Bob Costas

Bob Costas
Costas on August 11, 2008
Born
Robert Quinlan Costas

(1952-03-22) March 22, 1952 (age 72)
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationSportscaster
Spouse(s)
Carole Krumenacher
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(m. 1983; div. 2001)​

Jill Sutton
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(m. 2004)​
ChildrenKeith and Taylor
Parent(s)Jayne and John Costas

Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York City, New York) is a Sports commentator.[1] He currently works with NBC Sports and MLB Network. Costas has hosted nine Olympic Games.[2] He has won 26 Emmy Awards.[3] He used to work with HBO hosting Inside the NFL, Costas Now, and On the Record with Bob Costas. He called games for the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, Missouri Tigers men's basketball, Chicago Bulls telecast on WGN-TV, and NFL and National Basketball Association games for CBS. He has hosted and did play-by-play for these sports Sports on NBC:

  • Thoroughbred Racing
  • Olympics
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • National Football League
  • College football
  • College basketball
  • National Basketball Association
  • National Hockey League
  • Major League Baseball

Costas is a play-by-play announcer for MLB Network.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bob Costas". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bob Costas Biography". articlebio.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bob Costas". MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved 21 February 2016.