Bob Costas
Chronology
| 1952 | Born in Queens, New York |
| 1970 | Graduates from Commack South High School |
| 1970 | Enrolls in Syracuse University |
| 1974 | Lands job in Syracuse with WSYR-TV and Radio |
| 1974 | Hired to broadcast games in St. Louis at KMOX-AM |
| 1976 | Begins working freelance for CBS |
| 1980 | Moves to working for NBC |
| 1982 | Offered a job hosting NBC pre-game show called "NFL 82" which he declines |
| 1983 | Teams up with Tony Kubek to broadcast the for the national baseball game of the week |
| 1983 | Marries Randi Krummenmacher |
| 1984 | Offered and accepts a job hosting NBC pre-game show called "NFL 84" |
| 1986 | Welcomes his first child Keith into the world |
| 1988 | Breaks into commentating for the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea |
| 1988 | Launches show Later with Bob Costas |
| 1992 | Broadcasts the Summer Olympics from Barcelona, Spain |
| 1996 | Broadcasts Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2000 | Testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee talking about the revenue and competition gap between large market teams and small market teams in Major League Baseball |
| 2000 | Publishes his first book Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball |
| 2001 | Files for divorce from his wife Randi |
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