Bob Costas

Bob Costas: Profile

Costas hosts NBC's Football Night in America studio show alongside co-hosts Cris Collinsworth, the most honored studio analyst in history with six Emmy Awards, and controversial newsman Keith Olbermann; and analysts former Pro Bowler and Today correspondent Tiki Barber and Jerome Bettis, one of the most popular players in recent NFL history.

From 1984-92, Costas hosted NBC's NFL pre-game show, NFL on NBC. In 1996, he returned to the NFL pre-game, contributing commentaries and interviews. He also hosted the pre-game shows for Super Bowls XX, XXIII and XXVII.

In April 2000, Costas’ book, Fair Ball: A Fan’s Case for Baseball received excellent reviews and made the New York Times Best Seller list. Net proceeds from the book were donated to B.A.T – Baseball Assistance Team, which provides financial assistance to those members of the baseball family in need.

Costas has been honored as Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association a record eight times. He won first in 1985, when at 33 he became the youngest person at that time ever to win the award. He added awards in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997 and 2000. In March 2000, Costas was named “Favorite Sportscaster” at the TV Guide Awards, based on balloting by readers of TV Guide magazine.

One of television’s most gifted interviewers, Costas won acclaim as host of HBO’s On The Record, a weekly show on which Costas interviewed luminaries from the worlds of sports, entertainment and politics. He recently began hosting CostasNOW, on HBO, a quarterly one-hour sports magazine program. Costas has also hosted HBO’s Inside the NFL since 2002.

Costas’s combination of wit and intelligence have made him a popular guest on the talk show circuit from his memorable play-by-play call of elevator races on Late Night with David Letterman to his current appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Costas attended Syracuse University.