Michelle Beisner-Buck (born October 15, 1976) is a former

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, dancer, actress, and currently a reporter for

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, doing feature reports for ''

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'' and its pregame show ''

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''. Prior to joining ESPN, she was an

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personality - hosting ''NFL Weekly Countdown'' and '' NFL Network Now'', and served as a field reporter for ''

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'' and ''NFL GameDay Morning''. Before becoming a media personality, Beisner-Buck was a cheerleader for the NFL's

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Career

Prior to her work with NFL Network, Beisner-Buck served as a pit reporter for the

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on ESPN, host of "The Turbo Tour", on the

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, worked as a feature/field reporter for "The Best Damn Sports Show", host of the “Grand Prix” of Denver, co-host of "The Vista" on Altitude Network, and entertainment emcee for the

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, and the

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. She has worked in various reporting capacities for

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, ESPN,

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and

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. Beisner-Buck has also acted in the feature films ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Alice and Wasteland''. Before working in film and television, Beisner-Buck had 15 years of dance training, and was a member of the

cheerleaders, serving as squad captain for four years of her six year tenure. Beisner-Buck was the

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representative in 1999, and traveled to such places like Canada, South America, Hong Kong, and Australia, performing and teaching dance. Beisner-Buck was part of the

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tour in Iraq and Africa, where she emceed and danced for the American troops. Beisner-Buck also co-created, produced, sang/danced, and starred in "Dollhouse Revue", a Denver-based burlesque show featuring former Broncos cheerleaders.

Personal life

She married Fox Sports announcer

Joe Buck Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster. The son of sportscaster Jack Buck, he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's Nation ...

on April 14, 2014. They have twin boys, Blake and Wyatt, born in April 2018. Joe later joined Michelle at ESPN in 2022.

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* * 1976 births Living people American cheerleaders American television reporters and correspondents American television sports announcers National Football League cheerleaders National Football League announcers Women sports announcers Place of birth missing (living people) American women television journalists 21st-century American women {{US-tv-bio-stub