Richard Mathias Bucher (born 1961) is an NBA analyst for Fox Sports and an occasional host of FS1's "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 and co-hosted ''Bucher, Towny and
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'' mornings on
95.7 The Game. 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 and a columnist for ESPN.com. He joined FOX in 2019.
Born in
Cincinnati,
Ohio, Bucher is a 1983 graduate of
Dartmouth College, where he played four years on the varsity soccer team. Bucher 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'' and ''
The Washington Post'' before joining ESPN.
References
External links
ESPN Search: ric bucherOfficial Bio
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