{"id":1792,"date":"2012-07-16T19:43:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T23:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2012-07-16T19:43:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T23:43:15","slug":"bob-costas-still-has-it-as-sports-interviewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/07\/bob-costas-still-has-it-as-sports-interviewer.html","title":{"rendered":"Bob Costas Still Has It As Sports Interviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBC<\/em> was wise to take over Versus<\/em> and turn it into the NBC Sports Network<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Just as it made a smart decision to give sportscaster Bob Costas<\/strong> a sports-talk show.<\/p>\n

The Long Island native known more for putting down his roots in St. Louis, Costas is a solid sports talkkie who attracted interviews with New York coaches John Tortorella<\/strong> and Rex Ryan<\/strong> on a recent edition.<\/p>\n

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Bob Costas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The MLB Network<\/em> broadcaster also did solid work on questioning Tortorella’s post-game interviews, or lack thereof, due to the coach’s ornery nature. He also tried to pin down Ryan on his boastful nature.<\/p>\n

Costas was also in fine form in an interview with disgraced Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky<\/strong> on an episode of Rock Center<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What about Bob? He’s doing just fine, as are the network’s he’s working for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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