Ric Bucher

Richard Mathias Bucher (born 1961) is an NBA analyst for Fox Sports and an occasional host of FS1's "Speak" (formerly known as "Speak For Yourself") afternoon talk show. He also hosts a daily podcast, "On The Ball with Ric Bucher." Before joining Fox he was a SiriusXM radio host and senior writer with Bleacher Report. He has appeared on NBA TV as an analyst and on TNT as a sideline reporter for NBA telecasts. Prior to joining SXM, TNT and BR, Bucher worked as an NBA Insider for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area[1] and co-hosted Bucher, Towny and Huff mornings on 95.7 The Game.[2] Bucher's first national platform was as an NBA analyst for ESPN and ESPN.com beginning in 1998. He served as a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine[3] and a columnist for ESPN.com. He joined FOX in 2019.[4]

Ric Bucher
Bucher in 2008.
Born
Richard Mathias Bucher

1961 (age 61–62)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College, '83
B.A. English
TitleSportswriter
Reporter

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bucher is a 1983 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he played four years on the varsity soccer team. He has covered the NBA since 1992–93, and has been a professional writer for 26 years. He was a beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News[5] and The Washington Post before joining ESPN.[6]

References
  1. "CSN Bay Area hires Ric Bucher to be their 'NBA Insider'". www.bayareasportsguy.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. "The Game Signs ESPN's Ric Bucher". Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. "ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher Chat Transcript". NBA.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  4. Bucholtz, Andrew (April 14, 2019). "Ric Bucher has joined FS1 as an NBA analyst". Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. "Hustle & Flow". SF Weekly. March 8, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  6. Martzke, Rudy; Cherner, Reid (August 17, 2004). "After 25 years, ESPN still channels how to view sports". USA Today. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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