John Buccigross Biography
Sportscaster John Buccigross is an American journalist and sportscaster, currently an anchor for ESPN starting 1996. John serves as co-host of SportsCenter weeknights at 11 pm ET. He joined the NHL talent team as a play-by-play commentator for select NHL games at the beginning of the 2021/22 NHL season and he will host The Point, a weekly hockey-focused studio show on ESPN2.
Additionally, he was the primary host of NHL 2Night, ESPN2’s 30-minute program dedicated to hockey highlights and news from 1998 to 2004. John also serves as the play-by-play voice of the NCCA Hockey Championship and sometimes fills in as host of the nightly hockey highlights program In the Crease on ESPN+.
Previously, Buccigross served at a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, television station and at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island he started as the station’s weekend sports anchor in 1994, and later was named weekday anchor. Moreover, Buccigross has authored a book entitled Jonesy: Put Your Head Down and Skate: The Improbable Career of Keith Jones.
John Buccigross Age, Birthday, Ethnicity, and Nationality
John Buccigross (age 58 years) was born on 27 January 1965, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. He normally celebrates his birthday on January 27th every year.
Further, John enjoys American nationality which he attained by birth, and also originated from a white ethnic background. READ ALSO: Rod Gilmore
John Buccigross Height, Weight, Ethnicity, and Other Measurements
Buccigross stands at an average height of 6 feet 4 inches (approximately 1.94 m) and maintains an average body weight of around 68kg. However, information about his other body measurements is still under closure at the moment.
John Buccigross Parents and Siblings/ Family
Buccigross was born at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America to loving and caring parents. He is the son of Edward Buccigross and Mary Donovan. Unfortunately, he has not revealed any further information about his mother and father as well as siblings.
John Buccigross Education Background
Buccigross played basketball and graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School and later graduated from Heidelberg College, where he majored in communications and theater arts.
John Buccigross Wife/ Spouse and Children
Buccigross is currently divorced. He was married to his wife Melissa who is an Italian journalist in 1987 and the pair later divorced in March 2017. The pair has three children together named Brett Buccigross who is the eldest child and a golf enthusiast, Malorie Buccigross and Jack Buccigross.
John was caught up in an entangled sexual controversy with Adrienne Lawrence who later filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him in 2017. Two years later the lawsuit against him was settled for undisclosed terms.
John Buccigross Son
John’s eldest son, Brett Buccigross is a golf enthusiast just like his father.
John Buccigross ESPN
Buccigross is a sportscaster who has been an anchor for ESPN since 1996. He serves as co-host of SportsCenter weeknights at 11 PM ET.
Nevertheless, Buccigross joined the NHL talent team as a play-by-play commentator for select NHL games at the beginning of the 2021/22 NHL season. Further, he will host “The Point”, a weekly hockey-focused studio show on ESPN2.
Additionally, John was the primary host of NHL 2Night, ESPN2’s 30-minute program dedicated to hockey highlights and news from 1998 to 2004. Nonetheless, he also serves as the play-by-play voice of the NCCA Hockey Championship. Moreover, sometimes fills in as host of the nightly hockey highlights program In the Crease on ESPN+.
John Buccigross Salary
Buccigross is a sportscaster who has been an anchor for ESPN. He serves as co-host of SportsCenter weeknights at 11 PM ET. John earns a decent annual salary of around $ 100,000 per year.
John Buccigross Net Worth
Buccigross is an American journalist and sportscaster who has been an anchor for ESPN since 1996. He serves as co-host of SportsCenter weeknights at 11 PM ET. John’s net worth is estimated to be around $ 2 million dollars.
John Buccigross Hockey and Golf
Buccigross enjoys playing golf and he credits his adoptive father, Edward, for his love of sports.
John Buccigross Adrienne Lawrence
Buccigross was caught up in an entangled sexual controversy with Adrienne Lawrence. Adrienne later filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him in 2017. Two years later the lawsuit against him was settled for undisclosed terms.
John Buccigross Chicken Parm
Buccigross appreciated the gesture, sitting down to eat the plate-sized, rigatoni-topped parm during the ESPN+ postgame show following the broadcast of the game.
John Buccigross Pixar
Buccigross twitted on the Pixar power Rankings: 22 cars 2 21 Brave 20.
Is John Buccigross married?
No, John is not married at the moment. However, he was married to his wife Melissa, an Italian journalist in 1987. However, the pair later divorced in March 2017.