The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / He's Out! Bob Costas Officially Retires From Baseball Play-By-Play

**Posted by RadioActive** October 31, 2024 3:22 pm

After 44 years of calling baseball games, Bob Costas is officially quitting the gig. The veteran sports broadcaster will still contribute segments for the MLB Network, but his days of sitting in front of a mic relaying balls and strikes are over. He'd most recently been working this year's Division playoffs for U.S. cable channel TBS.

Bob Costas retires from MLB play-by-play duties after 4-plus decades

**Posted by mace** November 1, 2024 9:08 am

For me this article is behind a paywall. I always enjoyed his late night show "Later with Bob Costas" when I could see it. For some reason WGRZ refused to carry it. I had to rely on tropo reception from Erie, Rochester or Syracuse to watch it. Not terribly reliable.

**Posted by RadioActive** November 1, 2024 9:28 am

mace wrote:
For me this article is behind a paywall. I always enjoyed his late night show "Later with Bob Costas" when I could see it. For some reason WGRZ refused to carry it. I had to rely on tropo reception from Erie, Rochester or Syracuse to watch it. Not terribly reliable.

Try this article instead.

**Posted by Bill101** November 4, 2024 2:16 am

Good to watch a couple of interviews with Terri Garr on"Later" with Costas. The first one about Elvis, Jack Nicholson and the Monkees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BexG3EESI0

**Posted by Bill101** November 4, 2024 2:19 am

And the second one where she talks about her dad and Jackie Gleason, Mel Brooks and celebrity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSSQ3-D1g2c

Last edited by Bill101 (November 4, 2024 2:25 am)

**Posted by mace** November 4, 2024 10:22 am

Bill101 wrote:
Good to watch a couple of interviews with Terri Garr on"Later" with Costas. The first one about Elvis, Jack Nicholson and the Monkees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BexG3EESI0

Air date was Friday March 17, 1989.

**Posted by paterson1** November 4, 2024 12:00 pm

Here is Bob interviewing John Candy. John talks about a few of his movies, SCTV, the development of the Schemege Brothers and William B. Some funny moments..https://www.google.com/search?q=bob+costas+and+john+candy&rlz=1C1GGRV_enCA751CA751&oq=bob+costas+and+john+candy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCDcxNThqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:94108617,vid:nvm6NhbZNDA,st:0

**Posted by mace** November 4, 2024 12:15 pm

I went down the rabbit hole this morning and found two more interesting "Later" interviews with Robert Vaughn and Steve Allen.