Bob Pockrass
Appearance
Bob Pockrass | |
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![]() Pockrass (center) in 2010 | |
Born | Robert Pockrass ?, U.S. |
Occupation | TV sports announcer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Known for | Reporter on Fox Sports for NASCAR |
Spouse | Lori Perkovich (m. 2019) |
Children | 0 |
Robert "Bob" Pockrass (born 1967) is an American motorsports journalist and on-air talent for Fox Sports who covers NASCAR.[1]
Career
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Pockrass began covering NASCAR in 1991. He started as a sports writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal from 1991 to 2003. He later covered the sport for SceneDaily.com from 2003 to 2012, Sporting News from 2012 to 2014 and ESPN from 2015 to 2018.[2]
Pockrass joined Fox NASCAR before the 2019 season[3] after being laid off at ESPN following the 2018 NASCAR season due to the network's financial problems and budget cuts.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Award-Winning Motor Sports Journalist Bob Pockrass Pens Next Chapter at FOX Sports". Fox Sports. January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Pockrass Biography". Fox Sports.
- ^ "FOX NASCAR Rounds Out 2019 Studio Roster with Addition of Hosts Lindsay Czarniak and Sara Walsh". Fox Sports. February 5, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Gluck, Jeff (November 30, 2018). "The truth about Bob". JeffGluck.com. WordPress. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Bupp, Phillip (January 27, 2019). "Fox Sports hires former ESPN racing journalist Bob Pockrass". Awful Announcing. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
External links
- Bob Pockrass on X