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Expanded coverage of Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Ceremony
December 11, 2007 was a landmark night for sports broadcasting. In front of a standing-room-only audience at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, the inaugural class was inducted to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and the ceremony brought alternate fits of laughter and tears to every member of the distinguished audience. “This is an exciting night for the sports broadcasting community,” said Bob Costas of NBC Sports and HBO Sports, who co-hosted the event along with Jim Nantz of CBS Sports. “For the first time ever, we are honoring those who have made televised sports a cultural phenomenon and an economic powerhouse.”

Event Host Announced Bob Costas and Jim Nantz will host the 2007 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame ceremony. It is a great honor to have these two great commentators master the inaugural ceremony.
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Innovators in Sports Broadcasting to Be Honored at Gala Ceremony In New York City on December 11

NEW YORK (OCTOBER 22, 2007) — The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Ceremony will be hosted by renowned sports broadcasters Jim Nantz of CBS Sports and Bob Costas of NBC Sports/HBO. The event, which will induct 11 leading figures in the history of sports on television, is scheduled for the evening of Dec. 11, 2007 at the New York Hilton in New York City.

The Sports Video Group (SVG), along with leading executives from the sports world established the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, a first of its kind to honor executives from the worlds of sports, technology and broadcasting.

"Having two of the most recognized figures in sports broadcasting host our ceremony further underscores the widespread industry support we are receiving for this long-overdue event," explains Selection Committee Chairman Ken Aagaard, who is also senior vice president, Operations and Production Services, CBS Sports. "This will truly be an evening in which the luminaries in sports broadcasting come out to honor their own and recognize those giants who came before us."

Lead play-by-play NFL announcer for CBS, Jim Nantz has covered virtually every sport for the CBS Network since 1985. This year marks Nantz's 21st year covering the Final Four. His extensive credits include serving as host of THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, CBS Sports' Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show; anchor of CBS's golf coverage, including the Masters and the PGA Championship; lead play-by-play announcer for college basketball, including the Final Four and Championship game; and primetime host of CBS Sports' coverage of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Nantz was named the 2005 National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Bob Costas, a 27-year veteran of NBC Sports, has hosted seven Olympics and been prominently involved in virtually every major sports event, including numerous World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals broadcasts. He is the host of NBC's Sunday evening NFL program, "Football Night in America." Costas, who joined HBO Sports in February 2001, is also the host of "Costas Now," a hard-hitting, intelligent and topical sports series. He has also received 15 Sports Emmys® as a broadcaster and two Sports Emmys® for writing and another as host of the general interest program "Later with Bob Costas" on NBC. His book "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball," published in the spring of 2000 spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.