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Rick DeBruhl | |
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 DeBruhl in 2016 | |
| Born | Richard DeBruhl (1955-06-22)June 22, 1955 (age 69) Canoga Park, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Polytechnic State University |
| Occupation | Television announcer |
| Known for | IndyCar andNASCAR on ESPN commentator |
Richard DeBruhl (born June 22, 1955) is an American auto racing and automobile auction commentator. He is the TV voice of theBarrett Jackson collector car auctions on theA&E Networks. DeBruhl previously worked in radio before becoming a television personality and journalist for the NBC affiliate inPhoenix, Arizona. His motorsports work began onESPN in 1988 and lasted for nearly thirty years.
DeBruhl grew up inCanoga Park, California and graduated fromCalifornia Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo with a degree in journalism. He later received a Master's in Journalism from theUniversity of Missouri.[1][2] He began his career at KATY Radio in San Luis Obispo, CA, then moved into television atKCOY-TV in Santa Maria, CA. He is married with two sons.
As of 2020[update] Rick DeBruhl covers theBarrett Jackson collector car auctions for the A&E Networks (The History Channel and FYI,).[3][4] He previously worked as a pit reporter for ESPN covering theIndyCar Series airing on ABC. He also worked as an American local television sportscaster, reporter and anchor, working with the NBC affiliateKPNX-TV from 1978 to 2009.
DeBruhl began his work with ESPN in 1988, after writing freelance articles for the Detroit-based publication Autoweek. Beginning in 1988 DeBruhl worked on coverage of various forms of racing includingInternational Motor Sports Association (IMSA),Trans-Am Series,Formula One,Champ Car, off-road,Superbike racing andNASCAR. He also previously hosted the Thursday Night Thunder anthology series.[1] In 2002, he moved toSpeed (TV channel) as the play-by-play voice forFormula One and began covering theBarrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions.[5] DeBruhl returned to ESPN in 2009 as a pit reporter for theirVerizon IndyCar Series coverage as well as selectedAmerican LeMans Series events.[1] He would later also serve as a substitute pit reporter forthe network's NASCAR coverage at the standaloneNASCAR Nationwide Series races such asMontreal. DeBruhl would work for ESPN until 2018, when the network experienced financial problems and lost their television rights for IndyCar and theIndianapolis 500 to NBC.
DeBruhl has won numerous awards for reporting including threeRocky Mountain Emmy Awards.[6] He also received awards from the Arizona Press Club, Arizona Associated Press, the Arizona chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television (Reporter of the Year award in 1999), andArizona State University (Diversity award in 2006).[6] DeBruhl was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Science's Silver Circle in 2001.[7]
DeBruhl has written two books,Communicating at the Right Speed: 52 Ways to Fix Your Professional Communication Troubles[8] andThe Insider's Guide to Media Training: 99 Tips to Survive Your Interview in the Digital Age (with Kevin Riggs).[9]