For Immediate Release
ACCLAIMED BROADCASTER JOE BUCK TO JOIN HBO SPORTS,
WITH SPORTS TALK PROGRAM TO LAUNCH IN MAY
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2009 – HBO Sports, widely recognized for
its pioneering, award-winning and distinctive storytelling productions,
will add another accomplished broadcast talent to its programming roster
when Joe Buck hosts a sports talk show launching this May, it was
announced today by Ross Greenburg, president, HBO Sports, and Rick
Bernstein, executive producer, HBO Sports. The new series will be
presented on a quarterly basis and likely utilize a live town hall format.
“I am flattered and beyond excited that HBO has given me
this opportunity,” said Buck, who will continue as FOX Sports’ lead
play-by-play commentator on its NFL and MLB packages. “With HBO’s track
record, production quality and rate of success, there is no more
desirable home in sports. I hope to create something fresh and unique
for the network that truly showcases all I can do. And I hope to get
Larry David’s cell phone number someday.”
“At HBO we strive to produce programs viewers cannot watch
anywhere else on the dial,” said Greenburg. “Whether it’s ‘Real Sports
with Bryant Gumbel’ or ‘Hard Knocks’ or our ‘Sports of the 20th Century’
documentary franchise, we try to capture our audience’s attention with
something unique and innovative. With someone as talented and engaging
as Joe Buck, this new show should become another signature program for
HBO Sports.”
“We will craft the series to showcase Joe’s character and
personality,” said Bernstein. “Joe is a tremendous broadcaster and we
are thrilled to develop this new platform with him.”
Joe Buck embarked on his broadcasting career as a
youngster, growing up in St. Louis, where his father, Jack Buck, served
as the play-by-play announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals. He spent 17
years working Cardinals radio and TV broadcasts before concentrating
full-time on his FOX Sports duties. Buck joined FOX Sports in 1994 at
age 25 as the upstart network was launching its sports division. He was
assigned to the NFL package and subsequently the Major League Baseball
package when FOX acquired those rights in 1996.
A six-time Emmy® Award winner, Buck is one of sports
television’s premier play-by-play commentators. Along with all-time
greats Curt Gowdy and Al Michaels, he is one of three national
broadcasters to work as the lead announcer in both the NFL and MLB
broadcast booth on a network level in the same season.
Buck, 40, has called ten World Series for FOX Sports and
handled play-by-play for two Super Bowls, including the New York Giants’
dramatic comeback win over the New England Patriots in February 2008.
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