Bob Costas
Bob Costas is an American sportscaster known for decades of Olympic coverage and hosting duties on NBC.
His name evokes polished, authoritative sports commentary: He delivered the eulogy with Bob Costas gravitas.
Costas became notorious for an eye infection during the 2014 Sochi Olympics that forced him off air mid-broadcast.
Formal start of event
- hostOne receiving guests
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- SochiRussian Black Sea resort
- RioBrazilian coastal city, shortened
Beijing · Athens · London · PyeongChang · eye infection · pink eye · gymnastics · swimming
Direct, between two
- celebrity guestsFamous invitees to events
- athletesSports competitors
- long-formUnabridged in presentation
- in-depthThoroughly and comprehensively detailed
conversation · questions · exclusive · sit-down · profile · HBO · sports journalism · candid
Real-time event narration
- color commentarySupplementary broadcast narration
- NFLPro football organization
- MLBPro baseball organization
- NBATop-tier American court league
Sunday Night Football · pregame · postgame · halftime · sideline · telecast · broadcast booth · announcing
Uninterrupted solo address
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- gun controlFirearm ownership restrictions
concussions · outspoken · criticism · perspective · social issues · sports culture · ethics · media criticism
opening ceremony
Formal start of event
- hostOne receiving guests
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- SochiRussian Black Sea resort
Rio · Beijing · Athens · London · PyeongChang · eye infection · pink eye · gymnastics · swimming · track and field
one-on-one
Direct, between two
- celebrity guestsFamous invitees to events
- athletesSports competitors
- long-formUnabridged in presentation
in-depth · conversation · questions · exclusive · sit-down · profile · HBO · sports journalism · candid · rapport
play-by-play
Real-time event narration
- color commentarySupplementary broadcast narration
- NFLPro football organization
- MLBPro baseball organization
NBA · Sunday Night Football · pregame · postgame · halftime · sideline · telecast · broadcast booth · announcing · microphone
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
gun control · concussions · outspoken · criticism · perspective · social issues · sports culture · ethics · media criticism · provocative
- baseball announcersJoe Buck, play-by-play announcer, color commentator, TV announcer, radio voice
- sports mediaplay-by-play, commentary, Dick Vitale, interview, Howard Cosell
- Sportscasterssportscaster, play-by-play, play-by-play announcer, color commentator, analyst
- Sports Writers
Bob CostasShaquille O'Neal
Terry Bradshaw · Michael Strahan · John Madden · Charles Barkley · Magic Johnson