John Buccigross was hired by ESPN on October 28, 1996. He is grateful for his 25+ years at ESPN anchoring Sportscenter as well as a diverse and interesting array of assignments. He has called the last 8 NCAA Men’s National Championship games, had a 15 weekly hockey column on ESPN.Com, and will be part of ESPN’s newly acquired NHL rights going forward. John met Jason in 1996 and he calls him “one of my best friends on planet earth.”