Article: Holy Cow: Costas as the Next Russert?(Bob Costas, Tim Russert)(Brief article)

Byline: Paul Bedard

As the NBC peacock spreads its wings even further to search for a new Meet the Press host to replace the late Tim Russert, the name of Olympics host and storied sportscaster Bob Costas (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-06-19-karolyi-costas_N.htm) has surfaced. TV executives, noting his steady and unbiased presentation of sports and news when he fills in for Larry King on CNN, say that he's got just the right temperament and approach for the Sunday newsmaker show. We are hearing this directly from somebody who knew Russert well and held top jobs in network TV news. Asked by our Liz Halloran whom he'd recommend to replace ...

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