Bob Costas is passing the NBC Olympic primetime host torch to Mike Tirico for PyeongChang, ended a U.S.-television record of 11 Olympics in that role.
“It has been both a privilege and an incredible personal and professional experience to have been part of NBC’s Olympic coverage all these years,” Costas, who made his Olympic debut in 1988 and primetime debut in 1992, said in a press release. “I’m especially appreciative of all the talented and dedicated people I worked for and with on those broadcasts. I always felt that, in a certain sense, I was carrying the ball for them.