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Quinn Buckner
Indiana Pacers analyst
2008-09 was Quinn Buckner's 12th season as an analyst for Indiana Pacers telecasts on FOX Sports Indiana. Prior to joining the Pacers' television staff, he spent three seasons as an analyst with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Other television work Buckner has done includes: two seasons with NBC and its NBA coverage; and also working on CBS' college basketball coverage. He is also an analyst for NBA games on ESPN Radio. Buckner is a former head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and he played 10 seasons in the NBA, including 1983-84, when he was a member of Boston's NBA championship team. He also played 32 games for the Pacers in 1985-86. Buckner, an Indiana University graduate, was a member of the 1976 NCAA Championship team, the last college basketball team to go undefeated and win the national championship.

Ordinal out of rangeChris Denari
Indiana Pacers play-by-play
Chris Denari recently completed his third season as the Pacers' television play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Indiana. Denari has been involved in broadcasting sports in Indianapolis for 23 years. He was named the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association 2003 Broadcaster of the Year. Denari also serves as the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, which he has done for the past seven seasons. He most recently was the Sports Director at WXIN-TV Fox 59 in Indianapolis. With his move to Pacers' TV, he ended his 17-year association as the radio play-by-play voice of Butler University basketball. He called all five of Butler's recent NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Bulldogs' trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2003. He is a member of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts Radio Network. He also previously worked for Pacers' TV as a locker room reporter and was the television play-by-play voice for the Indiana High School Athletic Association's state championship events. A 1979 graduate of Westfield (IN) High School, he played basketball for his father, Bob. He graduated from Wabash College in 1983, and was a member of the Little Giants' 1982 NCAA Division III National Championship basketball team.

Cal Eldred
Cardinals Live pregame analyst
Former Redbird Cal Eldred, who pitched out of the Cardinals bullpen from 2003-2005, joined FOX Sports Midwest in 2009 as an analyst on the Cardinals Live pregame show. Eldred pitched for the Brewers, White Sox and Cardinals in his 14-year Major League career. He and his family live in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and he is active in Cardinals Care and in his community. Eldred made his TV debut on opening day.

Ordinal out of rangeBernie Federko
St. Louis Blues analyst
St. Louis Blues legend Bernie Federko, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, recently completed his eighth season (2008-09) as the analyst for St. Louis Blues telecasts. Federko, a 14-year NHL veteran, played for the Blues for 13 seasons (1976-1988). He holds career records for games played (927), assists (721) and points (1,073) with the Blues. Bernie retired from hockey after the 1989-90 season. His #24 sweater was retired on March 16, 1991, by the Blues and hangs from the ceiling at Savvis Center. On Nov. 4, 2002, Federko was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Ordinal out of rangeJim Hayes
Host/reporter
Jim Hayes hosts St. Louis Cardinals and Blues pre-game shows and serves as a reporter and host of many events on FOX Sports Midwest. A veteran of sports television on the local level, came to FOX Sports Midwest from WPHL-WB17 in Philadelphia. He was a sports anchor and reporter for two years at WPHL, where he covered hard sports news throughout the region and shined in featuring the 'lighter side' of sports. Prior to working in Philadelphia, Hayes anchored and reported sports at TSM news, a regional news channel serving Delaware, parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Ordinal out of rangeRick Horton
Cardinals Live analyst
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Rick Horton serves as primary analyst for FOX Sports Midwest's Cardinals Live postgame shows. A left-handed pitcher, Horton spent seven years in the Major Leagues, playing for St. Louis, Los Angeles and the Chicago White Sox. He made his Major League debut with the Cardinals in 1984 and participated in the 1985 and 1987 World Series with the Redbirds and won the Series in 1988 while with the Dodgers. After retiring from his playing career, Horton remained in the St. Louis area where he has been active in the Greater St. Louis Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Ordinal out of rangeAl Hrabosky
St. Louis Cardinals analyst
Al Hrabosky has made a smooth transition from one of St. Louis' best-loved athletes, the "Mad Hungarian" of the Cardinals' 1970 bullpen, to one of the town's favorite broadcasters. 2009 is his 25th season in the baseball booth. His expert commentary and sharp wit are a staple of Cardinals telecasts on FOX Sports Midwest. Hrabosky's fast rise in broadcasting came as no surprise. During a 13-year major league career in which he compiled 97 saves and earned Fireman of the Year honors in 1975.

Ordinal out of rangeJohn Kelly
St. Louis Blues play-by-play
John Kelly returned to St. Louis from FOX Sports Rocky Mountain, where he called Colorado Avalanche games for their first nine seasons in Denver. He launched his radio career calling American Hockey League games on radio for several seasons. Kelly broke into the NHL in 1988-89 as the radio voice of the New York Rangers. He worked the Blues' radio and television simulcasts for three seasons, 1989-90 and 1991-1992. From there, Kelly joined the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning for three seasons before heading west to Denver for the 1995-96 season. His past broadcasting experience also includes football, baseball, basketball and soccer. Kelly comes from a family with a rich background in hockey announcing. His father, Dan Kelly, was the radio voice of the Blues for 21 years and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989. His uncle, Hal, also was a hockey broadcaster, working with several NHL teams when hockey began airing on television. John, a native of Canada, is a graduate of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville with a degree in communications. 2008-09 was his fourth year back on the Blues TV team.

Ordinal out of rangeDan McLaughlin
St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play, St. Louis Blues host/reporter
Dan McLaughlin does it all on FOX Sports Midwest. In addition to calling play-by-play for most St. Louis Cardinals telecasts on FOX Sports Midwest, McLaughlin recently completed his 10th season (2008-09) as rinkside analyst for St. Louis Blues hockey telecasts. He calls Missouri Tiger and Missouri Valley Conference basketball on FOX Sports Midwest, and serves as a sports correspondent and host on KMOX radio in St. Louis.

Ordinal out of range Stacy Paetz
Indiana Pacers host/reporter
Stacy Paetz serves as pre-game and post-game host and sideline reporter for Indiana Pacers telecasts on FOX Sports Indiana. Paetz joined the Pacers' TV team in 2003 as a reporter and producer. A graduate of Ball State University, Paetz made her first on-air appearance on ESPN2 when whe was only 19-years-old. She later became the feature reporter and co-producer of The Indianapolis Star/News High School Sports Show on Indianapolis' NBC affiliate. After just two seasons, she took over as host of ESPN Scholastic Sports America, a weekly show dedicated to the top high school athletes in the nation. Paetz also mentors children and speaks to various organizations around the country each year.

Ordinal out of rangePat Parris
Host
Pat Parris serves as primary host of FOX Sports Midwest's pregame and postgame shows. Before joining FSN, Parris was the sports anchor for WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Va. Previously, he spent four years as a sports anchor at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh. Prior to his four-year tenure at WTAE-TV, Parris had been the sports anchor for WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa from 1988 to 1996.