Bob Costas Joins CNN

Turner Info ^ | 6-8-05

[My Favorite Headache]

A lot of images on this thread of things sinking and going down in flames....hmmmmmmmmmmmm lolol

[nutmeg]

We passed Bob Costas and Dick Ebersole on the street outside Fenway after Sunday's game. Costas is surprisingly small and short (in contrast with Ebersole who is very tall). They were in Boston - along with Dick Ebersole's wife Susan St. James - to attend the ground-breaking ceremony the day before (6-4-05) for "Teddy Ebersol's Red Sox Fields" in memory of their young son, Teddy, who died in that November 2004 plane crash in Colorado. Bob Costas served as Master of Ceremonies at the event.

Fields of memories honor young plane crash victim

(see bugmenot.com if you can't get into the Boston Globe site)

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Like I said, I have listened to the man speak at length on his overnight talk show years ago...I recognize an entertainment industry Liberal when I see one. If he's intelligent enough to praise Bush and Reagan, more power to him...it still doesn't make him a moderate.

[unsycophant]

Bob Costas was one of the most well-prepared, well-informed interviewers around during the years he did "Later".

His all-time favorite interviewee according to him, was Rush Limbaugh. In fact, he enjoyed having Rush on so much, that he asked Rush to stay on to tape additional footage that was then broadcast for a second night. Years later, Costas still said Rush was his all-time favorite interviewee. Limbaugh left quite an impression on him.

He was the protege of Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, who was a Republican and whom Costas has said was a great influence on his life.

I would be surprised if he is a liberal. He has mostly kept his political opinions and preferences to himself to avoid the taint of having to deal with the criticism. It is refreshing.

"Later" was one of the best shows of its kind, and Costas was one of the best interviewers of this generation. It's not his fault the show jumped the shark with Greg Kinnear.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I would be surprised if he is a liberal. He has mostly kept his political opinions and preferences to himself to avoid the taint of having to deal with the criticism. It is refreshing.

I would not, as I obviously believe that he is a liberal. (Allbeit a slightly enlightened one.) That said, he does not broadcast his political leanings to the world like so many others, and for that I do give him credit.

[rwa265]

"I would not, as I obviously believe that he is a liberal."

I wonder if DU calls him a conservative.

We do know he is an outspoken traditionalist when it comes to baseball. We also know he is a devout Catholic. These things would suggest he has conservative leanings.

Another thing we know about him is he is very generous with his time and money when it comes to charities, particularly those involving children with cancer. The cancer wing of Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is named in his honor because of his efforts toward having it built.

He can come across as twerpish, but I think he does a good job as a sportscaster and tries to keep out of politics.

[Dawgreg]

Ain't that the truth? So full of himself......don't like him, never have.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Well, I'll say this, Costas is obviously not my cup of tea.

Your information, however, is correct and I do believe in giving credit where credit is due, especially with regard to his contributions to the fight against cancer.

[outfield]

Hasn't Costas worked for NBC for a long time? Why is he switching teams and going to CNN rather than MSNBC? Seems strange to me.