Bob Costas (born
March 22,
1952) is an
NBC sportscaster, on the air since the early 1980s. He is the in-studio host of NFL coverage, play-by-play man for the
NBA and
major league baseball. Costas hosted "Later with Bob Costas" on NBC, 1988-94, and syndicated radio program "Costas Coast to Coast", 1986-96. He is a devoted baseball fan (he's been suggested as a potential commissioner) and wrote the best-selling "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball" in
2000.