- John Buccigross
John Buccigross (born
January 27 ,1966 in Pittsburgh and raised inIndiana, Pennsylvania ) is currently ananchor forESPN , a job he has held since 1996. He is also an NHL columnist for ESPN.com.A graduate of Catholic Central High School in
Steubenville, Ohio andHeidelberg College (where he majored in Communications and Theater Arts), his television duties include the Emmy winning "Sportscenter " and "Baseball Tonight ". He formerly served as the co-host of the Emmy nominated "NHL 2Night ". Before working for ESPN, he worked inProvidence, Rhode Island andCape Cod, Massachusetts . 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.Buccigross described himself in a 2006 column: "I'm 6-foot-4, 192 pounds. Mizuno MP 33 irons. BigRun-DMC fan. Love chicken parm. Once playedgolf withRay 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 withBrett Lindros ." [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2006/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2429157] .
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