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Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019.He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work [1] [2] [3] and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016.
In 2018, he received the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Costas is also known for being the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage from 1992 to 2016.
Costas, 72, called MLB games for 44 years, the vast majority of that with NBC. He started there in 1980 and over the years provides play-by-play for three World Series and 10 championship series.
Costas had also done games on MLB Network since its start in 2009. He will continue to do some work for the network on key events, including the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement.
The following is a list of current Major League Baseball broadcasters, as of the 2025 season, for each individual team. Some franchises have a regular color commentator while others, such as the Milwaukee Brewers, use two play-by-play announcers, with the primary often doing more innings than the secondary. Secondary play-by-play announcers are ...
On October 27, 2015, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame announced that Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball coach Bo Ryan and Green Bay Packers all-time leading wide receiver Donald Driver were selected for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame's 65th Anniversary Class. The pair was inducted during a special event celebrating their careers ...
He will continue to do some work for the network on key events, including the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement. In 2018, he received the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Costas is also known for being the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage from 1992 to 2016.
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.