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Nick Wright on First Things First

Nick Wright torches youth of America for not appreciating Al Michaels and Bob Costas

"It’s Costas and Michaels YOU SPOILED BRATS!"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 11, 2024 3
Oct 10, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) smiles following a win over the Kansas City Royals during game four of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium.

Bob Costas invokes Aaron Boone in ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ during 9th inning of elimination game

"You won't even need six moves to connect Aaron Boone to almost anybody."

By Sam Neumann OnOct 11, 2024 0
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo talking Bob Costas on "You Better You Bet."

Chris Russo blasted Bob Costas, TBS ‘George Brett documentary’ broadcast of Yankees-Royals Game 3

"I watched a George Brett documentary last night and a baseball game broke out!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 10, 2024 2
Bob Costas and Ron Darling

Michael Kay offers impassioned defense of ‘broadcasting god’ Bob Costas

"To see these young people on social media eviscerating a broadcasting god... You're out of your minds!"

By Sean Keeley OnOct 10, 2024 1
Sports broadcaster Bob Costas talks to the fans during the Ryne Sandberg statue dedication before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.

Hot mic captures Bob Costas awkwardly talking about CNN ad read

Costas was caught on a hot mic expressing reservations about reading a CNN promo during a live broadcast.

By Sam Neumann OnOct 8, 2024 3
TBS' broadcast of Royals-Yankees was very focused on George Brett.

TBS broadcast of Royals-Yankees was obsessed with George Brett

"Take a shot every time George Brett is mentioned."

By Ben Axelrod OnOct 8, 2024 2
Bob Costas will call the ALDS between the Yankees and Royals. History says that's great news for the Yankees. Photo Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

Bob Costas calling Yankees-Royals ALDS is big break for New York

Bob Costas has called a lot of great Yankee wins.

By Michael Dixon OnOct 5, 2024 1
Costas, Sciambi and Glanville

Bob Costas & Ron Darling highlight MLB playoff divisional series announcer pairings

Bob Costas will be on the call with Ron Darling as the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals face off.

By Jessica Kleinschmidt OnOct 3, 2024 2
Jul 28, 2018; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Bob Costas makes his acceptance speech for the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters during the awards presentation at Doubleday Field.

Bob Costas offers solution to Pete Rose’s Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy

"Put him in the Hall of Fame. Put it at the bottom of his plaque, ‘Banned from baseball in 1989 for life’ as part of the record."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 1, 2024 12
Al Michaels, Bob Costas and Mike Tirico

Bob Costas, Al Michaels finally make NBC Olympics appearance

Bob Costas and Al Michaels finally made their much-awaited Olympics appearance on NBC Sunday afternoon.

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 11, 2024 7
Bob Costas

Bob Costas’ wall of Emmys amuses Dan Patrick

"Bob, do you have any rooms without Emmys?"

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 10, 2024 0
Bob Costas

Bob Costas says he would have embraced Snoop Dogg on NBC Olympics broadcasts

"If I were hosting, as long as it didn't encroach upon in any way what you're there for, then it's just a side dish."

By Brendon Kleen OnAug 9, 2024 2
Al Michaels and Bob Costas.

Al Michaels, Bob Costas reportedly making guest appearances on NBC Paris Olympics coverage

Two NBC Sports legends, Bob Costas and Al Michaels, will reportedly be guests on NBC's Olympic coverage coming from Paris.

By Matt Yoder OnJul 31, 2024 3
Do sports hosts like Stephen A. Smith, Colin Cowherd, and Dan Le Batard have much to add on politics?

Originals

Sports hosts are free to talk politics now. Do they have anything to say?

Bob Costas on CNN

Bob Costas: ‘We can no longer indulge [President Biden’s] delusions’

"Nobody should be president when they‘re 85 or 86, including the ghost of Abraham Lincoln."

By Brandon Contes OnJul 15, 2024 5
Bob Costas

Bob Costas: Charles Barkley ‘is as close to indispensable as anyone I can think of’

"He knows that if he wants to, wherever basketball ends up, he can go."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 17, 2024 2
Bob Costas

Bob Costas wishes NBA broadcast opening monologues were still around

"The idea was to take an already good product and amplify everything that was appealing about it and to tell stories in dramatic ways."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 6, 2024 6
Bob Costas talks the racial element of Caitlin Clark discussion on CNN. (Awful Announcing on X/Twitter.)

Warner Bros. Discovery

Bob Costas: Flagrant foul on Angel Reese sparked less debate than foul on Caitlin Clark as ‘Black-on-Black incident’

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Podcasts

Bob Costas reflects on how his gun culture essay was a ‘misplay’

Bob Costas on the Awful Announcing Podcast

Originals

Awful Announcing Podcast: Bob Costas on Donald Trump, Olympics, Tom Brady, and more

Bob Costas on The Awful Announcing Podcast with host Brandon Contes.

Bob Costas wants more of a journalistic approach in sports TV: ‘There are places for it.’

Bob Costas urges a return to in-depth sports journalism.

By Sam Neumann OnApr 17, 2024 1
An Awful Announcing rendering of Bob Costas and Richard Lewis.

Richard Lewis once made Bob Costas laugh so hard, NBC tried to keep interview from airing

"I went crazy and bugged the network so much they thankfully caved."

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 29, 2024 3
Bob Costas Photo Credit: CNN

Bob Costas calls Donald Trump ‘bubbling cauldron of loathsome traits’

"He's only become more disgraceful since 2016 and since 2020. He is a bubbling cauldron of loathsome traits."

By Arthur Weinstein OnFeb 24, 2024 2
Veteran sports broadcaster Bob Costas during the Overtime portion of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Bob Costas on transgender athletes: ‘Let’s inject some common sense here’

"It's not transphobic to say 'Let's inject some common sense here.'"

By Kevin Harrish OnFeb 13, 2024 5
Bob Costas discussing Taylor Swift with Charles Barkley and Gayle King on CNN

Bob Costas: President Biden must drop candidacy or ‘be shown the door’

“If Biden’s hubris is such that he doesn’t understand the best interests of his party and … his country, then he has to be shown the door.”

By Arthur Weinstein OnFeb 10, 2024 18

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