Bob Costas

Summary

Bob Costas is a human^[1]. He was born in Queens^[2]. He was born on March 22, 1952^[3]. He worked as a sports commentator^[4], radio personality^[5], journalist^[6], actor^[7], and sports journalist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,433 views/month, #6,102 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Bob Costas's place of birth was Queens^[2].
• Bob Costas was born on March 22, 1952^[3].
• Bob Costas held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Bob Costas's native language^[11].
• Bob Costas worked as a sports commentator^[4].
• Bob Costas worked as a radio personality^[5].
• Bob Costas's professions included journalist^[6].
• Bob Costas's professions included actor^[7].
• Bob Costas's professions included sports journalist^[8].
• Bob Costas was educated at Syracuse University^[12].
• Bob Costas was educated at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications^[13].
• Bob Costas received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism^[14].
• Bob Costas received the Ford C. Frick Award^[15].
• Bob Costas is recorded as male^[16].
• Bob Costas's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Bob Costas's Commons category is recorded as Bob Costas^[18].
• Bob Costas's residence is recorded as Newport Beach^[19].
• Bob Costas's family name is recorded as Costas^[20].
• Bob Costas's given name is recorded as Bob^[21].
• Bob Costas's medical condition is recorded as conjunctivitis^[22].
• Bob Costas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Bob Costas's start of work period is recorded as 1973^[24].
• Bob Costas's height is recorded as {'amount': '+1.7'}^[25].
• Bob Costas's writing language is recorded as English^[26].
• Bob Costas's P14750 is recorded as ADFC-5E73-DCC2-FE67-A8B2^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-03-22^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 037065aa-fa70-488b-b97c-b96d98641253^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Queens^[2], Bob Costas… he was born on March 22, 1952^[3]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Syracuse University^[12], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1870^[34] and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications^[13], a journalism school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1919^[37], headquartered in Newhouse Communications Center I^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sports commentator^[4], radio personality^[5], journalist^[6], actor^[7], and sports journalist^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism^[14], an award^[39], founded in 1984^[40] and Ford C. Frick Award^[15], an award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1978^[43].

Why It Matters

Bob Costas ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,433 views/month, #6,102 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Bob Costas born?

Bob Costas was born in Queens^[2].

What did Bob Costas do for work?

Bob Costas worked as sports commentator^[4], radio personality^[5], journalist^[6], actor^[7], and sports journalist^[8].

Where did Bob Costas go to school?

Bob Costas was educated at Syracuse University^[12] and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications^[13].

What awards did Bob Costas receive?

Honors received include Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism^[14] and Ford C. Frick Award^[15].