Costas Refuses to Host Show on Holloway

[xultar]

Costas Refuses to Host Show on Holloway
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050819/ap_en_tv/tv_costas_walks;
NEW YORK - While some cable TV hosts are making their living off the Natalee Holloway case this summer, Bob Costas is having none of it.


Costas, hired by CNN as an occasional fill-in on "Larry King Live," refused to anchor Thursday's show because it was primarily about the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba. Chris Pixley filled in at the last minute.

"I didn't think the subject matter of Thursday's show was the kind of broadcast I should be doing," Costas said in a statement. "I suggested some alternatives but the producers preferred the topics they had chosen. I was fine with that, and respectfully declined to participate."

Costas' manager declined to elaborate on what Costas didn't like about the topic.

[crispini]

1. Good for him.

enough of the missing white wimmin already. :eyes:

[Initech]

2. Further proof that Costas is one of the few sane TV journalists out there!

[underpants]

6. I've always been a big fan of Costas

God for him.

[KitchenWitch]

3. I already respected him, but my respect for him just ratcheted up

a few more notches.

[SoCalDem]

4. Hallelujah.. He and keith are the only ones with integrity

Yesterday Keith prefaced a snippet with "My producers are forcing me" ..blah blah blah. He looked none to happy about the story..

Perhaps a revolt will be what makes the networks re-think their "news" coverage..

leave the tabloidy stuff to E-channel or Court TV

[Maddy McCall]

5. He did a great job interviewing the Nascar guys.

I'm a huge Jeff Gordon fan, so I loved it.

[LisaL]

7. What, is there a shortage of stories on Natalee?

What, we haven't heard enough? Must they all do show after show about her? It's a sad story, but enough is enough. Is there nothing else going on the world?
Good for Bob Costas!