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Bob Costas One of television's most accomplished broadcasters, Bob Costas joined HBO Sports in February 2001 with the debut of the critically acclaimed "On The Record With Bob Costas." With a compelling mix of interviews, commentary and debate, "On The Record" quickly established itself as one of network television's most respected programs. In April of 2004, Costas was presented with the Sports Emmy® for Outstanding Studio Host, marking the third straight year that the On The Record program host received that honor from the National Academy of Arts & Sciences. Season four of "ON THE RECORD" launched in April and it marked the second year the program has been featured in the late-night Friday timeslot. Headliners from the worlds of sports, entertainment, news, music and politics give the show its unique mix and blend. In September 2002, Costas and all-time NFL great Cris Carter joined Cris Collinsworth and Dan Marino as co-hosts of HBO's award-winning football program "INSIDE THE NFL," cable's longest-running series. With the addition of Costas and Carter, ratings for the series rose 30% in 2002 and the program received the Sports Emmy Award® in April of 2003 April for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly. Costas also serves as host of various HBO Pay-Per-View boxing specials and has reported for HBO's sports magazine program "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel." Costas, a 24-year veteran of NBC Sports, joined the network's sports division in 1980. Since then, he has hosted five Olympics and been prominently involved in virtually every major sports event, including numerous World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals broadcasts. His next Olympics assignment is serving as prime time host for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. From August 1988 through January 1994, he hosted his own late-night interview show, "Later with Bob Costas," on NBC; the program won the 1993 Emmy Award® for Outstanding Informational Series. He has also received 13 Sports Emmys® as a broadcaster and two Sports Emmys® for writing. His book "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball," published in the spring of 2000 spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, garnering excellent reviews. He also was the narrator for the books and audio package "And the Crowd Goes Wild" and "The Fans Roared," both of which made The New York Times bestseller list. Costas has been honored as Sportscaster of the year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association a record eight times, including the 2000 award. |
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