Bob Costas – 29 time Emmy award winner has been recognized with awards and nominations in the categories of hosting, play-by-play, writing, journalism, news, and entertainment.  He is the only broadcaster in television history to win Emmy’s for news, sports and entertainment.

Bob has been named the “National Sportscaster of the Year” a record eight times. He is a member of the broadcaster’s wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.   Among his many honors, Bob was also selected for the Walter Cronkite Award for distinction in journalism.

Bob hosted a dozen Olympics for NBC.  He was also part of the coverage of eight Super Bowls, seven World Series, ten NBC Finals, and seventeen Kentucky Derby’s. 

Over the past four decades, Bob’s work, both in and out of sports for NBC, HBO, and the Major League Baseball Network, have won widespread praise.  He is often been referred to as his generations most respected sports broadcaster.

Bob grew up on Long Island. He attended Syracuse University.  His professional began KMOX radio in St. Louis in 1974.  He began his network career with NBC in 1980.

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