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Bob Costas ‘Quietly And Happily’ Parts Ways With NBC After 40 Years

Bob Costas ‘Quietly And Happily’ Parts Ways With NBC After 40 Years

Sportscaster Bob Costas has been a staple on NBC since 1979. He has covered the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, tennis, boxing, golf, the Olympics, and several other professional sporting events throughout his 40-year career with the network. He even hosted his own late-night talk show, Later, for the channel from 1988 to 2001. This week, […]

5y ago

Bob Costas In Talks To Leave NBC, Plans To Start His Own Interview Show, ‘NY Post’ Reports

Bob Costas In Talks To Leave NBC, Plans To Start His Own Interview Show, ‘NY Post’ Reports

Even if you think you don’t, you know Bob Costas’ voice. The NBC staple has done voiceover for sports on the network for four decades. He has been the lead announcer for network talk shows, Super Bowls, the Olympics, and the World Series. You’ve heard his announcements on some of the most exciting broadcasts in […]

5y ago

NFL: NBC’s Bob Costas, Al Michaels Join Bill Simmons’ ‘Any Given Wednesday’ On October 19

NFL: NBC’s Bob Costas, Al Michaels Join Bill Simmons’ ‘Any Given Wednesday’ On October 19

In the words of the mafia, it’s time to face facts, Jack. After years of being so dominant and seemingly untouchable, the NFL’s TV ratings have plummeted in 2016 whether due to poor competition, different ways to watch the game, or maybe just because there’s too much football on. The great pillar that was the […]

7y ago

Bob Costas Mocked Over Interview With Simone Biles And Aly Raisman [Video]

Bob Costas Mocked Over Interview With Simone Biles And Aly Raisman [Video]

Bob Costas is now being mocked over his interview with Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, two Team U.S. gold-medal gymnasts. Biles has won five gold medals and Raisman has won six. The interview is being called “awkward” and “embarrassing” by social media users. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz6WCK67SQs Bob Costas asked both girls about their surprise meeting from NBC […]

7y ago

2016 Rio Olympics Opportunity For Brazil To Turn Negative Image Around?

2016 Rio Olympics Opportunity For Brazil To Turn Negative Image Around?

Most of the coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics revolved around the Zika virus, recession, lax security, feces-filled waters, and a city totally overwhelmed by all the preparations for the Games. But NBC broadcaster Bob Costas said that instead of focusing on the negative and crying foul, Rio de Janeiro officials should look at the […]

7y ago

Bob Costas Apologizes To Chicago Cubs Reliever Pedro Strop After Bashing Him For Praying

Bob Costas Apologizes To Chicago Cubs Reliever Pedro Strop After Bashing Him For Praying

Bob Costas has issued a formal apology to Pedro Strop just a few days after he came under fire for bashing the reliever during a Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game. Bob Costas was calling the game for MLB Network when he went on what many have characterized as a rather odd diatribe. The announcer made […]

8y ago

‘Crass Exploitation’: Bob Costas Slams ESPY Choice For Arthur Ashe Award

‘Crass Exploitation’: Bob Costas Slams ESPY Choice For Arthur Ashe Award

Bob Costas’ claims of “crass exploitation” in regard to Caitlyn Jenner hit a lot of raw nerves. Costas’ claim is in reference to Jenner receiving the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPY awards in July, according to Alabama.com. While being interviewed on the Dan Patrick Radio Show, Costas, in a carefully crafted statement, […]

8y ago

Bob Costas Botox: Source Said Beauty Treatment Caused Red Eyes During Olympics

Bob Costas Botox: Source Said Beauty Treatment Caused Red Eyes During Olympics

Bob Costas blamed pink eye for the visible infection he had during NBC’s primetime coverage of the Sochi Olympics last month, but a new report suggest that the real cause may have been a botched Botox injection. Costas showed up to the beginning of Olympics coverage with bright red eyes, which he told viewers were […]

10y ago

NBC Olympics Ratings Fall Short From Vancouver 2010 And Torino 2006

NBC Olympics Ratings Fall Short From Vancouver 2010 And Torino 2006

On the second Saturday of broadcasting for NBC’s Olympic coverage the ratings have not been as good as the peacock network would have hoped they would be. Deadline reports that on a night with almost no original programming, NBC Olympic coverage between 8:30 pm and 11:00 pm only drew 17.1 million viewers. This represents a […]

10y ago

Bob Costas Eye Infection: NBC Anchor Set To Return After One Week Off The Air

Bob Costas Eye Infection: NBC Anchor Set To Return After One Week Off The Air

Bob Costas had an eye infection that caused him to be off the air for a week, but the NBC anchor will finally return to action on Monday. On Sunday the network announced that Costas is set to return for prime time on Monday, after Today host Matt Lauer had subbed in for him during […]

10y ago

Bob Costas Still Out, Meredith Vieira Makes History As First Female Primetime Anchor

Bob Costas Still Out, Meredith Vieira Makes History As First Female Primetime Anchor

The NBC Olympics primetime host chair has become somewhat of a musical chair, after regular host Bob Costas was hit by a nasty case of pink eye, which has forced him out for two nights already. Matt Lauer has been filling in, but now yet another anchor will take over, Meredith Vieira. Vieira — who […]

10y ago

Bob Costas’ Eyes Have A Twitter Account Of Their Own

Bob Costas’ Eyes Have A Twitter Account Of Their Own

Bob Costas’ eyes have been making so many headlines that someone actually created a Twitter account for them and on Tuesay they found more material, following the announcement that the NBC host will miss out on his second night of Olympic coverage. On Wednesday, the sportscaster announced in a phone interview on the Today show […]

10y ago

NBC Olympics Host Bob Costas Out Due To Eye Infection, Matt Lauer To Fill In

NBC Olympics Host Bob Costas Out Due To Eye Infection, Matt Lauer To Fill In

Anyone following the NBC Olympics coverage has noticed that host Bob Costas’ eye infection appears to be getting worse rather than better. The eye infection has made headlines and people are even talking about it in social media, some comments less than kind. After all it’s not the guy’s fault, anyone can get pink eye […]

10y ago

Bob Costas Eye Swollen Shut From Pink Eye Infection, Twitter Pokes Fun

Bob Costas Eye Swollen Shut From Pink Eye Infection, Twitter Pokes Fun

Bob Costas got pink eye at the worst possible time. The broadcaster came down with a nasty eye infection that left him visibly affected, with one eye nearly swollen shut during broadcasts of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Bob Costas was quick to explain the eye situation, telling viewers that he woke up in […]

10y ago

Bob Costas: ‘Redskins’ Name Is A Slur

Bob Costas: ‘Redskins’ Name Is A Slur

Bob Costas joined the debate over the Washington Redskins last night. The NBC Sports journalist brought the topic up at halftime during the nationally televised game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Redskins. Costas said that the name was a “slur” and an “insult” to Native Americans. Costas said: “Think for a moment about the […]

10y ago

Bob Costas Slams CBS For Ignoring Augusta National’s Racist Past [Video]

Bob Costas Slams CBS For Ignoring Augusta National’s Racist Past [Video]

Bob Costas recently slammed CBS Sports for ignoring the history of racism and sexism at the Augusta National Golf Club. The organization is responsible for running the Masters golf tournament. Since Augusta National has received its share of backlash for the way it has treated women and minorities in the past, CBS runs the tournament […]

11y ago

NBC Sponsors The Largest Gun Show In America: The SHOT Show Begins In Las Vegas Next Week

NBC Sponsors The Largest Gun Show In America: The SHOT Show Begins In Las Vegas Next Week

The NBC News Network is listed as the primary sponsor for the SHOT Show, the largest gun show held annually in Las Vegas. The Nevada gun show routinely attracts more than 30,000 patrons and 1,600 visitors. Companies sponsor events all the time, so why is this news? Multiple media outlets have jumped on the NBC […]

11y ago

Charles Barkley Gets A ‘Sense Of Peace’ From Carrying A Gun

Charles Barkley Gets A ‘Sense Of Peace’ From Carrying A Gun

For Charles Barkley, carrying a gun makes him feel safe, secure, and gives him a “sense of peace.” The former NBA All-Star was discussing gun control in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher. Now that sports commentators are also political pundits (see what you’ve done, Bob Costas?) Barkley […]

11y ago

Bob Costas Not Backing Down On Anti-Gun Comments

Bob Costas Not Backing Down On Anti-Gun Comments

Commentary | Bob Costas is not backing down on comments he made about the safety of guns after the murder-suicide deaths of NFL player Jovan Belcher and mother of his now-orphaned baby daughter, a young woman named Kasandra Perkins. What Costas is not backing down on is a simple and factual assessment of the indisputable […]

11y ago

Jason Whitlock: The NRA Is The New Ku Klux Klan [Video]

Jason Whitlock: The NRA Is The New Ku Klux Klan [Video]

Jason Whitlock, the Kansas City sports columnist who inspired Bob Costas to go on an anti-gun rant during halftime of Sunday’s Cowboys-Eagles game, decided to add his take on the National Rifle Association to the discourse over gun control. Whitlock, on his Sunday FoxSports.com column, compared the NRA to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and […]

11y ago

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