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Joe Buck is an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and son of the late Jack Buck. Buck does play-by-play for FOX Sports, including the last several World Series broadcast of FOX.
Joe Buck Live debuted on HBO on Monday, June 15, 2009. The show replaced Costas Now and has a similar format; Buck's first guest on the show was Brett Favre.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-06-14-joe-buck-hbo_N.htm
Buck is also one of the two main announcers for the 2011 XLV Super Bowl. He is joined Troy Aikman, a former pro football player from the Dallas Cowboys, a member of the National Football League.
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Career
Buck began his broadcasting career at Indiana University, where he graduated with a B.A. in English and a minor in telecommunications. The son of famous broadcaster Jack Buck, Joe followed his father's path by doing play-by-play for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1994, Buck was hired by FOX, and at 25, became the youngest person ever to announce an NFL game on network television. Buck currently does substantial work for FOX sports, announcing both baseball and football games covered on the network.
U.S. Marshals Controversy
In January 2009, Buck was named as one of several sportscasters who received special VIP treatment with federal marshals as escorts during high profile games. The escorts were arranged by an attorney who worked with the marshal's service, Joseph Band. Bond also moonlighted with FOX sports during the time that he made the arrangements. In addition to Buck, Troy Aikman was also the recipient of special treatment at the arrangement of Buck.Boston Globe: US Marshals blasted for escorting... (January 12, 2009)
Joe Buck Career History Timeline
1991 - 2007: St. Louis Cardinals
1992 - 1993: University of Missouri
1994 - 1997: Fox NFL
1996 - Present: FOX Major League Baseball
2002 - Present: Fox NFL
2006: NFL Fox on Sunday