This article is about the sportscaster. For people named Robert Costa, see Robert Costa (disambiguation).
Bob Costas
Costas in 2014
Born
Robert Quinlan Costas
(1952-03-22) March 22, 1952 (age 72)
New York City, U.S.
Education
Syracuse University (did not graduate)
Occupation
Sportscaster
Years active
1973–present
Spouses
Carole Krummenacher
(m. 1983; div. 2001)
Jill Sutton
(m. 2004)
Children
2
Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work[1][2][3] and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016. He is currently employed by TNT Sports, where he does play-by-play and studio work for MLB on TBS and commentary on CNN. He is also employed by MLB Network, where he does play-by-play and once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas.
^Marchand, Andrew (January 15, 2019). "Bob Costas and NBC are quietly and officially broken up". New York Post. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^Baer, Jack (December 10, 2020). "Bob Costas confirms fake Twitter account is 'bogus,' complains it got his number of Emmys wrong". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^"Bob Costas Wins 28th Sports Emmy; Mike "Doc" Emrick Wins Sports Emmy for 4th Consecutive Year; Andres Cantor Wins 2nd Sports Emmy". Comcast. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
show called Studio 42 with BobCostas. Costas is the son of a Greek father, John George Costas, and an Irish mother, Jayne Costas (née Quinlan). He grew up...
revamped into Costas Now. On the Record with BobCostas was, in a sense, similar to Costas' previous late night talk show, Later, which Costas hosted on NBC...
Costas Now is an American monthly sports television show hosted by BobCostas on HBO. In 2001, Costas was hired by HBO to host a 12-week talk and interview...
2017. "BobCostas steps down as NBC host of Olympics; Mike Tirico to replace him". USA Today. Retrieved February 9, 2017. "Brennan: BobCostas has been...
life. When future broadcast partner BobCostas once referenced Virdon's smash on the air, Kubek put his hand on Costas' thigh to stop him. Just before the...
of Sports Illustrated suggested that Tirico could potentially succeed BobCostas as the primetime host of NBC's Olympics coverage. NBC Sports chairman...
self-produced non-exclusive games each every other night. As of June 13, 2023, BobCostas and Matt Vasgersian provide play-by-play. Normally, as of June 10, 2023...
call games for ABC in the 1970s and early '80s and NBC (teaming with BobCostas and Joe Morgan) in the 1990s. During that time, he was a commentator for...
(1919–1997) Co-hosted Tonight! America After Dark, 1957 BobCostas (born 1952) Host of Later with BobCostas from 1988 to 1994. Carson Daly (born 1973) Host of...
that timeframe except for 1998, 1999, and 2000, which were called by BobCostas in the wake of Albert's arrest for sexual assault. Albert resumed his...
last assignment for the network. He and Hannah Storm were replaced by BobCostas as host of the pregame show for the Finals, and Rashad declined to join...
hint: Last night, BobCostas, Bob Uecker, and Joe Morgan [NBC's broadcast crew] were spotted in Underground Atlanta." Naturally, BobCostas soon made a similar...
2014 Winter Olympics, Lauer replaced prime-time host BobCostas from February 11–14, after Costas suffered a major eye infection. In November 2015, Lauer...
2012 "Please keep BobCostas away from Red Sox playoff games". October 6, 2017. "Spanish-Language Games and MLB Tonight". MLB.com. Costas Joins MLB Network's...
parents Arthur and Berit Costas, Kirsten Costas and her brother Peter grew up in the small suburban town of Orinda, California. Costas attended Miramonte High...
host BobCostas for play-by-play. Matt Guokas did not return to his post as main color commentator, and was replaced by NBA legend Isiah Thomas; Costas was...
Department. At the time, Simpson was an NFL analyst on NBC. NBA studio host BobCostas acted as the anchor for both events, tossing to Marv Albert for the game...
feature on replays narrated by BobCostas. One of the plays cited by Costas was the Armbrister play, and Barnett and Costas both insisted that Barnett had...
span from 1996 to 2021 (with the exceptions of 1997 and 1999, in which BobCostas called those particular World Series for NBC). In 2022, Buck moved to...
announcer BobCostas decided to take a breather after anchoring NBC's prime time coverage of the Summer Olympic Games from Sydney. In Costas' place was...
BobCostas NBC Sunday Night Football – BobCostas, Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Liam McHugh, Mike Tirico Thursday Night Football – Mike Tirico, Bob Costas...
Costas on the Radio was an American radio show hosted by BobCostas. It aired weekly on Premiere Radio Networks (affiliates could choose to air the show...
celebrities and professional athletes including Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, BobCostas, Bill Murray, Ken Griffey Jr., Steve Kerr, Spike Lee, Willie Mays, Stan...
the 2005 NFL season, Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel filled in for BobCostas. Costas was unavailable because he was in Turin, Italy preparing to cover...
action, both off ex-Cubs ace Bruce Sutter. NBC play-by-play announcer BobCostas, who called the game with Tony Kubek, is remembered for saying "Do you...
The Hollywood Reporter. January 26, 2021. Revealed in an interview on BobCostas' Later show[episode needed] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came...
A. Costa (born 1958), American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates BobCostas (sportscaster born 1952 as Robert Quinlan Costas) This...
cartoonist BobCostas (born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host John P. Costas (engineer) (1923–2008), American engineer John P. Costas (business)...
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