Bob Costas’ Wiki/Bio

Bob Costas, also known as Robert Quinlan Costas, was born on March 22, 1952, in Queens, New York. His height is 5 feet 5 inches. In a Greek-American household, Robert was up in Commack and had a strained connection with his father. This sour friendship endures to this day.

Bob Costas was born on March 22, 1952, in Queens, New York.
Bob Costas is a sportscaster.
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The artist attended Syracuse University after graduating from high school. He spent the following few years at Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he earned a communications degree in 1974.

Bob Costas’ Net Worth Collection

Bob Costas has a net worth of $50 million as a sportscaster. NBC employed him in 1979 on a $100,000-per-year deal. That equates to almost $300,000 per year today. He remained with NBC until 2019. Bob made roughly $100 million in pay before taxes over his almost four-decade tenure at NBC. He was making $7 million per year at his departure from NBC.

The sportscaster and his wife were reported to have acquired a $4.7 million home in the California enclave of Newport Coast in 2013. Bob’s home, which sits on a half-acre site in a gated neighborhood, has a saltwater swimming pool, a spa, a pool house, and a separate cabana. There’s also a guest casita for when he has visitors. The main house has around 4,500 square feet of living area.

Bob Costas’ Career Highlights

Bob Costas started his career as a sportscaster even before graduating from college. In 1973, he began working at an ABC television station while also serving as an announcer for the Syracuse Blazers hockey club. Bob later performed play-by-play for the Missouri Tigers, Chicago Bulls, and St. Louis Blues when the first-choice broadcaster was unavailable.

Bob Costas started his career as a sportscaster even before graduating from college.
Bob Costas has a net worth of $50 million.
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The announcer’s career with NBC began in 1980 when he was hired at the age of 28 by Don Ohlmeyer. Costas rose to prominence at NBC during the following few years, anchoring coverage of NFL games, NBA games, Baseball games, boxing contests, NASCAR races, golf tournaments, and various other athletic events. Furthermore, from 1988 through 2016, Costas hosted NBC’s coverage of every single Olympic Games.

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Costas was set to leave NBC in 2017. The divorce was finalized in 2019. Costas has hosted a variety of discussion shows outside of athletics, including “Later with Bob Costas,” “Larry King Live,” and “On the Record with Bob Costas.”

Bob Costas’ Married Life

Bob Costas married his first wife, Carole “Randy” Randall Krummenacher, in 1983. Before divorcing in 2001, they had two children together. Costas agreed to alter the name of his eldest kid to Keith Michael Kirby Costas after Bobs bet with Kirby Pucket that if his batting average increased above.350, he would name his child after the baseball great.

Bob Costas married his first wife, Carole "Randy" Randall Krummenacher, in 1983.
Bob Costas is married to Jill Sutton.
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Both of Bob’s children later became involved in the sports industry, and both have received Sports Emmys as a consequence. Costas married his second wife, Jill Sutton, in 2004. They are presently residing in New York together.

Bob Costas’ Controversy

Bob Costas stated in 2012 that America’s gun culture led to increased deaths due to domestic conflicts. This comment was seen as supportive of gun control measures, and it generated ire from some Republican organizations, individuals, and politicians. Bob later defended his remarks and advocated for stricter gun control laws.

Conservatives slammed Bob again in 2014 as he appeared to laud Vladamir Putin for handling Middle East issues. However, it was later shown that most of his statements had been taken out of context and that he had genuinely condemned Putin in roughly the same breath when those comments were made.

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The commentator said in 2017 that football was declining because concussions were destroying people’s brains. He further indicated that he would not let his son participate in the sport due to this. He was later fired as Super Bowl LII host due to his statements, and he was unable to attend the game. Not only that, but these remarks appear to have played a role in his departure from NBC after four decades.

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