{"id":1406499,"date":"2022-03-29T07:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406499"},"modified":"2022-03-29T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:34:44","slug":"kevin-burkhardt-will-replace-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-play-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-burkhardt-will-replace-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-play-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Burkhardt Will Replace Joe Buck as Fox\u2019s Top NFL Play-By-Play Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-burkhardt-will-replace-joe-buck-as-foxs-top-nfl-play-by-play-voice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nearly 20 years ago, Kevin Burkhardt was in New Jersey selling Chevys, trying to make ends meet with his sportscasting career in neutral.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually got a break with WCBS and WFAN Radio before ending up as the Mets\u2019 sideline reporter for SNY. This led to Fox Sports, where he has been the host of the World Series and its No. 2 NFL play-by-player.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Burkhardt will be named the No. 1 voice on Fox\u2019s NFL games, The Post has learned. Burkhardt and Fox are finalizing a new long-term contract, according to sources, that will make him the voice of the network\u2019s Super Bowls.<\/p>\n<p>This means Burkhardt will be on the call for two of the next three Super Bowls, including Super Bowl LVII next Feb. 12 in Glendale, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Sports declined comment.<\/p>\n<p>Burkhardt is replacing Joe Buck. After nearly three decades, which included 24 World Series and six Super Bowls, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/11\/joe-buck-expected-to-leave-fox-sports-for-huge-espn-deal\/\">Buck left Fox to join Troy Aikman on ESPN\u2019s<\/a> \u201cMonday Night Football.\u201d While Fox wanted to keep Buck \u2014 it offered him a new $12 million a year deal \u2014 the network felt confident that Burkhardt could be its answer. Now, he will be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Burkhardt Fox NFL\" class=\"wp-image-21689214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-Fox-NFL.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fox is picking Kevin Burkhardt to replace Joe Buck on its No. 1 NFL broadcast team.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Frank Micelotta\/REX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whom Burkhardt will team with on the network\u2019s 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\u2019s No. 2 team behind Buck and Aikman.<\/p>\n<p>While Olsen is a top candidate, he is not guaranteed the spot, as Fox has been determined to look at all candidates. It made overtures to Tom Brady, according to sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/13\/tom-brady-announces-shocking-nfl-return-after-brief-retirement\/\">prior to Brady returning to football.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Burkhardt, 48, graduated from William Paterson University in 1997 with the hopes of being a sportscaster. He spent four years calling minor league baseball and eight years working at 1,000-watt WGHT (1500 AM) in northern New Jersey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Burkhardt\" class=\"wp-image-21689244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Burkhardt-NFL-fox.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kevin Burkhardt (l.) had been part of Fox\u2019s No. 2 NFL team with Greg Olsen (r.)<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around 2004-05, he received his first big break doing updates as a part-timer on WCBS-Radio. At that time, he needed to make more money and picked up the side gig selling cars. His boss in Pine Belt, New Jersey\u2019s Chevy dealership, Mike Trebino, allowed him to have flexible hours to continue on WCBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe let me work in the car dealership to pay the mortgage,\u201d Burkhardt told The Post in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>After seven months of selling cars, WFAN\u2019s program director at the time, Eric Spitz, made it so Burkhardt was hired full-time by the station. This led to the Mets\u2019 sideline gig in 2007, where Burkhardt was almost universally beloved.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Fox Sports hired him, which eventually led to hosting the World Series. And now, Burkhardt will be watched by around 100 million viewers on Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>With Buck gone, Fox will also need a World Series play-by-play replacement. Joe Davis is the leading candidate to team with analyst John Smoltz in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 20 years ago, Kevin Burkhardt was in New Jersey selling Chevys, trying to make ends meet with his sportscasting career in neutral. 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