Bob Costas Biography
Bob Costas is an American sportscaster best known for his long association with NBC Sports, which he held from 1980 to 2019. He has received 28 Emmy Awards for his work, and from 1992 to 2016, he hosted 12 Olympic Games in prime time.
Bob Costas Age
Costas is 70 years old as of 2022. He was born Robert Quinlan Costas on 22 March 1952 in Queens, New York, United States.
Bob Costas Height
Costas stands at a height of 5 feet and 6 inches(1.70m).
Bob Costas Family
Costas is the son of Jayne Costas and John Costas.
Bob Costas Wife
Costas was married to Carole “Randy” Randall Krummenacher from 1983 to 2001. Keith, their son, was born in 1986, and Taylor, their daughter, was born in 1989. Costas jokingly promised Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins that if he was hitting over.350 by the time his child was born, he would name the infant Kirby. Kirby was batting over.350, but Bob’s son was not given the name Kirby as a first (or second) name. Costas’ birth certificate was altered to “Keith Michael Kirby Costas” after Puckett informed him of the deal.
Costas married Jill Sutton, his second wife, on March 12, 2004. Costas and his wife now live in New York, and while Costas was born and raised in the city, he has frequently stated that St. Louis is his birthplace.
Bob Costas Illness
Costas, unfortunately, has viral conjunctivitis, which tends to last a little longer and may take 2 to 3 weeks to completely resolve. Last night, CoBob Costas Red Eyestas was back on TV to cover the games, and while his eyes appeared to be improving, they were still not completely normal, and he was still wearing his specs instead of contacts. The symptoms of viral conjunctivitis include red, itchy, burning, and watery eyes that are light sensitive. It’s also fairly usual for it to begin in one eye and spread to the other within a few days. Treatment is likewise limited because this illness is self-limiting. Steroids can assist reduce symptoms in severe cases, but they do not speed up the healing process.
Bob Costas Salary
Costas earns an annual salary of $7 Million.
Bob Costas Net Worth
Costas has an estimated net worth of $50 Million.
Bob Costas Talk show
From 1986 until 1996, Costas hosted the nationally syndicated radio show Costas Coast to Coast, which was later renamed Costas on the Radio. Costas on the Radio, which broadcast on 200 stations nationally each weekend and was syndicated by Clear Channel’s Premiere Radio Networks, ended its three-year run on May 31, 2009. Costas was also the image voice of Clear Channel-owned KLOU in St. Louis, Missouri, during the station’s time as “My 103.3” during that time. Costas’ radio shows, like Later’s, have covered a wide range of themes and are not limited to sports talk.
Costas chose to depart Later after six seasons because he was bored of the long journey from his home in St. Louis to New York City and wanted to spend more time with his family. He also declined an invitation from David Letterman, who moved to CBS in 1995, to join him and become the inaugural host of The Late Late Show, which was being developed by Letterman’s business and scheduled to premiere at 12:30 a.m. after the Late Show with David Letterman.
Costas was designated a regular substitute host for Larry King’s Larry King Live for a year by CNN president Jonathan Klein in June 2005. Costas, like Klein, has stated that he is not auditioning for King’s job on a permanent basis. Nancy Grace has also been selected as the show’s regular substitute host. Costas refused to host a Larry King Live broadcast about missing teenager Natalee Holloway on August 18, 2005. Costas claimed that the story had little news value because there were no new developments, and that he was concerned with television’s trend toward tabloid-style stories.
Costas joined Rock Center with Brian Williams as a correspondent in October 2011. He rose to prominence after his November 2011 live interview with former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky about allegations of sexual abuse of youngsters, in which Sandusky called in to refute the allegations. Costas hosted NBC Sports Network’s Costas Tonight, a monthly talk show.
Bob Costas MLB
Costas was hired by HBO in 2001 to anchor On the Record with Bob Costas, a 12-week series. Costas joined HBO’s long-running series Inside the NFL as a co-host in 2002. Costas continued to host Inside the NFL until the 2007 NFL season ended. Cris Collinsworth and former NFL legends Dan Marino and Cris Carter co-hosted the show. During the NFL season, the show aired every week.
Costas departed HBO in February 2009 to join MLB Network. Costas revealed on April 23, 2021 that he would be returning to HBO to host a quarterly interview show called Back on the Record.
Bob Costas HBO Sports
At the channel’s launch on January 1, 2009, Costas hosted the premiere episode of All Time Games, a presentation of the recently discovered kinescope of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. During the episode, he held a forum with Don Larsen, who pitched MLB’s only postseason perfect game during that game, and Yogi Berra, who caught the game.
Costas joined the network full-time on February 3, 2009. He hosted a regular interview show titled MLB Network Studio 42 with Bob Costas as well as special programming and provides play-by-play for select live baseball game telecasts. In 2017, Costas called Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros on MLB Network. The Astros went on to win 8–2. Costas and his color commentator Jim Kaat received criticism for their “bantering about minutia” and misidentification of plays. Costas also went on to become an internet meme after using the term the “sacks were juiced” to describe the bases being loaded.
Bob Costas TBS
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand claimed on August 20, 2021, that TBS was close to reaching an arrangement with Costas to have him emcee the network’s National League Championship Series coverage. Costas was formally confirmed by WarnerMedia on October 7, 2021, to join TBS for playoff baseball programming beginning on October 16.
Costas has been providing play-by-play for TBS’ Tuesday night baseball package throughout the regular season since the 2022 MLB season. He’ll also serve as the studio host for TBS’ ALCS postseason coverage and conduct play-by-play for the ALDS.