Ric Bucher
Ric Bucher | |
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Born | Richard Mathias Bucher 1961 (age 60–61) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | Dartmouth College, '83 B.A. English |
Title | Sportswriter Reporter |
Richard Mathias "Ric" Bucher (born 1961) is an NBA analyst for Fox Sports and an occasional host of FS1's "Speak For Yourself" afternoon talk show. He also hosts a daily podcast, "On The Ball with Ric Bucher." Before joining Fox he was a SiriusXM radio host and senior writer with Bleacher Report. He has appeared on NBA TV as an analyst and on TNT as a sideline reporter for NBA telecasts. Prior to joining SXM, TNT and BR, Bucher worked as an NBA Insider for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area[1] and co-hosted Bucher, Towny and Huff mornings on 95.7 The Game.[2] Bucher's first national platform was as an NBA analyst for ESPN and ESPN.com beginning in 1998. He served as a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine[3] and a columnist for ESPN.com. He joined FOX in 2019.[4]
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bucher is a 1983 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he played four years on the varsity soccer team. Bucher has covered the NBA since 1992-93, and has been a professional writer for 26 years. He was a beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News[5] and The Washington Post before joining ESPN.[6]
References[]
- ^ "CSN Bay Area hires Ric Bucher to be their 'NBA Insider'". www.bayareasportsguy.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "The Game Signs ESPN's Ric Bucher". Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher Chat Transcript". NBA.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (April 14, 2019). "Ric Bucher has joined FS1 as a NBA analyst". Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Hustle & Flow". SF Weekly. March 8, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ Martzke, Rudy; Cherner, Reid (August 17, 2004). "After 25 years, ESPN still channels how to view sports". USA Today. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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