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"NewsRadio" (1995): Season 3: Episode 6 -- Dave is determined to end the station's losing streak at a big awards banquet.
"60 Minutes" (1968): : -- Sports broadcaster Bob Costas explains his take on James' success.
Major League Baseball: All Century Team (2000) -- US Home Video Trailer from USA
"Monk" (2002): Season 7: Episode 13 -- Monk has scored tickets to the biggest football game of the year, but he and Captain Stottlemeyer can't go inside until they figure out who tried to blow up a fan in the parking lot.
BASEketball (1998) -- hv post

Overview

Date of Birth:
22 March 1952, Queens, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
TV sportscaster known as a smart interviewer with encyclopedic knowledge... more
Trivia:
Ranked #6 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the... more
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Down 31% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(38 articles)
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Kentucky Derby (2009) (TV)
  2. The Trouble with Money (2006) .... The Greek
  3. Cars (2006) (voice) .... Bob Cutlass

  4. "Voltron: The Third Dimension" .... Air Show Announcer (1 episode, 1998)
        - Escape from Bastille-12 (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Air Show Announcer
  5. "Frasier" .... Jake (1 episode, 1996)
        - Love Bites Dog (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Jake
  6. 1996 MLB All-Star Game (1996) (TV) .... Play-by-Play Announcer
  7. "The Critic" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Every Doris Has Her Day (1994) TV episode (voice)
Self:
  1. We Believe (2009) .... Himself
  2. "Monk" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  3. From Syracuse to Hollywood: The Legacy of Ernie Davis (2009) .... Himself
  4. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (12 episodes, 2000-2009)
    ... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
        - Bob Costas/Fred Armisen/Robert Schimmel (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 29 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 31 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
          (7 more)
  5. No Brainer (2008) .... Himself
  6. Farm Aid 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "NBC Sunday Night Football" .... Halftime show host / ... (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - 2008 Kickoff Game: Washington Redskins at New York Giants (2008) TV episode .... Halftime show host
        - HOF Game Colts at Redskins (2008) TV episode .... Studio host
        - Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants (2007) TV episode .... Halftime show host
        - Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Halftime show host
        - San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots (2007) TV episode .... NBC Analyst
          (1 more)
  8. "Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode dated 12 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Baseball's Golden Age" (2008) TV series .... Himself
  10. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1992-2008)
        - Episode dated 13 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 August 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka "NBC News Today" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "The Today Show" (USA)
        - Episode dated 26 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
    ... aka "Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08" (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #6.5 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.8 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 27 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  14. Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  15. "Inside the NFL" .... Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
        - Episode #31.9 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #31.3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 20 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Costas Now" .... Himself - Host (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
        - Episode #3.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #3.1 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #2.3 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #2.2 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #2.1 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (8 more)
  17. Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) (TV) .... Performer
  18. "WWF Raw Is War" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "Raw Is War" (USA: short title)
    ... aka "WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "WWE Raw" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "WWF Raw" (USA: new title)
        - WWE Draft Special (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  19. WWE Draft Special (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 24 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  22. Hello Again Everybody (2006) (TV) .... Commentator
  23. WWE: McMahon (2006) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  24. The Worlds Greatest Wrestling Managers (2006) .... Himself
  25. "Family Guy" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
    ... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
        - Petergeist (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
        - Patriot Games (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  26. Playing with Rage (2006) .... Himself
  27. "ESPN 25: Who's #1?" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Anger Management (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Best MLB Teams (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Best Teams Never to Win a Title (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself
    ... aka "Torino 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games" (Italy)
  29. Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) (V) .... Himself - Guest Announcer
  30. "Larry King Live" (1985) TV series .... Subsitute Host (unknown episodes, 2005)
  31. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Bob Costas (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #2.60 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Mitch Williams for the Phillies Losing the 1993 World Series (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Umpire Don Denkinger for the Cardinals Losing the 1985 World Series (????) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (29 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - Karl Malone (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Disciples of Jackie Robinson (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - New York Yankees: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - 1999 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Yogi Berra (2002) TV episode .... Himself
          (24 more)
  35. "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Jon Stewart" (Australia)
    ... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" (International: English title: cut version)
    ... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 27 July 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  36. Mantle (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  37. "Dennis Miller" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 27 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  38. "Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "Cheap Seats" (USA: short title)
        - Best of Cheap Seats (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  39. "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Episode dated 7 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  40. Coach Carter (2005) .... Himself
  41. The J-K Conspiracy (2004) .... Himself
  42. "Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
  43. "On the Record with Bob Costas" .... Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2004)
        - Episode #5.7 (2004) TV episode .... Himself-- Host
        - Episode dated 2 May 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 24 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  44. 100 Years of the World Series (2003) (V) .... Himself/Narrator
  45. "ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003)
    ... aka "ESPN Outside the Lines Daily" (USA: first season title)
        - Baseball's Burning Issues: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Baseball's Burning Issues: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  46. "The Brendan Leonard Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Goodbye Summer (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  47. "Beyond the Glory" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Cal Ripken Jr. (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  48. 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  49. "Politically Incorrect" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka "P.I." (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 6 June 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  50. XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  51. "Salt Lake City 2002: XIX Olympic Winter Games" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
  52. "The Tim McCarver Show" (2002) TV series .... Himself - Guest
  53. "Arli$$" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1996-2001)
        - The Price of Their Toys (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Cult of Celebrity (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Taking One for the Team (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Family Trust (1998) TV episode .... Himself
        - A Man of Our Times (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  54. The Swinger (2001) .... Himself
  55. Pootie Tang (2001) .... Himself
  56. "Spin City" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Minor League (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  57. Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  58. "2000 American League Championship Series" (2000) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  59. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  60. "Baby Blues" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Bitterman Hillbillies (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  61. When It Was a Game 3 (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
  62. 2000 MLB All-Star Game (2000) (TV) .... Play-by-Play Announcer
  63. "The 2000 NBA Finals" (2000) TV series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  64. Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) .... Himself
  65. Major League Baseball: All Century Team (2000) (V) .... Narrator
  66. Looking for Oscar (2000) .... Himself
  67. "Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad" (2000) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)

  68. "1999 National League Championship Series" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  69. "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka "SGC2C" (USA: short title)
        - Chambraigne (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  70. "Dennis Miller Live" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1994-1999)
        - Is Everything Getting Worse? (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Greed in Sports (1994) TV episode .... Himself
        - Contemporary Sports (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  71. "The Drew Carey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Tracy Bowl (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  72. TV Guide's 40th Anniversary (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  73. BASEketball (1998) .... Himself
  74. 1998 MLB All-Star Game (1998) (TV) .... Play-by-Play Announcer
  75. Express: Aisle to Glory (1998) .... Himself
  76. "The Larry Sanders Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - As My Career Lay Dying (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  77. The Greek Americans (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  78. Race for the Record (1998) (V) .... Himself
  79. 1997 World Series (1997) (V) .... Himself - Play-by-Play Commentator
  80. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 7 February 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  81. "NewsRadio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "The Station"
        - Awards Show (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  82. "1996 American League Championship Series" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  83. Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies (1996) (TV) .... Host
  84. "The 1996 NBA Finals" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself - Pregame Host
  85. "Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad" (1996) TV mini-series .... Himself
  86. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995)
    ... aka "Charlie Rose" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 March 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  87. Open Season (1995) .... Himself
  88. The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  89. The Scout (1994) .... Himself
  90. "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  91. "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Product Placement Night (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  92. 1994 MLB All-Star Game (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  93. "The Critic" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Marathon Mensch (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  94. The Paper (1994) .... Himself
  95. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
    ... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 22 December 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  96. "Now" (1993) TV series .... Himself - Contributing Anchor (unknown episodes)
  97. Cheers: Last Call! (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  98. Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  99. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Jimmy Smits/World Party (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself

  100. "Later with Bob Costas" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka "Later"
        - Episode #2.41 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  101. "1989 American League Championship Series" (1989) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  102. 1989 MLB All-Star Game (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
  103. 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's (1988) (V) .... Himself
  104. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (2 episodes, 1987)
        - Episode dated 28 September 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 16 February 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  105. 1987 MLB All-Star Game (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
  106. New York Yankees (The Movie) (1987) .... Himself
    ... aka New York Yankees
  107. "1986 World Series" (1986) TV mini-series .... Himself - NBC Commentator (Co-Host)
  108. Super Bowl XX (1986) (TV) .... Sideline Reporter/Trophy Presentation
  109. 1985 MLB All-Star Game (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
  110. Late Night with David Letterman: 3rd Anniversary Special (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  111. "Not Necessarily the News" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1985)
        - Marathon (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  112. "1983 American League Championship Series" (1983) TV mini-series .... Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
  113. 1983 MLB All-Star Game (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Pregame Host
  114. "Game of the Week" (1966) TV series .... Himself - Announcer (1982-1989)

  115. "Major League Baseball: An Inside Look" (1979) TV series .... Host

  116. "The NFL on NBC" (1960) TV series .... Himself - Host/Announcer
Archive Footage:
  1. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 11 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "The Daily Show"
        - Episode dated 21 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Rome Is Burning"
        - Episode dated 6 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Beyond the Glory"
        - Gibson's Home Run (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  5. One on One: Classic Television Interviews (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Baseball's 101 Funniest Moments (1993) (V) .... Himself
  7. The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (1992) (V) (voice) .... Announcer

Additional Details

Other Works:
Author of "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball" (2000, Main Street Books). more
Publicity Listings:
6 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles more
Genres:
Sport | Comedy | Documentary | Talk-Show more
Plot Keywords:
Non Fiction | Baseball | Character Name In Title | TV Mini-Series more

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