Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas will receive the National Press Foundation 2025 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

Costas has been an authoritative voice on every major U.S. sport. In his nearly 40-year career with NBC, he hosted 12 Olympic Games and seven Super Bowls, covered 10 NBA Finals and seven World Series, not to mention other highly viewed events, such as the Kentucky Derby and U.S. Open.

“Bob Costas’ at-ease delivery is backed by a probing interview style, prosaic writing, and an encyclopedic knowledge that spans sports, global affairs, and pop culture,” NPF judges said. “Costas brings preparation and gravitas to any assignment, often providing moments of community around human trial and achievement. He represents and honors the best of what American broadcasting can be – a shared moment of resonance.”

Costas accepted the award at the 2026 NPF Awards Dinner on March 12 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C.

Costas has won 29 Emmy Awards and has been named “National Sportscaster of the Year” by his peers a record eight times. He is the only person to have won Emmys in news, sports, and entertainment. His news Emmy was awarded for his 2011 interview with Jerry Sandusky. He won the Walter Cronkite Award for distinction in journalism the following year.

Costas is the second sports broadcaster to win the Taishoff award. The first was Roone Arledge, the former ABC executive who created Monday Night Football and the Wide World of Sports, who won in 1990.

NPF established the Taishoff Award in 1983 thanks to a generous bequest from the late Sol Taishoff, journalism veteran and founder and editor of Broadcasting magazine. It recognizes distinguished service to broadcast journalism, whether during a lifetime of service or during an exceptional year’s work.

Recent winners include Christiane Amanpour of CNN in 2024, Al Roker of NBC’s TODAY in 2023, Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts in 2022, and Norah O’Donnell, CBS Evening News anchor, in 2021.