Biography
Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969), also known as Joe Buck, is an American sports commentator and journalist. He is the son of longtime sports commentator Jack Buck.
He has been the lead commentator for Fox Sports’ live coverage of the National Football League and Major League Baseball since 1994.
In addition to these duties, Joe Buck has also been commentating regular college basketball games on Fox Sports 1 and the MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterly since 2015. He previously held this position from 2008 to 2011.
He has won four Emmy Awards for his baseball coverage.
American sports commentator
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| Real name: | Joseph Francis Buck |
| Stage name: | Joe Buck |
| Born: | April 25, 1969 (age 55) |
| Place of birth: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.85 minutes |
| Parents: | Jack Buck, Carole Lintzenich |
| Siblings: | Jack Buck Jr., Dan Buck, Julie Buck, Christine Buck, Betsy Buck, Beverly Buck, Bonnie Buck |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Michelle Beisner-Buck (married 2014), Ann Archambault Buck (married 1993–2011) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Natalie Buck, Trudy Buck, Blake Andrews, Wyatt Joseph |
| Job: | Sports commentator |
| Net worth: | 38 million US dollars |
Early life and education
Joe Buck was born on April 25, 1969 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. He graduated from Indiana University in 1989 after attending St. Louis Country Day School.
He was born to Jack Buck and Carole Lintzenich. The talented sportscaster has seven siblings: Jack Buck Jr., Dan Buck, Julie Buck, Christine Buck, Betsy Buck, Beverly Buck and Bonnie Buck.
Joe Buck worked for Fox Sports from 1994 to 2022 as the channel’s official commentator for the National Football League and Major League Baseball.
He announced his retirement from Fox in February 2020.
Personal life
Joe Buck was married to Ann Archambault from 1993 to 2011 and they have two daughters: Natalie Buck and Trudy Buck.
On April 12, 2014, Joe Buck married former Bronco cheerleader and NFL Network reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck. They welcomed twins: Blake Andrew and Wyatt Joseph, in April 2018.
Career
Joe Buck joined Tim McCarver, who had previously worked with his father at CBS, as Fox’s lead anchor for Major League Baseball in 1996.
He surpassed Sean McDonough, who had covered the 1992 World Series for CBS at age 30, to become the youngest person to call a nationally televised broadcast (for nine innings and the game, as an employee of the network rather than simply a representative of one of the competing teams). After Jack Buck was fired in late 1991, Sean McDonough became CBS’s lead baseball announcer.
In April 2014, Joe Buck teamed up with Greg Norman to host Fox’s new coverage of the United States Golf Association, including the U.S. Open.
The duo made their television debut on the Franklin Templeton Shootout on December 12–14, 2014 (which Greg Norman also hosted). Greg Norman was fired from Fox in 2016 and replaced by Paul Azinger.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman signed multi-year deals with ESPN on March 16, 2022, under which they will take over as the new lead broadcast duo of Monday Night Football beginning with the 2022 NFL season and work on ESPN+ initiatives.
With the change, Fox’s 20-year streak as the top NFL broadcaster has ended. To compensate for Joe Buck leaving Fox Sports with one year left on his contract, ESPN has agreed to move one of its Big Ten college football games to Fox for the 2022 season.
Net worth
Following in his father’s footsteps and doing well, he has made a name for himself and his fortune in the sports industry. Joe Buck has amassed an estimated net worth of $38 million.
Social media
- Instagram Name: @Joebuck
- Twitter Username: @Buck
