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- Bob Costas, who stepped down as NBC's prime-time Olympics host two years ago, has left the network's sports division altogether.
- "Everything in this transition was planned and done (by) mutual agreement," Montag said in an emailed statement. He said Costas had a "great partnership" with executives including Dick Ebersol and Mark Lazarus, the current NBC Broadcasting & Sports chairman.
- Costas, 66, served as the emcee for NBC's Olympics 11 times starting in 1992. In early 2017, he stepped aside for network newcomer Mike Tirico, formerly with ESPN.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Costas, who stepped down as NBC's prime-time Olympics host two years ago, has left the network's sports division altogether.
NBC Sports said Wednesday that Costas parted ways with his longtime employer, providing no further details.
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