Bruce Beck Biography
Bruce David Beck is the lead sports anchor for WNBC. He also hosts WNBC’s Sports Final, a popular Sunday night sports show. Beck is the host and sideline reporter for the New York Giants’ preseason football games.
Bruce Beck Age
He was born Bruce David Beck on 18 September 1956, in Livingston, New Jersey, United States of America. Bruce is 67 years old as of September 2023.
Bruce Beck Education
He graduated from high school in 1974 and was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1993. Bruce graduated from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978.
Bruce Beck Family
Beck grew up in Livingston, New Jersey, with his mother Doris Beck twice served as mayor, the first female mayor of any Essex County municipality.
Bruce Beck Wife- Married
Bruce and his wife, Janet, currently live in Westchester County, NY. The Becks have two sons, Jonathan and Michael, two daughters-in-law, Jordana and Calie, and four grandkids.
Bruce Beck Career
He also hosts WNBC’s Sports Final, a popular Sunday night sports show. Beck is the host and sideline reporter for the New York Giants’ preseason football games. In November 2021, Broadcasting & Cable named Bruce the best local sports anchor in America. The sportscaster has covered a wide range of events for News 4 New York, including five Super Bowls, three NBA Finals, six Stanley Cup Finals, seven World Series, the US Open Tennis Championship, the US Open Golf Championship, and the NCAA Final Four. In addition, Beck has covered nine Olympics, the most recent being the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Beck has hosted and contributed to a number of WNBC-TV specials, including the live coverage of the New York City Marathon and the Belmont Stakes.
Beck has also hosted NBC Sports’ Sun America Sportsdesk and Allstate Sports Update, as well as worked as a sideline reporter for the network’s coverage of the NBA and WNBA. Beck has worked as a studio anchor for NBA-TV and hosts Rutgers University’s weekly basketball and football shows on MSG Network. He was one of the first play-by-play announcers for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 1994 to 1997. Beck worked as a staff broadcaster for MSG Network from 1982 to 1994. Among his many responsibilities, he hosted the station’s coverage of the Knicks, Rangers, and Yankees. He called college football and basketball games, as well as professional and Golden Gloves boxing matches.
Beck presented “Sportstalk” and “Sports Images” on Comcast’s CN8 channel from 1994 until 1997. He was also the play-by-play announcer for Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball and Hofstra University Football, as well as CBS Sports’ college basketball coverage. He hosted CBS’ coverage of the Hambletonian and the American Championship Harness Series on ESPN. He was a play-by-play announcer and host for Showtime Championship Boxing. Beck was the play-by-play announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 1994 to 1997, calling UFC 4 through UFC 15 alongside partner and Olympic gold medalist Jeff Blatnick. WNBC-TV recruited Beck in 1997 as a weekend sports anchor and weekday reporter. In 2009, he took on the role of lead sports anchor.
Beck served as an NBA TV studio anchor from 2000 to 2008. In 1986, Beck began calling professional boxing for MSG Network. He now announces fights for ESPN+ and Top Rank Boxing. Beck has also called blow by blow for the USA Network, Showtime Championship Boxing, and a number of international broadcasts. Most notably, Beck manned the headset for Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II on June 28, 1997. Beck was in charge of day-to-day operations at Epix (a television network) from 2011 until 2013. In 2015, he called the action for HBO2’s Macau boxing show. In 2016, Beck provided commentary for Spike TV’s Premier Boxing Champions and Spike’s Bellator Kickboxing.
Bruce Beck’s Net Worth
Bruce has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
