John Buccigross
Birth Name:
John Buccigross
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Joined the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign aiming to end homophobia in sports
- Attended Heidelberg University, where he earned his degree in communications and theater arts
- Started out working at a local news network in Massachusetts, Cape 11 News
- Joined ESPNEWS as an anchor in 1996, primarily hosting programs dedicated to hockey
- Moved up from weekend sorts anchor to weekday anchor while working for WPRI-TV in Providence, R․I
- Wrote the book "Jonesy: Put Your Head Down and Skate: The Improbable Career of Keith Jones․"
- Sometimes uses a Pittsburgh accent when announcing for Pittsburgh sports