Bob Pockrass
Bob Pockrass | |
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Pockrass at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2016 | |
Born | (1967-03-01) March 1, 1967 (age 57) |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
Occupation | TV sports reporter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | Fox Sports for NASCAR |
Spouse | Lori Perkovich (m. 2019) |
Robert Pockrass (born March 1, 1967) is an American motorsports journalist and on-air talent for Fox Sports who covers NASCAR.
Early life
Pockrass grew up in Indianapolis and attended Indiana University Bloomington, initially being a business major before graduating with a degree in journalism.[1][2] His older brother was a writer for the Indianapolis News.[1] Pockrass is Jewish and grew up as a fan of the New York Mets.[3]
Career
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.[4]
Pockrass joined Fox NASCAR before the 2019 season[5] after being laid off at ESPN following the 2018 NASCAR season due to the network's financial problems and budget cuts.[6][7]
In 2023, Pockrass made his broadcasting debut, serving as a pit reporter for the ARCA Menards Series race at Watkins Glen International.[8]
References
- ^ a b Pockrass, Bob (May 24, 2018). "How I Got Here with Bob Pockrass" (Interview). Interviewed by Gluck, Jeff. JeffGluck.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Award-Winning Motor Sports Journalist Bob Pockrass Pens Next Chapter at FOX Sports". Fox Sports. January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob [@bobpockrass] (October 27, 2022). "Rarely do I listen to a podcast that takes me back to my youth but this one did growing up in a Jewish family of Mets fans. A fun listen for anyone who enjoys exploring how sports intersects culture: https://t.co/pVMxmOfvQA" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Samra, Steve (August 18, 2023). "Bob Pockrass to make pit reporter debut at Watkins Glen". On3.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
External links
- Bob Pockrass on Twitter
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- Fox Business Network (2016 Eldora Dirt Derby only)
- FXX (2017)
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- Steve Byrnes (2001–2015)
- Mark Garrow (2001–2006)
- Darrell Waltrip (2001–2019)
- Matt Yocum (2001–2020)
- Jeanne Zelasko (2001–2006)
- Chad Little (2002–2006)
- Rick Allen (2003–2014)
- Ray Dunlap (2003–2016)
- Hank Parker Jr. (2003–2006)
- Krista Voda (2007–2014)
- Kenny Wallace (2007–2018)
- Danielle Trotta (2010–2016)
- Hermie Sadler (2011–2019)
- John Roberts (2014–2018)
- Alan Cavanna (2015–2020)
- Andrew Doud (2015–2016)
- Chris Neville (2015–2017)
- Ralph Sheheen (2015)
- Brian Till (2015)
- Vince Welch (2015–2022)
- Jeff Gordon (2016–2021)
- Kevin Lee (2017–2018)
- Kim Coon (2019)
- Ricky Craven (2019–2020)
- Lindsay Czarniak (2019–2020)
- Dave Rieff (2019–2020)
- Sara Walsh (2019)
- Dillon Welch (2019)
- Katie Osborne (2020–2022)
- Glenn Jarrett
- Randy LaJoie
- Rick Mast
- Jim Tretow