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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.
After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. Costas' contract with TBS expired at the end of ...
Costas, 72, called MLB games for 44 years, the vast majority of that with NBC. He started there in 1980 and over the years provides play-by-play for three World Series and 10 championship series.
The show ran for four 12-week seasons on HBO from 2001 to 2004 before being revamped into Costas Now. On the Record with Bob Costas was, in a sense, similar to Costas' previous late night talk show, Later, which Costas hosted on NBC from 1988 to 1994. Both programs featured one-on-one interviews with guests from the sports and show business.
Costas' contract with TBS expired at the end of the season, but his plans to retire from baseball play-by-play had been in the works for over a year. The Athletic was the first to report on Costas' baseball play-by-play retirement. Costas plans to address his decision at a future date. Baseball has always been Costas' favorite sport.
In 2001, Costas was hired by HBO to host a 12-week talk and interview series called On the Record with Bob Costas.In 2005, the program was revamped to become Costas Now, with more of a focus on sports and a year-round schedule in a 9 p.m. ET time slot.
After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports.
This is a list of episodes for Season 5 of Later with Bob Costas, which aired from September 7, 1992, to September 2, 1993. [1] [2] Season 5. No. Original release date