FOX Sports is keeping its replacement for Joe Buck in-house.
The New York Post reported Monday that Kevin Burkhardt will replace Buck, who left for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” with Troy Aikman.
Around 2004, Burkhardt was trying to make ends meet in New Jersey, selling cars, while attempting to catch a break in sportscasting business.
Now, he's going to be Fox's Super Bowl play-by-player.
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Burkhardt is replacing Joe Buck. After nearly three decades, which included 24 World Series and six Super Bowls, Buck left Fox to join Troy Aikman on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” While Fox wanted to keep Buck – it offered him a new $12 million a year deal – the network felt confident that Burkhardt could be its answer. Now, he will be.
Whom Burkhardt will team with on the No. 1 NFL team remains to be seen. A leading candidate is Greg Olsen. In a well-received rookie year, Olsen partnered with Burkhardt on Fox’s No. 2 team behind Buck and Aikman.
Burkhard is in position to call two of the next three Super Bowls as FOX has those games.