Bob Costas Is Passing The Olympic Hosting Torch To Mike Tirico After 24 Years

After hosting prime-time coverage for the past 12 Olympics, Bob Costas is moving on from the position.

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On Feb 9, 2017

Bob Costas has been a staple of U.S. Olympic coverage for the better part of 25 years, but today we found out that he is stepping away.

Rio had some capstone moments, Michael Phelps was finishing off. So was Usain Bolt. And Simone Biles was emerging. It had moments that felt like closure to me, and this felt like a good time to step aside.

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Bob Costas has done much more in his career than just the Olympics:

How do you think Mike Tirico will stack up to Costas' work?

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