Ric Bucher

Richard Mathias "Ric" Bucher (born 1961) is a SiriusXM radio host, afternoons (3-6pm PT/6-9pm ET) on the Mad Dog Sports Radio Channel and Fridays on SiriusXM NBA Radio (noon-2pm PT/3-5pm ET). He also signed a multi-year deal with BleacherReport.com in September 2014 to serve as a senior writer and NBA video analyst. He also appears occasionally on NBA TV as an NBA analyst and on TNT as a sideline reporter for NBA game telecasts. He also is the co-host of a weekly podcast with three-time NBA champion B.J. Armstrong called the "BJ and Bucher Show: 4 Quarters of Madness" which can be found on Audioboom and iTunes and the BJandBucher.com website. Bucher previously worked as an NBA Insider for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area[1] and also co-hosted Bucher, Towny and Huff mornings on 95.7 The Game.[2] Bucher was formerly an NBA analyst for ESPN and ESPN.com. He was also a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine[3] and a columnist for ESPN.com.

Ric Bucher
Bucher in 2008.
Born
Richard Mathias Bucher

1961 (age 59–60)
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. 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[4] and The Washington Post before joining ESPN.[5]

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. "Hustle & Flow". SF Weekly. March 8, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  5. 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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