Bob Costas The longtime NBC broadcaster is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, he won the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence and will be honored July 28 during induction weekend at Cooperstown, N.Y. “Even if you’re coming off the bench, you’re on the same team as Jack Buck, Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell, Red Barber, Harry Caray and Mel Allen,” said the 65-year-old, naming a few famed announcers.