Bill Weber

Bill Weber (born 1957 in Middletown, New Jersey) is now NBC and TNT's lap-by-lap announcer for their NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series coverage.

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1957 - Middletown - New Jersey - NBC - TNT - NASCAR - Nextel Cup Series - Busch Series

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Weber's career began at WISH-TV in Indianapolis as a sports reporter while a student at Butler University. After graduating in 1979 with a bachelor of science degree in radio and television and a minor in journalism, Weber served as sports director at stations in Terre Haute and Evansville.

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WISH-TV - Indianapolis - Butler University - Bachelor of science - Radio - Television - Terre Haute - Evansville

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In 1987, Weber left television to work on the Miller Brewing Company's Unlimited Hydroplane Racing program as a media relations consultant. He then returned to Evansville and radio. In 1990, he relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina to work for a Sunbelt Video, a production company, which has since been purchased by NASCAR and is known as NASCAR Images.

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1987 - Miller Brewing Company - Hydroplane - 1990 - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Weber signed on with the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks (and later with ABC) in 1994 as a motorsport commentator, and reported on RPM 2Night from 1996 until 2000. In 2001, Weber was tapped as pre-race host and pit reporter for NBC and TNT's coverage of NASCAR. For part of the 2004 season, Weber replaced Allen Bestwick as lap-by-lap announcer when the latter broke his leg during a charity ice hockey game in Rhode Island. On December 14, 2004, this switch was made permanent after weeks of rumors.

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ESPN - ESPN2 - ABC - 1994 - RPM 2Night - 1996 - 2000 - 2001 - 2004 - Allen Bestwick - Ice hockey - Rhode Island - December 14

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Contrary to some fans' beliefs, Weber actually has play-by-play experience. He is one of NBC's play-by-play announcers for its regional coverage of the Arena Football League.

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Play-by-play - Arena Football League

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