com/newsletters/john-buccigross-love-of-the-game/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Sports Section |language=en-US}}</ref> Buccigross graduated from [[Heidelberg College]], where he majored in communications and theater arts.<ref name=":0" />


=== Early career ===
=== Early career ===

Revision as of 21:28, 4 April 2022

John Buccigross
Born (1965-01-27) January 27, 1965 (age 59)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
EducationHeidelberg College
OccupationSportscaster
Spousenone
Children3
Websitehttp://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/buccigross_john/

John Buccigross (/ˈbuːtʃiɡrɒs/) is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for ESPN since 1996.[1]

Biography

Born at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh's northside, Buccigross was raised in nearby Indiana, Pennsylvania before moving to Steubenville, Ohio, at age 11. He played basketball at, and graduated from, Steubenville Catholic Central High School.[2][3] Buccigross graduated from Heidelberg College, where he majored in communications and theater arts.[3]

Early career

Buccigross worked at a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, television station and at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island.[3][4]

ESPN

Buccigross' television duties include the Emmy-winning SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He formerly served as the host of the Emmy-nominated NHL 2Night (1998-2004) alongside analysts Barry Melrose, Ray Ferraro, and Darren Pang.[5][6] Buccigross is currently a play-by-play commentator for the NHL on ESPN and is the host of their new weekly show, “The Point.”[3]

From 2001–2010, Buccigross authored a weekly NHL column for ESPN.com; he continues to contribute written pieces to the site periodically.[7][8][9]

During the 2012 NHL Playoffs, John Buccigross hosted the #Bucciovertimechallenge on Twitter, asking users to guess the player (one for each team) who would score the game-winning goal for every overtime game throughout the course of the playoffs. The game is still active as of 2021.[10]

Despite initial reports to the contrary, Buccigross was not included in a mass layoff of on-air ESPN employees that included most of the network's hockey staff in April 2017; his contract was set to expire in the summer of that year.[11]

Broadcasting style

Buccigross described himself in a 2006 column: "I'm 6-foot-4, 192 pounds. Mizuno MP33 irons. Big Run-DMC fan. Love chicken parm. Once played golf with Ray Bourque and tried to intentionally three putt from 30 feet so I could say I shot a 77 playing golf with Ray Bourque. Instead, the slippery downhill putt went in and I shot a 75 not playing golf with Brett Lindros."[12] One of his catch-phrases is "nahmally good", which is a play on "normally good", and he refers to painful experiences by claiming, "Oh, Knights of Columbus that hurts!" Also, on occasion, he uses a Pittsburgh English or Pittsburghese accent, in his announcements of Pittsburgh sports. Another fun catch-phrase of Buccigross is associated with NBA star James Harden, exclaiming, "And a woo woo woo!" every time Harden scores a basket—a tip of the hat to Jeffrey Osborne's 1986 smash hit, "You Should Be Mine."

Book

Buccigross signed a book deal in the spring of 2006 with Middle Atlantic Press to write the life story of former NHL player and current NHL analyst Keith Jones. The book's title is Jonesy: Put Your Head Down And Skate. The Improbable NHL Career of Keith Jones. The book was released on October 2, 2007.[4]

Personal life

Buccigross married his wife Melissa in 1987; they divorced prior to March 2017.[9][13] Buccigross and his ex-wife have three adult children: Brett, Malorie, and Jack.[3][9]

In 2017, former ESPN analyst Adrienne Lawrence filed a lawsuit alleging that Buccigross sexually harassed her.[14] In December 2019. the lawsuit was settled for undisclosed terms.[15]

Buccigross is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b John Buccigross. ESPN MediaZone (2016-05-24). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  2. ^ A conversation with John Buccigross. Blogs.post-gazette.com (2013-04-11). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kuc, Chris. "John Buccigross' Love of the Game". Sports Section. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ a b "Buccigross: My long hockey path to 'Jonesy'". ESPN.com. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. ^ "Out of Bounds: An interview with John Buccigross". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. ^ "Multi-Sport Star: John Buccigross | USA Hockey Magazine". usahockeymagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. ^ John Buccigross. espnmediazone3.com (2009-10-28)
  8. ^ "Buccigross: Bring on the bigger nets". ESPN.com. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. ^ a b c "Buccigross: Last game is the hardest". ESPN.com. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. ^ http://www.bucciovertimechallenge.com
  11. ^ "On the day of ESPN's reported layoffs, John Buccigross responds to the reports about his contract status". 26 April 2017.
  12. ^ John Buccigross (2006-05-02). "We need comebacks, we need goals, we need hope". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  13. ^ "SN exclusive: ESPN's John Buccigross poised to become free agent | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. ^ Maddaus, Gene (2018-03-06). "Ex-ESPN Analyst Accuses John Buccigross of Unwanted Sexual Advances". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  15. ^ "ESPN reaches settlement on harassment lawsuit". AP NEWS. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  16. ^ "Staff and Board". You Can Play Project. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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