Editing Steve Tasker (section)

==Sportscasting career==
Tasker was a [[Color commentary|color commentator]] for [[CBS]] football telecasts with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and [[Steve Beuerlein]] (the other color commentator) starting in 2014. CBS did not renew his contract at the end of the 2018 season. He also does color commentary for the local broadcasts of [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]] pre-season games, teaming with either his former broadcast partner [[Andrew Catalon]] or [[Rob Stone (sportscaster)|Rob Stone]]. He is also the spokesperson for the West Herr Auto Group. Tasker was on the sidelines with [[Jim Nantz]] and [[Phil Simms]] during the playoffs until 2013. He also worked with [[Don Criqui]] (Criqui, himself a Buffalo native, and Tasker were assigned to the majority of Bills games from 1999 to 2005) and was best known working with [[Gus Johnson (sportscaster)|Gus Johnson]] in 1998, week 13 in 1999, week 5 in 2004, and from 2005 to 2010. Johnson left for [[FOX Sports]] the following year. He and Johnson called the [[David Garrard]] game winning Hail Mary touchdown pass for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]' win over the [[Houston Texans]] in 2010. CBS dismissed Tasker prior to the 2019 season as they chose not to renew his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/21/steve-taskers-days-at-cbs-sports-are-over/|title=Steve Tasker's days at CBS Sports are over|first=Alan|last=Pergament|work=The Buffalo News|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>

On September 9, 2007, Tasker became the 24th person inducted to the Bills' [[Buffalo Bills#Wall of Fame|Wall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/videos/steve-tasker-wall-of-fame-ceremony/ccb67893-439c-42db-8642-e392c246b586 |title=Steve Tasker Wall of Fame Ceremony |access-date=August 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211061450/http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/videos/steve-tasker-wall-of-fame-ceremony/ccb67893-439c-42db-8642-e392c246b586 |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On November 22, 2011, Tasker was named one of the semifinalists in balloting for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]].<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/11/22/class-of-2012-semifinalists/ Class of 2012 semifinalists], ''Pro Football Hall of Fame'', November 22, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://tracking.si.com/2011/11/23/pro-football-hall-of-fame-announces-26-semifinalists/ Pro Football Hall Of Fame Announces 26 Semifinalists], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', November 23, 2011.</ref>

On September 28, 2013, his son, [[Luke Tasker]], made his [[Canadian Football League]] debut with the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]], in a home game against the [[Calgary Stampeders]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ticats.ca/player/luke-tasker/|title=Luke Tasker – Hamilton Tiger-Cats|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2013 |title=Luke Tasker making CFL debut this weekend |url=https://www.chch.com/luke-tasker-making-cfl-debut-weekend/ |access-date=2019-02-11 |website=CHCH |language=en-US}}</ref> Luke Tasker also became a broadcaster during and after his playing career, becoming the Tiger-Cats' color commentator.

In April 2018, Tasker became co-host of ''One Bills Live'', a daily weekday radio show focusing on the Buffalo Bills alongside [[Chris Brown (sportscaster)|Chris Brown]] on [[WGR]] and [[MSG Western New York]]. He served as the color commentator and analyst for the [[Buffalo Bills Radio Network]] in 2020 alongside [[John Murphy (sportscaster)|John Murphy]] after [[Eric Wood]] opted out of the season due to traveling difficulties associated with the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pergament |first1=Alan |title=Eric Wood returns to Buffalo Bills radio booth this season |url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/television/eric-wood-returns-to-buffalo-bills-radio-booth-this-season/article_e3641bc8-e89e-11eb-a302-93c659d8060a.html |website=buffalonews.com |date=July 19, 2021 |publisher=The Buffalo News |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>