John Biccigross is a sportscaster who works at ESPN. He has been with ESPN as an anchor, since 1996. He mainly focuses on hockey updates. He also works as a weekly ESPN columnist. He is also an author of the book about Keith Jones. He is married to Melissa and has three kids. He speaks a lot about his career and gives tips to his parents. He is very particular about his relationship with his children. He built them an ice rink for them to skate. When he was young, he wanted to play sports, have a good family and have an Italian girlfriend. All his dreams come true.
Born at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh's Northside, he was raised in nearby Indiana, Pennsylvania before moving at 11 to Steubenville, Ohio. A graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School, 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.
From 2001–2010, Buccigross authored a weekly NHL column for ESPN.com. Since November 30, 2010, however, no new columns have appeared on the website and no explanation has been given by either Buccigross or the network as to why the columns have stopped.
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 MP33 irons. Big Run-DMC fan. Love chicken parmesan. 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." One of his catch-phrases is "nahmally good", which is a play on "normally good", and he refers to painful experiences by claiming, "Oh, Knights of Columbus that hurts!" Also, on occasion, he uses a Pittsburgh English or Pittsburghese accent, in his announcements of Pittsburgh sports. Buccigross is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.
| Date of Birth: | 27-01-1966 |
| Alma Mater: | Heidelberg University |
| Children: | Brett Buccigross, Malorie Buccigross, Jack Buccigross |
| Profession: | Sportscaster |
| Employer: | ESPN |
| Wife: | Melissa Buccigross |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Height: | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Birth Place: | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Sign: | Aquarius |
| Marriage Date: | 1991 |
| T.V. Show(s): | Sports Center, Pond Hockey |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 27 Jan, 1966 |
| Age: | 54 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh |
| Education: | Heidelberg University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American sportscaster |
| Twitter Id: | Buccigross |
