John Buccigross

John Buccigross (born January 27, 1966 in Pittsburgh and raised in Indiana, Pennsylvania) is currently an anchor for ESPN, a job he has held since 1996. He is also an NHL columnist for ESPN.com.

A graduate of Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, Ohio and Heidelberg College (where he majored in Communications and Theater Arts), his television duties include the Emmy winning "Sportscenter" and "Baseball Tonight". He formerly served as the co-host of the Emmy nominated "NHL 2Night". Before working for ESPN, he worked in Providence, Rhode Island and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Buccigross signed a book deal in the spring of 2006 with Middle Atlantic Press to write the life story of former NHL player and current NHL analyst Keith Jones. The book's title is "Jonesy: Put Your Head Down And Skate. The Improbable NHL Career of Keith Jones". The book was released on October 2, 2007.Buccigross described himself in a 2006 column: "I'm 6-foot-4, 192 pounds. Mizuno MP 33 irons. Big Run-DMC fan. Love chicken parm. Once played golf with Ray Bourque and tried to intentionally three putt from 30 feet so I could say I shot a 77 playing golf with Ray Bourque. Instead, the slippery downhill putt went in and I shot a 75 not playing golf with Brett Lindros." [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2006/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2429157] .