Mlb Network Personalities: Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Sean Casey, Al Leiter, Mitch Williams, Barry Larkin, Tony Clark, Clint Hurdle, Harold Reynolds

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Sean Casey, Al Leiter, Mitch Williams, Barry Larkin, Tony Clark, Clint Hurdle, Harold Reynolds, Aaron Boone, Matt Vasgersian, Dave Valle, Billy Ripken, John Hart, Jeanne Zelasko, Dan Plesac, Hazel Mae, Victor Rojas, Joe Magrane, Greg Amsinger, Tom Verducci, Jon Heyman, Trenni Kusnierek, Paul Severino. Excerpt: Robert Quinlan Bob Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. Bob Costas was born in Queens, New York. He is the son of Jayne (nee Quinlan) of Irish American descent and John George Costas of Greek American descent, who was an electrical engineer. In Ken Burns' Baseball (TV Series), Costas indicated that he had a very poor relationship with his father, but did not go into specifics. He grew up in Commack, New York, graduating from Commack High School South. Following high school, he majored in Communications & Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University where he dropped out of school. Later he received an honorary degree from S. I. Newhouse School of Communications. His sportscasting career started while attending Syracuse University, as an announcer for the Syracuse Blazers minor-league hockey team playing in the Eastern Hockey League and North American Hockey League. Costas' career as a professional began at KMOX radio in St. Louis, where he served as a play-by-play announcer for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association. He also called Missouri Tigers basketball for KMOX, and co-hosted the station's Open Line call-in program. Costas was a prominent contributor to the ABA book Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association. He is extensively quoted on many topics, and the book includes his reflections of ABA life during his tenure as radio voice of the Spirits of St. Loui...