Michelle Beisner-Buck (born October 15, 1976) is an American reporter for

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and a former

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(NFL)

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, dancer, and actress. Beisner-Buck was a cheerleader for the NFL's

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, then became an

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personality who hosted ''NFL Weekly Countdown'' and '' NFL Network Now'' and served as a field reporter for ''

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'' and ''NFL GameDay Morning''. She currently does feature reports for ESPN's ''

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'' and its pregame show ''

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''.

Career

Beisner-Buck had 15 years of dance training, and was a member of the

cheerleaders, serving as squad captain for four years of her six-year tenure. Beisner-Buck was the

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representative in 1999. She traveled to Canada, South America, Hong Kong, and Australia, performing and teaching dance. Beisner-Buck was part of the

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tour in Iraq and Africa, where she emceed and danced for the American troops. Beisner-Buck also co-created, produced, sang/danced, and starred in "Dollhouse Revue", a Denver-based burlesque show featuring former Broncos cheerleaders. Beisner-Buck acted in the feature films ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Alice in Wasteland''. In 2002, Michelle was a contestant on the

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reality game show Dog Eat Dog Dog Eat Dog with other NFL cheerleaders representing the Denver Broncos. Beisner-Buck has worked in various reporting capacities for

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, ESPN,

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and

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. She served as a pit reporter for the

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on ESPN, host of "The Turbo Tour", on the

, worked as a feature/field reporter for "The Best Damn Sports Show", host of the “Grand Prix” of Denver, co-host of "The Vista" on Altitude Network, and entertainment emcee for the

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, and the

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Personal life

She married ESPN/ABC NFL announcer

Joe Buck Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. The son of sportscaster Jack Buck, he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for Fox's Nati ...

on April 14, 2014. They have twin boys, Blake and Wyatt, born in April 2018. Joe joined Michelle at ESPN in 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beisner, Michelle 1976 births Living people American cheerleaders American television reporters and correspondents American television sports announcers NFL cheerleaders NFL announcers NFL Network people American women sports commentators Place of birth missing (living people) American women television journalists 21st-century American women