From 2005-2009, Costas hosted CostasNOW on HBO, a quarterly one-hour sports magazine program. From 2001-2005, Costas hosted HBO's On The Record a weekly show on which Costas interviewed different personalities from the world of sports, entertainment and politics. Costas has also hosted HBO's Inside the NFL from 2002-2008.
In 2000, Costas wrote the book Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball, receiving excellent reviews and making the New York Times Best Seller list. Net proceeds from the book were donated to B.A.T - Baseball Assistance Team, which provides financial assistance to those members of the baseball family in need.
Throughout his career, Costas has hosted the coverage of numerous significant baseball events. He called the 1994 and 1995 Division Series. His coverage of the American League Championship Series includes 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2000. He also covered the NLCS in 1999. He hosted the All-Star Game and World Series pre-game shows in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988. Costas also called the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Series and the 2000 All-Star game.
From 1990-91 through the 1995-96 NBA season, Costas served as the host of NBA Showtime, NBC Sports' NBA pre-game show. In 1997-2000, he worked as NBC's top play-by-play man for NBA on NBC game telecasts. Costas' call of Michael Jordan's game-winning shot in the deciding Game Six of the 1998 NBA Finals between Chicago and Utah was one of sportscasting's most memorable calls of the modern era.
Costas also originated the popular Costas Coast-to-Coast nationally syndicated Sunday night sports radio talk and interview show, which ran from 1986 to 1996. From 1988-1994, he hosted his own Emmy Award-winning late-night interview television show Later with Bob Costas on NBC.
From 1984-92, Costas served as NBC's studio host for the NFL pre-game show NFL on NBC. He also hosted the pre-game shows for Super Bowls XX, XXIII and XXVII.
From 1982-89, Costas was the play-by-play announcer on baseball Game of the Week telecasts.
From 1976-1981, Costas handled regional NFL and NBA assignments for CBS Sports while acting as the radio voice of University of Missouri basketball. Costas began his broadcasting career in 1974 at WSYR-TV and Radio in Syracuse, N.Y. Costas attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Costas has won a record 14 Emmy Awards as Outstanding Sports Personality and Host. Costas has been honored as Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association a record eight times. He won this award first in 1985 which at the time made him the youngest person ever to do so. In March 2000, Costas was named Favorite Sportscaster at the TV Guide Awards.
