Bob Costas Bio | Wiki
Bob Costas ( Full name: Robert Quinlan Costas ) is an American sportscaster. He currently works for the MLB Network as their play-by-play. The journalist once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas. Bob is best known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, he served the network from 1980 until 2019. All through his career, the journalist has received 28 Emmy awards for his work. From 1992 until 2016, Bob was the prime-time host of the 12 Olympic Games.
Bob Costas Age
He was born on March 22, 1952, in Queens, New York, United States of America. Bob is 69 years old.
Bob Costas Height
He is a man of average stature. Bob stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).
Bob Costas Family
He was born to his parents Jayne Quinlan (mother) and John George ( father) Costas on March 22, 1952, in Queens, New York, United States of America. His mother is of Irish descent while his father is an electrical engineer of Greek descent. John’s ancestry can be traced back to the island of Kalymnos in the Aegean Sea in Greece. Bob stated on Ken Burns’ Baseball that he had a very poor relationship with his father.
Bob Costas First Wife
He was married to his first wife called Carole “Randy” Randall Krummenacher from 1983 to 2001. The two were blessed with a son called Keith born in 1986 and a daughter called Taylor born in 1989).
Bob Costas Wife
He married his current wife called Jill Sutton On March 12, 2004. Currently, the two reside primarily in New York, the area where Bob was born and raised. Although a New York area native, the journalist has often said he thinks of St. Louis as his hometown.
Bob Costas Son
His son Keith was born in 1986. Bob once jokingly promised Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins center fielder that if he was batting over .350 by the time his son was born, Bob would name the baby Kirby. By the time Bob had his son, Kirby was hitting better than .350. However, Bob’s son was not given the first or second name of Kirby.
Later, Puckett reminded Bob of the agreement and the birth certificate of his son was changed to “Keith Michael Kirby Costas”. Keith has won two Sports Emmys as an associate producer on MLB Network’s MLB Tonight while his sister Taylor has won Sports Emmy as an associate producer on NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Bob Costas Education
He is a Commack High School graduate who joined Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York after high school. Bob graduated from the University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1974 where he earned a degree in communications.
Bob Costas HBO
He was hired by HBO in 2001 to host a 12-week series titled On the Record with Bob Costas. The series was similar to the format of the old Later program since the two programs concentrated on in-depth interviews. The series was revamped in 2005 to become a monthly issue-oriented sports program called Costas Now. The renamed series occasionally employed a town hall-style format.
Bob started a stint as co-host of HBO’s long-running series called Inside the NFL in 2001. He remained as the host of Inside the NFL through the end of the 2007 NFL season. The program aired each week during the NFL season where Bob hosted it with Cris Carter, Cris Collinsworth, and former NFL legends Dan Marino. In February 2009, Bob left HBO to sign with MLB Network. It was announced on April 23, 2021, that Bob would be returning to HBO to host a quarter-yearly interview show titled Back on the Record.
Bob Costas Mlb Network
The channel was launched on January 1, 2009. During the launch, Bob hosted the premiere episode of All Time Games. It featured the presentation of the recently discovered kinescope of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. During the episode, Bob held a forum with Yogi Berra and Don Larsen. The latter pitched MLB’s only postseason perfect game during that game while Yogi caught the game. On February 3, 2009, Bob joined the network full-time where he started hosting a regular interview show called MLB Network Studio 42 with Bob Costas.
Also, the journalist had special programming and he provides play-by-play for select live baseball game telecasts. Bob called Game 1 of the American League Division Series on MLB Network between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros in 2017. The Astros went on to win 8–2. Unfortunately, Bob and his color commentator Jim Kaat were criticized for their “bantering about minutia” as well as misidentification of plays. Bob went on to become an internet meme after he used the term “sacks were juiced” to describe the bases being loaded.
Bob Costas Olympics
The journalist has frontline many Olympics broadcasts for NBC such as Rio in 2016, Sochi in 2014, London in 2012, Vancouver in 2010, Beijing in 2008, Torino in 2006, Athens in 2004, Salt Lake City in 2002, Sydney in 2000, Atlanta in 1996, Barcelona in 1992, and Seoul in 1988.
Bob Costas Illness | Health
His health issue has concerned most of his sport-loving fans worldwide. The veteran sportscaster has worked with NBC Sports for almost four decades, from 1980 to 2019 to be precise. Currently, Bob isn’t diagnosed with any illness although he previously suffered from viral conjunctivitis whilst hosting Winter Olympics. Conjunctivitis initially started with one eye but didn’t take long to get to the other as well. Although Bob tried to cover it with glasses, it could be easily noticed when he could not go on camera without his eyes tearing up.
Bob Costas Eye | Pink Eye Gif
Previously, Bob suffered from viral conjunctivitis whilst hosting Winter Olympics. Conjunctivitis initially started with one eye but didn’t take long to get to the other as well. Although Bob tried to cover it with glasses, it could be easily noticed when he could not go on camera without his eyes tearing up.
Bob Costas Salary
He currently works for the MLB Network as their play-by-play. Bob earns an average salary of $75,286 annually.
Bob Costas Net Worth
He is an American sportscaster with an estimated net worth of $1,856,019.
How Old Bob Costas
Bob is a 69-year-old American sportscaster who was born on March 22, 1952, in Queens, New York, United States of America.
Where Is Bob Costas
He currently works for the MLB Network as their play-by-play. The journalist once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas. Bob is best known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, he served the network from 1980 until 2019.
What Happened To Bob Costas
Previously, Bob suffered from viral conjunctivitis whilst hosting Winter Olympics. Conjunctivitis initially started with one eye but didn’t take long to get to the other as well. Although Bob tried to cover it with glasses, it could be easily noticed when he could not go on camera without his eyes tearing up.