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When: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Where: Petersen Events Center
Attire: Black-Tie Optional Dinner
VIP & Photo Reception: 5:30PM
General Reception: 6:00PM
Dinner & Program: 7:00PM
Parking available in the OC Lot for $5 | Parking Map
Enter through Concourse A for entrance into PEC
Dinner Chair:
Herb Douglas, Bio
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Dinner Co-Chairs:
Jennifer Bruce Scott, Bio
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Dave Garnett, Bio
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Bryant Salter, Bio
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Bob Costas
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Costas, winner of 21 Emmy Awards, is one of the most recognized and accomplished figures in sports broadcasting. Costas - with NBC Sports since 1979 - has covered nearly every major sport, but is most identified with the Olympics and baseball.
The celebrated figure has anchored NBC's primetime coverage of the last five summer Olympics - Barcelona 1992; Atlanta 1996; Sydney, Australia, 2000; Athens, Greece, 2004; and Beijing, China, 2008. He is scheduled to host the 2012 London Summer Games. Costas also hosted the winter games in Salt Lake City 2002; Torino, Italy 2006; and Vancouver Canada 2010.
Costas' hosting duties have not been limited to the Olympics as he has also anchored five Super Bowls and worked 10 NBA Finals.
In 2009, Costas inked a long-term contract to join the newly-created MLB
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Network. As part of the deal, Costas departed HBO and his critically acclaimed show "Costas Now." He previously hosted HBO's "Inside the NFL" for six seasons. At MLBN, the renowned broadcaster has returned to play-by-play on selected game telecasts, and inaugurated the "Studio 42" interview series
E-mail: centuryofchange@athletics.pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-2939
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