HBO Fields Joe Buck

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Just two days after Bob Costas took leave of HBO for a spot on the MLB Network, the network has signed veteran play-by-play man Joe Buck to its sports programming roster.

Per terms of a deal announced Thursday afternoon, Buck will host a quarterly sports show on HBO, a 90-minute program that will utilize the live town-hall format that was a signature element of Costas Now.

While Buck’s as-yet untitled show is in the embryonic stage of development, HBO Sports executive producer Rick Bernstein said certain comedic flourishes would be worked into the mix.

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