Winter Olympics: Bob Costas' eye infection becomes Sochi storyline - NY Daily News: Any day now, NBC suits will be trading in their stately Olympic overture for Crystal Gayle singing “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” Or in Costas’ case, pink.
Make no mistake, Bob (Rapping Roberto) Costas is now officially bigger than these Olympics. He is the story. For anyone who has not been paying attention (how could you not?) Costas, NBC’s prime-time Olympics host, entered these Games of skill and will with one infected eyeball.
In a drastic move, Costas was forced to trade in his contacts for a pair of horn rims (soon to be shipped to the Museum of Broadcasting), which gave him a rather studious appearance. On Monday night he showed up with both eyes infected. Looking to ease the pain, he knocked back a shot of vodka with Mary Carillo. Isn’t drinking on the air a violation of FCC regulations?