Editing Bob Costas (section)

===Talk show hosting===
Costas hosted the syndicated radio program ''Costas Coast to Coast'' from 1986 to 1996, which was revived as ''[[Costas on the Radio]]''. ''Costas on the Radio'', which ended its three-year run on May 31, 2009, aired on 200 stations nationwide each weekend and syndicated by the [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel]]–owned [[Premiere Networks|Premiere Radio Networks]]. During that period, Costas also served as the imaging voice of Clear Channel–owned [[KLOU]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], during that station's period as "My 103.3".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formatchange.com/1033-klou-becomes-my-1033/|title=103.3 KLOU becomes "My 103.3"—Format Change Archive|date=June 18, 2007}}</ref> Like ''Later'', Costas's radio shows have focused on a wide variety of topics and have not been limited to sports discussion.

[[Later (talk show)|Later with Bob Costas]] aired on [[NBC]] from 1988 to 1994. Costas decided to leave ''Later'' after six seasons, having grown tired of the commute to New York City from his home in St. Louis and wishing to lighten his workload in order to spend more time with his family. He also turned down an offer from [[David Letterman]], who moved to [[CBS]] in 1995, to follow him there and become the first host of ''[[The Late Late Show (American TV series)|The Late Late Show]]'', which was being developed by Letterman's company to air at 12:30 after the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-01-ca-15250-story.html|title=TELEVISION : Doesn't Tom Snyder Ever Say Good Night? : The radio-TV veteran returns to the late late-night spot that made him famous. So, will this move be a step back—or a step back to his former glory?|first=Rick Du|last=Brow|date=January 1, 1995|via=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In June 2005, Costas was named by [[CNN]] president [[Jonathan Klein (CNN)|Jonathan Klein]] as a regular substitute anchor for [[Larry King]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]'' for one year. Costas, as well as Klein, made clear that Costas was not trying out for King's position on a permanent basis. [[Nancy Grace]] was also named a regular substitute host for the show.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cnn-hires-bob-costas/ | title=CNN Hires Bob Costas | publisher= Associated Press (via [[CBS News]]) | date= June 9, 2005}}</ref> On August 18, 2005, Costas refused to host a ''Larry King Live'' broadcast where the subject was [[Disappearance of Natalee Holloway|missing teenager Natalee Holloway]]. Costas said that because there were no new developments in the story, he felt it had no news value, and he was uncomfortable with television's drift in the direction of tabloid-type stories.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/arts/television/bob-costas-says-no-to-hour-on-aruba.html| title=Bob Costas Says No to Hour on Aruba | website= The New York Times | date= August 25, 2014}}</ref>

Beginning in October 2011, Costas was a correspondent for ''[[Rock Center with Brian Williams]]''. He gained acclaim for his November 2011 live interview of former [[Pennsylvania State University]] assistant coach [[Jerry Sandusky]] concerning [[Penn State child sex abuse scandal|charges of sexual abuse of minors]], in which Sandusky called in to deny the charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lawyers-convicted-serial-child-molester-jerry-sandusky-appeal-conviction-grounds-tv-glitch-interview-bob-costas-article-1.1101631?localLinksEnabled=false |title=Lawyers for convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky to appeal conviction on grounds of TV glitch during his interview with Bob Costas | work = [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date= June 24, 2012 |access-date= July 16, 2012}}</ref>

Costas hosted a monthly talk show ''Costas Tonight'' on [[NBC Sports Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/21/costas-tonight-looks-at-bounty-scandal/ |title=Costas Tonight Looks at Bounty Scandal |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com |date= June 21, 2012 |access-date= July 16, 2012}}</ref>