Bob Costas

Bob Costas To Host Pregame Show From NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Game Site

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Bob Costas will host NBC's "Sunday Night Football" pregame show from the site of the game starting this season. The network announce...

Costas Interviews President Obama

David Vines | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media


Before President Obama stepped on the pitcher's mound at Busch Stadium to throw out the 2009 All Star Game's first pitch, he took a moment to talk wit...

The Jokes Turn Back on Joe Buck Live

Danny Groner | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

Artie Lange's appearance on Joe Buck Live last evening has sparked some discussion about his appointed role on a panel discussing sports and celebrity.

Joe Buck To HBO, Replacing Bob Costas

Broadcasting & Cable | Alex Weprin | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


HBO is tapping Fox sportscaster Joe Buck to host a new sports based talk show for the pay cabler. The move by HBO comes just a day after the network l...

Bob Costas Joins MLB Network, Leaving HBO

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.06.2009 | Media


Bob Costas is joining the nascent MLB Network as a host and commentator, the network announced Tuesday. It was reported in October that the network h...

Bob Costas Eyed For MLB Network Post

Variety | Mike Flaherty | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media


The nascent Major League Baseball Network has been in talks with NBC Sports standby Bob Costas about an on-air position starting next season, Sports B...

Bob Costas: I Goofed On Springsteen/Phelps And I'm Sorry

Daily Nightly | Bob Costas | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media


A few days ago in Beijing, Brian Williams and I had separate interviews with Michael Phelps. Just prior to those interviews, I had been told that the...

What Reality Television Can Do For The Olympics

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media


Joel Schwartzberg

Reality television show producers proudly note they invented the concept of competing in skimpy outfits for glory and lucrative contracts way before the Olympics did.

Jason Linkins

Sportscaster Bob Costas Shows Up Political Colleagues In Bush Interview

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


It's not for nothing that Matt Yglesias seems to be nominating NBC Sports eminence grise Bob Costas for the Meet The Press chair. Last night's interv...

Matt & Bob: It's Taiwan Not Chinese Taipei

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Mark Joseph

Just because China has somehow kowtowed Taiwan into calling itself Chinese Taipei and leaving their flag behind, doesn't mean that you guys have to go along with it. You're independent journalists remember?

Matt Lauer To Co-Anchor Opening Ceremony From Beijing

New York Times | Richard Sandomir | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media


Matt Lauer, the "Today" show's co-host since 1997, will team with Bob Costas to anchor the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics from Beijing on Aug...

Will Leitch Bashes Bob Costas and George Will for the Sake of Instant Replay

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment


Dave Hollander

As a matter of logic, particularly in baseball, the use of a technological umpire (like instant replay) for any reason sends us perilously down a slippery slope.

Sports on TV Better with the Sound Off

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.05.2008 | Media


Dave Hollander

Enough with the announcers; we'll take our own journey and become an informed and engaged sports viewership that doesn't need escalating audio-visual effects to enjoy what it's watching.