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Updated: Friday July 27, 2001 5:59 PM
TURNER SPORTS* Vecsey works as an NBA insider on TNT, joining Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith in the studio.CAREER* Vecsey currently works as one of "The Insiders" on NBC's NBA pre-game show and "NBA Showtime".* He writes an NBA commentary column twice a week for the New York Post. He had previously written his "Hoop du Jour" NBA column for the Post from 1976 through 1989. * He covered NBA for USA Today, from October 1990 through September 1993. * During the 1987-88 season, he hosted a syndicated television show that discussed the NBA with TNT NBA analyst and former New York Knicks coach, Hubie Brown. * In 1985 and 1986 he hosted a one-hour NBA talk show with Lee Zeidman on SportsChannel New York. PERSONAL* Vecsey attended Hofstra University.* He served as a sergeant with the U.S. Army's Green Beret Special Forces Unit from 1965 to 1967.
* He resides in Manhattan with his wife, Joan, and their two children, Taylor and Joseph.
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