If you tuned into the first 2014 Winter Olympics primetime broadcast on NBC Thursday (Feb. 6), you may have noticed that host Bob Costas was looking a little wonky in one eye. Bob Costas' eye infection is getting worse so he'll take the night off from Olympics coverage. Bob Costas is off to a tough … Read more
Bob Costas got pink eye at the worst possible time. The broadcaster came down with a nasty eye infection that left him visibly affected, with one eye nearly. Between the missing shower curtains, brown tap water and computer hacking affecting journalists covering the Sochi Games, NBC's Bob Costas might have it the worst. He has … Read more
8 (UPI) — NBC sportscaster Bob Costas took a break from his Olympics broadcast Thursday night to explain his eye was red and swollen because he had pink eye. Costas looked a little unusual during his Olympics coverage Thursday and Friday night, Bob Costas' freakishly pink eye has joined brown tap water and shower spy … Read more
Yes, Bob has some sort of infection which has his left eye completely red and almost completely closed, making it impossible to put a contact lens in it. It just came on within the last 24 hours, the NBC doctors in Sochi are Bob Costas' freakishly pink eye has joined brown tap water and shower … Read more
It's not the way he wanted to kick off the broadcast, but Bob Costas explained to the world what was going on with his left eye. It's not the way he wanted to kick off the broadcast, but Bob Costas explained to the world what was going on with his left eye. With all the … Read more
Snarkiest Bob Costas Comment: Explaining why his eyes might look a little wonky: Pink eye. Or, as Costas told it, “Woke up about as red as the old Soviet flag.” Olympic Stud of the Day: Jamie Anderson One of the few athletes They say NBC sportscaster Bob Costas is the face of the Olympics but … Read more
Over a photo of announcer Bob Costas in which his left eye appears red and irritated, @SochiProblems tweeted, "Bob Costas did you not listen to us and drink water." The account also tweeted, "Bob Costas must've put water on his face. I'm sorry Bob, the NBC Olympics host Bob Costas mentioned both issues in the … Read more
NBC Olympics host Bob Costas mentioned both issues in the first night's introduction, saying the games promise pageantry "but also take place against a backdrop of questions about policy differences, security, cost overruns and human rights issues, Bob Costas eye. If you saw Bob Costas doing Olympics work on NBC at all Thursday, your first … Read more