Bob Costas

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Bob Costas: Biography

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Birth Name: Robert Quinlan Costas
Birth Place: Queens, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/22/1952, Aries
Profession: TV sportscaster; talk-show host

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Bob Costas: TV Guide News

In the Works: Showtime in Bed with Clooney, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 7/12/2007
George Clooney's Smokehouse shingle is developing for Showtime Doubting Thomas, an hourlong drama about a family of televangelists, eyed for a possible 2008 premiere.... Also per Variety, IFC will air all 12 original episodes of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" "hip-hopera," as well as collaborate with the recording artist on 10 new installments.... HBO Sports' Costas Now returns with a mid-season baseball special on July 24 at 10 pm/ET.... Hallmark Channel has commissioned 30 original movies for 2008, its biggest slate ever. And only 24 of them star Stacy Keach!.... As scooped by the Ausiello Report, Lifetime has ordered a second, 18-episode season of Army Wives, to launch next spring. read more
Short Cuts: Kelly Ripa, Sex in Public and More! | Today's News: Our Take | 2/2/2007
Kelly Ripa will host the fifth-annual TV Land Awards on Apr. 14, to air Apr. 25.... The (spoiled-online) finale of Top Chef gave Bravo 3.9 million viewers and its second-best-ever delivery in key demos (trailing only Project Runway's Season 3 ender).... The Dr. Keith Ablow Show will not be back for a second season, sources tell Reuters.... Let's go, Orange! Bob Costas will host the 66th-annual Peabody Awards on June 4.... The broadband portal that never sleeps, TimeOutNewYork.TV, has launched "Sex on the Street," a series looking at the way Big Apple denizens go at it behind closed doors or, better, in public. (Hey, it's a welcome diversion from the panhandlers.) read more
Short Cuts: Cars, Xwords, Xbox and More! | Today's News: Our Take | 11/7/2006
Among today's DVD releases: Wordplay, a look at New York Times crossword creator Will Shortz (see related Q&A) and the annual puzzle tournament held in my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut, and Disney's Cars, aka the theme for my sons' birthday party this coming weekend.... Xbox 360 owners will be able to "unlock" a thus-far untapped part of the console and download movies and TV shows — including Batman Forever, The Nine and CSI — starting Nov. 22.... Jay Leno, Matthew McConaughey, Regis Philbin and Bob Costas are among the big names lending their voices to new releases in the Team Baby DVD series, which is likened by some to "Baby Einstein for the sports-minded set." read more
The Watercooler | 2/13/2006
2006 Winter Olympic Games: Opening CeremonyIt's a little ridiculous how excited I am that t read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/15/2005
... NBC has already revealed its game plan for Sunday night telecasts of next season's NFL games. The Peacock h read more

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Bob Costas: TV Listings

Bob Costas: Credits

Title	Year	Type
100 Biggest Weather Moments (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
Football Night in America (Host)	2006	TV Show Series
Coach Carter (Actor - Himself)	2005	Movie
Costas Now (Host)	2005	TV Show Series
Mantle (Remarks by)	2005	TV Show Series