Costas refuses to cover Holloway case

Aug 19, 2005- Permalink

Kudos to Bob Costas for not hosting Larry King Live on Thursday night. The show was supposed to be mostly about the case of Natalee Holloway, with a little bit about the conviction of BTK killer Dennis Rader.

Costas said that, “I didn’t think the subject matter of Thursday’s show was the kind of broadcast that I should be doing.”

I don’t mean any disrespect to Holloway’s family. Obviously the event is in their lives 24/7. In national news terms though, it was news when she disappeared, perhaps news on major breaking evidence, and of course news when they find her alive or dead. The constant hours of pundit speculation on Fox and CNN only serve to sensationalize the story. Of course, sensationalizing crime stories is the opiate of the masses and keeps their attention off things like politics and policy.