Bob Costas

Episode 247 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Bob Costas, who will call one of the American League Division Series for TBS (alongside Ron Darling) and will host TBS’s coverage of the American Championship Series alongside Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson. In this podcast, Costas discusses his evolution as a baseball game-caller (he will call the Yankees versus the winner of the Guardians-Rays series); his observations of the coverage and language on sports television around Tua Tagovailoa’s head injuries; whether NFL game broadcasters can be critical of owners; how he views the resignation of Vince McMahon; being offered jobs by David Letterman and 60 Minutes; his work on “Later with Bob Costas”; the genius of Dick Cavett; the accurate story of why he ended his broadcast association with the NFL; being turned down by Jack Nicholson for a halftime interview during the NBA Finals; the cognitive dissonance sports fans have when it comes to events such as the Olympics, the NFL, the World Cup and others, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.