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Bob Costas

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (March 22, 1952- )
    Hosted 'Later' on NBC
    Anchored coverage of Summer and Winter Olympics for NBC
    Starred as himself in many movies

Why he might be annoying:

    He carries a Mickey Mantle card in his wallet.
    He moved from New York City to St. Louis.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is one of the most knowledgeable sportscasters.
    He is a New York Yankee fan.
    He assumes that his audience is intelligent and treats them as such.
    He was a well prepared interviewer when he hosted 'Later.'
    He jokingly promised that if Kirby Puckett was batting over .350 when his child was born he would name his kid Kirby. True to his word, since Kirby was hitting better than .350, he gave his son, Keith, the middle name Kirby.
    His streak of anchoring Olympic prime time coverage for NBC came to an end at 157 nights (dating back to 1992) due to an eye infection (February 11, 2014).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 63 Votes: 63.49% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 340 Votes: 69.41% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 860 Votes: 58.84% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 228 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 368 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 101 Votes: 53.47% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 176 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 79 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 894 Votes: 64.99% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 325 Votes: 69.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 117 Votes: 80.34% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 91 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 193 Votes: 73.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 143 Votes: 65.73% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 136 Votes: 63.24% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 190 Votes: 57.37% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 274 Votes: 65.33% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 695 Votes: 66.76% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 681 Votes: 55.07% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1981 Votes: 63.40% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5050 Votes: 61.07% Annoying