Chris Erskine: Why we miss Bob Costas at the Winter Olympics
by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
Feb 20, 2018
3 minutes
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Hello, 911? I'd like to report a missing person.
Last name C-O-S-T-A-S. Short, extremely white male. Dark hair, pink eyes. Brilliant sportscaster with a boyish demeanor.
How long has he been missing? Ever since these Olympics began. I don't want to alarm you, ma'am, but a Winter Olympics without Costas is like Christmas without a Claus ...
Oh, well, I tried. In fact, I've been calling 911 nightly since the Olympics began. I miss Bob Costas, odd as that may seem. I've kidded the
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