Bucks TV Play By Play Man, Jim Paschke To Retire

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 -- 7:46 AM

On Tuesday, Jim Paschke, play-by-play man for the Milwaukee Bucks, announced that the 2020-21 season with the Bucks would be his last, concluding with the first round of the playoffs before all television broadcasts shifted to national platforms.

After 35 years with play-by-play duties, he's retiring from his gig as play-by-play announcer on Bally Sports Wisconsin.  

Paschke's overall broadcasting career has lasted 48 years. He has called more than 2,000 Bucks games. He also has called games for University of Wisconsin football and basketball, the Milwaukee Brewers and Marquette basketball among other assignments.

Paschke has won four regional Emmy Awards and holds spots in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame. He earned a spot in the National Academy of Television Arts and Science Silver Circle, for those with 25 years or more to the local television industry.

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