Bob Costas Biography (1952-)

Full name, Robert Quinlan Costas; born March 22, 1952, in New York, NY; son of John George (an electrical engineer) and Jayne (maiden name, Quinlan) Costas; married Carol Randall Krummenacher, June 24, 1983 (filed for divorce, 2001); children: Keith Michael, Taylor. Addresses: Office: NBC Sports, 30Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcaster, writer
Birth Details: March 22, 1952; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Announcer--baseball, Game of the Week, NBC, 1983-1989
Host, NFL Live, NBC, 1984-1993
Host, Later with Bob Costas (also known as Later), NBC, 1988-1994
The NBC Saturday Sports Showcase, NBC, 1990
Host, NBA Showtime, NBC, 1991-1997
Correspondent, Dateline NBC, NBC, 1992-
Correspondent, Now (also known as Now with Tom Brokaw and KatieCouric), NBC, 1993-1994
Correspondent, The Today Show, NBC, 1995-
(With Katie Couric) Host, Internight, MSNBC, 1996
Host, On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO, 2001-
Miniseries
Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994
Specials
Moderator, NFL '85, NBC, 1985
Host, SportsWorld Looks at Sports Humor, NBC, 1986
Studio anchor, 1988 Winter Olympic Games, ABC, 1988
(With others) Pregame host, 1988 World Series, NBC, 1988
Commentator, SportsWorld 10th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1988
Anchor, 1988 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
Friday Night Surprise!, NBC, 1989
Pregame host, 1989 Major League All-Star Game, NBC, 1989
Host, One Year: Later (also known as Later with Bob Costas: First Anniversary), NBC, 1989
Host, Two Years: Later, NBC, 1990
NBC All-Star Stay in School Jam, NBC, Nickelodeon, and TNT, 1991
Host, Play by Play: A History of Sports Television, HBO, 1991
Himself, Diamonds on the Silver Screen, syndicated, 1992
Primetime host, The 1992 Summer Olympics, NBC, 1992
Host, An Olympic Christmas: Barcelona Memories, NBC, 1992
Host, Barcelona '92: A New World Gathers, NBC, 1992
Five Years Later ... with Bob Costas, NBC, 1993
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
Host, Super Bowl Live, NBC, 1993
Host, One Child, One Dream: The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1993
Host, Last Call! A Cheers' Celebration, NBC, 1993
(With others) Host, One on One: Classic Television Interviews, CBS, 1993
Himself, TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special, 1993
Host, 40 for the Ages: Sports Illustrated's 40th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1994
Host, The Horatio Alger Awards, 1994
Fields of Fire: Sports in the '60s, HBO, 1995
Host, Great Moments of Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Host, The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, NBC, 1995
The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge, ABC, 1995
Baseball-a-Palooza II, Comedy Central, 1996

NBA at 50, TNT, 1996
Host, Sports Illustrated Olympic Special: A Prelude to the Games,NBC, 1996
Pregame interviewer and commentator, Super Bowl XXX, NBC, 1996
Primetime host and cohost of opening and closing ceremonies, The 1996Summer Olympics, NBC, 1996
Play-by-play commentator, The 67th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game, NBC, 1996
All-Star Moms, CBS, 1997
Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association, HBO, 1997
Play-by-play commentator, The 48th NBA All-Star Game, NBC, 1998
The 69th Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game, NBC, 1998
The Greek Americans, PBS, 1998
Commentator, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
Host and narrator, Yogi Berra: Deja Vu All Over Again, PBS, 1999
Voice of himself, When It Was a Game 3, HBO, 2000
Narrator, Twice Born, NBC, 2000
The Sportscasters: Behind the Mike, History Channel, 2000
Nick News Presents Lifestory: Muhammad Ali, Nickelodeon, 2000
Play-by-play commentator, The 71st Annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game, NBC, 2000
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000
Play-by-play commentator, The 49th NBA All-Star Game, NBC, 2000
Opening ceremony cohost and primetime host, 2000 Olympic Games, NBC, 2000
Host, Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions, NBC, 2001
Commentator, The 133rd Belmont Stakes, NBC, 2001
Commentator, The 127th Kentucky Derby, NBC, 2001
Commentator, The 126th Preakness Stakes, NBC, 2001
Host, All State Presents an All-Star Olympic Salute: Countdown to SaltLake City, NBC, 2002
Host, 2002 Olympic Winter Games CBS, 2002
Episodic
Voice of himself, The Critic (animated), ABC, 1994
Himself, "A Man of Our Times," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1996
Voice of guest caller Jake, "Love Bites Dog," Frasier, NBC, 1996
Himself, "Awards Show," NewsRadio (also known as News Radioand The Station), NBC, 1996
Himself, "As My Career Lay Dying," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Voice of air show announcer, "Escape from Bastille-12," Voltron: The Third Dimension, syndicated, 1998
Himself, "The Tracy Bowl," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999
"Taking One for the Team," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1999
"The Cult of Celebrity," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1999
Himself, "Chambraigne," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1999
Voice of himself, "The Bitterman Hillbillies," Baby Blues (animated), The WB, 2000
Also appeared in Dennis Miller Live, HBO; The Today Show (also known as Today), NBC; Tracey Takes On ... , HBO; Spin City.
Film Appearances
Himself, New York Yankees (The Movie) (also known as New York Yankees), Magig Video/Philo, 1987
Himself, The Paper, Universal, 1994
Himself, The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Himself, Open Season, Legacy Releasing, 1996
Himself, BASEketball, Universal, 1998
Himself, Express: Aisle to Glory, 1998
Himself, Race for the Record, 1998
Himself, Michael Jordan to the Max, Giant Screen Sports, 2000
Narrator, Major League Baseball: All Century Team, 2000
Himself, Looking for Oscar, 2000
Himself, Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001
Himself, The Swinger, 2001
Radio Appearances
Series
Host, Costas Coast-to-Coast, syndicated until 1994, then Major Talk Radio Network, 1996
Also hosted the syndicated radio shows The Sporting News Report and Sports Flashback.
RECORDINGS
Videos
The 500 Home Run Club, 1988
Taped Readings
And the Crowd Goes Wild, 1999
Narrator, And the Fans Roared: The Sports Broadcasts that Kept Us on the Edge of Our Seats, Sourcebooks, 2000
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO, 2001-
Books
Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball, Main Street Books, 2000
Contributor to magazines, including Time and The Sporting News.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Newsmakers 1986, Issue Cumulation, Gale Research, 1987

Periodicals

American Enterprise, June, 2000, p. 16
Broadcasting & Cable, April 2, 2001, p. 34; May 20, 2002, p. 14
Entertainment Weekly, July 19, 1996, p. 30
Inside Sports, September, 1984, p. 8
Insight, December 17, 1990, p. 52
Newsweek, July 20, 1992, pp. 52-54; July 22, 1996, p. 51
Parade, August 21, 1988, p. 19
People Weekly, February 1, 1993, pp. 71-74
Playboy, June, 1992, p. 36
The Sporting News, February 13, 1995, p. 18; August 13, 1997, September 13, 1997
Sports Illustrated, May 12, 1986, p. 62; July 22, 1992, p. 18
Time, August 3, 1992, p. 64; May 15, 2000, p. 8; April 1, 2002, p.16
USA Weekend, January 24, 1986, p. 4

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