{"id":2352187,"date":"2024-10-08T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-costas-very-unhappy-about-being-asked-to-read-a-cnn-promo-during-mlb-playoff-game\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:48:32","slug":"bob-costas-very-unhappy-about-being-asked-to-read-a-cnn-promo-during-mlb-playoff-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-costas-very-unhappy-about-being-asked-to-read-a-cnn-promo-during-mlb-playoff-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Costas Very Unhappy About Being Asked to Read a CNN Promo During MLB Playoff Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-costas-very-unhappy-about-being-asked-to-read-a-cnn-promo-during-mlb-playoff-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bob Costas, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-stars-pressure-mens-tour-to-join-wta-in-china-boycott\/\" title=\"Tennis Stars Pressure Men&#039;s Tour to Join WTA in China Boycott\">veteran sportscaster<\/a> known for his candidness and distinctive voice, recently \u200cbecame the center\u200d of attention after\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schmuck-schumer-predicts-democrats-will-hold-senate\/\" title=\"Schmuck Schumer Predicts Democrats Will Hold Senate\">hot-mic incident<\/a> during Game 2 of the American League Division \u2062Series between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. While\u2062 reading a promotional script for CNN, he was heard expressing skepticism about the promo, stating, \u201cPuts me in a very difficult spot,\u201d unaware that he was still broadcasting. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">moment<\/a> went viral and highlighted his apparent discomfort with the CNN advertisement, particularly\u2064 given that both CNN and the sports network he works with, TBS, \u200care owned by the same\u2063 parent company,\u200d Warner Bros. Discovery. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-three-important-things-the-media-wont-tell-you-about-the-makhia-bryant-case\/\" title=\"Here Are Three Important Things The Media Won\u2019t Tell You About The Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Case\">incident added<\/a> to\u200b the ongoing criticisms surrounding \u200bCNN, especially following their announcement of introducing a paywall on their site, which many have compared unfavorably to the short-lived CNN+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siriusxm-pandora-cmt-iheartradio-pull-morgan-wallen-music-following-n-word-video-recorded-by-neighbor\/\" title=\"SiriusXM, Pandora, CMT, iHeartRadio Pull Morgan Wallen Music Following N-Word Video Recorded By Neighbor\">streaming service<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Highly acclaimed and longtime sportscaster Bob Costas is known for a number of things.<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old Costas is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbc-sports-legend-bob-costas-savages-biden-allies-air-threats-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outspoken<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sportscaster-bob-costas-skewers-conspicuously-mum-colin-kaepernick-lebron-james-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frank<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sportscaster-bob-costas-goes-viral-asian-joke-live-air-maybe-suzuki-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unafraid<\/a> of being politically incorrect. That&rsquo;s to say nothing of his iconic and recognizable voice and cadence. Costas is also an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmys.com\/bios\/bob-costas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmy<\/a> award winner to boot.<\/p>\n<p>After a viral hot-mic moment on Monday, you can apparently add &ldquo;not a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-goes-war-cnn-panel-abortion-heated-segment-speak-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>&rdquo; to the list of things Costas is known for.<\/p>\n<p>Costas was on the call during Game 2 of the American League Division Series game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>In the bottom of the fifth inning, with the Royals up 4-1 (Kansas City would win the game to tie the ALDS at 1-1), Costas was caught in a now-viral clip where he appeared to disparage the CNN promo he was just forced to read as part of the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(The game aired on TBS, which is owned by the same parent company that owns CNN.)<\/p>\n<p>The brief clip caught Costas first asking about the CNN promo, before adding some unexpected commentary that prompted Awful Announcing to put out a post on social media platform X reminding the sportscaster that his mic was on:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your mic is on, Bob. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29PKqNYPNm\">pic.twitter.com\/29PKqNYPNm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1843463502226436265?\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CNN promo?&rdquo; Costas was heard saying at the beginning of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>After a long pause, a very unenthused Costas then said, &ldquo;Puts me in a very difficult spot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear why Costas is audibly perturbed by the CNN promo.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery owns both CNN and Turner Sports (the latter of which Costas is a part). The sportscaster has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2024\/07\/13\/smr-costas-i-was-right-about-biden.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2024\/02\/24\/smr-costas-on-biden.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2024\/04\/11\/bob-costas-bronco-call-oj-simpson-nc-intv-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearances<\/a> on the news network as a contributor in the past.<\/p>\n<p>While Costas&rsquo; disdain with the CNN promo went viral for how peculiar it was, it&rsquo;s probably not something CNN wanted to hear from a member of a sister network.<\/p>\n<p>Costas&rsquo; audio gaffe comes on the heels of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-gets-lambasted-announcing-desperate-cash-grab-bid-turn-company-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widely panned<\/a> report that CNN is shifting its business model to include paywalls on its site.<\/p>\n<p>Many critics of this new plan have likened CNN&rsquo;s paywall initiative to that of the disastrous CNN+ &mdash; a streaming service that lasted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-officially-done-employees-receive-crushing-pink-slips-morning-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about a month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s like the CNN+ fiasco never happened<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themarketswork\/status\/1841105950117413142?\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like the CNN+ fiasco never happened,&rdquo; one critic bitingly posted to X, in response to the paywall announcement by CNN pundit Brian Stelter.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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An Emmy winner, he recently gained attention after a hot-mic incident during Game 2 of the ALDS between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. While calling the game, Costas was caught on camera expressing his discontent with a CNN promo he had to read. His comments went viral, especially as they came from someone associated with a sister network of CNN. This incident follows criticism of CNN&#8217;s new paywall strategy, which some have compared to the failed CNN+ streaming service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bob-Costas.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42574,42575,42576],"class_list":["post-2352187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bob-costas","tag-cnn-promo","tag-mlb-playoffs"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bob-Costas.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}