FOX Sports has hired long-time CBS and TNN announcer Mike Joy to provide play-by-play for their broadcasts next season. Joy will lead a three-man booth that will include Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds when FOX undertakes its first season of NASCAR coverage next year(SpeedVision)(11-15-2000) UPDATE: Fox Sports Chairman David Hill, and President Ed Goren announced the anchor chair in their NASCAR announce booth Wednesday. Mr. Goren’s announcement stated “In my CBS days I had the pleasure of seeing a young pit reporter grow and eventually move up to the booth, and I am delighted to announce today what has been one of the worst-kept secrets along pit road for many months. Mike Joy has joined FOX Sports as our NASCAR play-by-play announcer.” Darrell Waltrip said, “This is a hand-picked team, this didn’t just fall together. Larry and Mike and I were each asked early on, ‘who do you want to work with?’, and this is the core group we all wanted.” David Hill remarked, “This is the best commentary team that can be, with a beloved driver, a crew chief to fill in the technical side, and Mike’s passion, knowledge and accuracy.” Mr. Joy moves to FOX Sports from CBS, where he covered NASCAR and broadcast 14 other sports over the last 18 years. Joy has also been the voice of Formula 1 on Fox Sports Net since 1998. His career began in 1970 doing public address at local tracks in New England. He has anchored NASCAR telecasts for MRN, ESPN and TNN, and hosts a weekly racing show on Fox Sports New England. A native of Windsor, Conn, where he served four elected terms to the Town Council, Mike, his wife Gaye, 18 month old Scott and 3 month old Katie reside in Simsbury, Conn.(Fox PR)(11-16-2000)
