Costas on the Radio
Genre | Premiere Radio Networks |
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Starring | Bob Costas |
Original release | September 16, 2006 – May 31, 2009 |
Costas on the Radio was an
The show began its run on September 16, 2006. Costas on the Radio succeeds Costas Coast to Coast, a syndicated call-in radio show hosted by Costas from 1986 to 1996.[1]
The show ended its run on May 31, 2009.[2]
The show was created by Sean Compton and Costas.
Format
Each two-hour show featured Costas administering one or two longform interviews (usually lasting for an entire hour) of various athletes, sports book authors, journalists, and other entertainers and newsmakers not necessarily involved in the sports industry. Guests usually appeared in studio, but interviews were occasionally conducted over the telephone. Costas described the show in a promo as having "something for everyone."
Special features
Packaged with the show were the daily minute-long Costas Cut and Costas Minute features, for sports and news/talk stations respectively. The features included bits from prior interviews on the main show.
Syndication
Each show was recorded on Thursday afternoon, and Premiere Radio fed the program to its affiliates via satellite four times each weekend.
The show originated from
Guests
Guests of Costas on the Radio included (but are not limited to) the following:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former National Basketball Association player
- Ben Affleck, actor
- Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France-winning cyclist
- Tiki Barber, former New York Giants running back
- Chuck Berry, musician
- Gary Bettman, National Hockey League commissioner
- Brian Billick, former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach
- Larry Bird, former National Basketball Association player
- Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator and New York Knicks forward
- Mark Brunell, New York Jets quarterback.
- Joe Buck, Fox MLB/NFL announcer
- Frank Caliendo, comedian/impressionist, best known for his impersonation of John Madden
- Linda Cohn, anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter
- Dabney Coleman, actor
- Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports and NFL Network
- Kevin Costner, actor
- Chili Davis, former Major League Baseball designated hitter
- Frank Deford, sportswriter
- St. Louis Cardinals lineman and current NFL on CBScommentator
- Héctor Elizondo, actor
- Roger Goodell, National Football League Commissioner
- Rutger Hauer, actor
- Ice Cube, rapper/actor/director
- Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys principal owner
- Richard Karn, actor
- Lifetime TV's "Health Corner"
- The Today Showanchor
- Mark Linn-Baker, actor
- Bernie Mac, actor/comedian
- Bill Maher, comedian and host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
- Deal or No Deal
- Matthew McConaughey, actor
- Norm Macdonald, comedian and star of Dirty Work.
- Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy
- John Mellencamp, musician
- Al Michaels, NBC Sunday Night Football play-by-play announcer
- Jerry O'Connell, actor and star of Sliders
- Conan O'Brien, Host of NBC's The Tonight Show
- Fox News Channelcommentator
- Buster Olney, ESPN.com baseball writer
- Mehmet Oz, cardiothoracic surgeon, author and host of The Dr. Oz Show.
- Dan Rather, former CBS Evening News anchor
- Robin Roberts, Good Morning America anchor
- Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson
- Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees shortstop
- Pete Rose, former Cincinnati Reds manager and first baseman
- Chris Sabo, former Cincinnati Reds third baseman
- Jeremy Schaap, author and ESPN reporter
- Bill Scheft, senior writer for Late Show with David Letterman
- Jason Sehorn, former New York Giants cornerback
- Bud Selig, Major League Baseball Commissioner
- David Stern, National Basketball Association Commissioner
- Darryl Strawberry, former baseball player
- Bob Uecker, announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Fay Vincent, former Major League Baseball Commissioner
- The Max Weinberg 7 of The Tonight Show
- Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News anchor
External links
References
- ^ http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/626752/awardwinning_broadcaster_bob_costas_returns_to_radio_this_september/index.html[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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