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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.
In fact, as People notes, Tirico being chosen to replace Costas as the host of the Olympics has a special meaning: Tirico was the first recipient of the University of Syracuse's Bob Costas ...
Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas has made his opinion on this year’s Winter Olympics set to take place in China extremely clear. The longtime sportscaster, who has been on hand for some notable ...
On February 9, 2017, Bob Costas announced that he would be retiring as the primetime host of NBC's coverage of the Olympics, and that Tirico would replace him beginning at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tirico also replaced Costas as studio host for NBC's NFL coverage and Football Night in America. [33] [34] [35] [36]
Bob Costas is retiring as an MLB play-caller after a career that lasted more than 40 years. ... He also expanded beyond baseball, most notably hosting NBC's Olympic coverage for several years. He ...
When the Israeli delegation entered the Olympic Stadium, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas noted that the International Olympic Committee denied the requests for a minute of silence, saying in an interview that "many people find that denial more than puzzling but insensitive." During the opening ceremony, Costas referred to the spontaneous minute of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. ... Costas is also known for being the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage from 1992 to 2016. He also ...
The route of the torch relay was announced on July 23, 1995, in a televised special on NBC hosted by Bob Costas and ACOG president Billy Payne. It was the longest Olympic torch relay route that had been staged up to that time, covering a distance of 15,000 miles (24,000 km), visiting 42 of the 50 states, and lasting for 84 days.