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HBO Sports To Replace Bob Costas With … Joe Buck!

February 5, 2009 Ryan Berenz Sports, TV News & Program Updates 3

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That didn’t take long. After losing Bob Costas to MLB Network this week, HBO Sports announced today that they’re sticking FOX Sports’ MLB and NFL pay-by-play announcer Joe Buck into the role formerly held by Costas. Buck will host a quarterly sports talk show with a town-hall format launching in May. Rick Bernstein, executive producer of HBO Sports says, “We will craft the series to showcase Joe’s character and personality. Joe is a tremendous broadcaster and we are thrilled to develop this new platform with him.”

Whether Buck will say “fetus-faced windbag” on the show is still to be determined.

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  2. Oh my gawd. That’s the dude from the car rental ad — the one where I always catch myself thinking, “Why would they use a guy who looks like THAT to try to sell something?”

    My bad.

    In a related discussion, what is it lately with sportscasters and long, thin heads? Between this guy and Collinsworth, I’m going to need to turn my TV sideways.

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