DORIS Burke has made history for her college and NBA commentary, serving as an analyst for women's and men's basketball.
After joining ESPN's number one NBA commentary team, Doris Burke solidified her status as a basketball broadcasting all-star, leaving her fans curious to learn more about her personal life, including her ex-husband, college golf coach Gregg Burke.
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Who is Gregg Burke?
Gregg Burke is a college golf coach.
The Rhode Island native was born in Warwick and attended Pilgrim High School.
Burke then earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross in 1980.
After graduating, he served as a Graduate Assistant at Boston College and an Assistant Director of Sports Information at the University of Michigan.
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From April 1982 to October 1987, he was the Sports Information Director at Holy Cross Athletics.
In October 1987, he became the Associate Director of Athletics at Providence College.
Burke also received a Master's of Education at Providence in 1998.
From April 2000 to January 2002, Burke served as the Vice President of the International Basketball League.
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Shortly after, he started GB Productions, a consulting firm, and served as the company's Owner and President until September 2004.
That same month, he became the Deputy Director of Athletics and the Head Golf Coach at the University of Rhode Island.
Though he departed his Deputy position in September 2014, he continues to serve as the university's Head Golf Coach.
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At Rhode Island University, he works closely with the Academic All-America Rewards Program, where he's served as a National Chairman, a co-founder of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame, and remains a voting member.
In his free time, he's served on the board of the Rhode Island Special Olympics, the Rhode Island ALS, and Rock 'N Jock Charities.
Burke has received several awards and accolades in his life, including:
- 1994 – the first-ever Lester Jordan Award for service to the Academic All-America Program and the Student-Athlete Ideal
- 1999 – Providence College Sixth Man Award for contribution to PC Basketball
- 2000 – Scoop Hudgins Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to College Football
- 2002 – Amby Smith Award for Contribution to Sport in Rhode Island
Burke currently lives in North Providence, Rhode Island.
According to his Facebook, he enjoys spending time with his family and is still friendly with his ex-wife, Doris Burke.
Are Doris and Gregg Burke still married?
Doris and Gregg Burke were married, though it's unclear when exactly they tied the knot.
The duo received their Master's degrees in Education from Providence College around the same time, so they likely met while in graduate school.
During their marriage, they welcomed two children: a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Matthew.
After over a decade of marriage, Doris and Gregg divorced in 2012.
The duo are also grandparents, welcoming a grandson, Harrison Rhys Mickles, in May 2022 and a granddaughter, Eliza Josephine Mickles, in November 2023.
Despite their divorce, they remain committed as parents and grandparents and are on friendly terms.
In 2020, Doris threw a playful jab at her ex-husband while commentating on a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies.
“I do like being right. Ask my ex-husband,” Burke said, as her co-star, Mark Jones, laughed, as the New York Post reported.
“There is a reason it’s ex, huh?” Jones replied.
On Thursday, June 7, 2024, Gregg posted a photo of him and Doris at their child's wedding.
"Tonight some will root for Dallas and some will root for Boston," he captioned the post.
"I will root for the mother of my children," he wrote.
"This is your time DB!" he added.
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Who is Doris Burke?
Doris Burke, born Doris Sable, is a sports announcer and analyst for both college and professional basketball.
She currently works for NBA on ESPN, College Basketball on ESPN, NBA on ABC, and College Basketball on ABC.
She was born on November 4, 1965, in West Islip, New York, and raised in Manasquan, New Jersey.
Doris is the youngest of eight children and began playing basketball in grade school.
She was the point guard at Manasquan High School and went on to join the Providence Friars women's basketball team at Providence College.
After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Health Service Administration and Social Work, she went on to earn a Master's in Education from the same school.
In 1990, Doris kicked off her broadcasting career by serving as a radio analyst for women's basketball games at her alma mater.
She began her career at ESPN in 1991 and started reporting on men's college basketball games – and later, NBA games – during the 2003-2004 season.
Doris became the first woman to serve as a:
- Commentator for a New York Knicks game on radio and TV
- Commentator for a Big East men's basketball game
- Primary Commentator on a men's college basketball conference package
In 2017, she also became the first woman at the national level to be assigned a full, regular-season role at ESPN, serving as a regular NBA game analyst.
She became a member of the lead broadcasting team alongside Doc Rivers and Mike Breen in 2023, becoming the first woman to serve as a TV analyst for both the NBA Conference Finals and NBA Finals.
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Over her decades-long career, Doris has received many awards and accolades, including:
- 1999 – Inducted into the Providence College Hall of Fame
- 2003 – USA Today Rudy Award for Best New Face in Sports Television
- 2004 – Inducted into the Institute for International Sports Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame
- 2005 – Received an honorary doctorate degree from Providence College
- 2006 – Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame
- 2006 – Inducted into the North Providence Hall of Fame
- 2012 – Received the Silver Anniversary Award, awarded for her athletic and professional accomplishments at the NCAA
- 2018 – Received the Curt Gowdy Media Award, given to outstanding basketball broadcasters and writers
