# Billy Costa > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Billy_Costa > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Billy_Costa.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Costa > Source revision: 1308529714 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **William Anthony Costa** (born December 24, 1952) is an American radio and television host in the [Boston](/source/Boston) area, best known since 2022 as the host of the *Billy and Lisa in the Morning* show on [WXKS-FM](/source/WXKS-FM) in Boston. ## Early life Costa grew up in [East Cambridge, Massachusetts](/source/East_Cambridge,_Massachusetts), where he graduated from [Cambridge Rindge and Latin School](/source/Cambridge_Rindge_and_Latin_School).[1][2] He attended [Merrimack College](/source/Merrimack_College) in Massachusetts on a hockey scholarship, majoring in English. He and his parents are of Portuguese ancestry. Costa’s parents died before his radio career truly took off, with his father dying at 48 and his mother at 52. After transferring to [Emerson College](/source/Emerson_College) in [Boston](/source/Boston), he found a job as a [disc jockey](/source/Disc_jockey) at a local nightclub. He later joined the Emerson [radio station](/source/Radio_station), [WERS](/source/WERS), as a DJ. After graduating from Emerson with a degree in English,[2] Costa worked at a few other radio stations, including [WBOS](/source/WBOS), before contacting [WXKS-FM](/source/WXKS-FM) "Kiss 108" in 1980 for a lifestyle/entertainment news show he proposed.[3] Costa pays his ex-wife $26,000 monthly in alimony.[4] ## Radio and TV ### *Matty In The Morning* (1980 – May 3, 2022) Costa told [Kiss 108](/source/WXKS-FM) about a lifestyle/entertainment segment he could host. This evolved into his *Top 30 Countdown* which is broadcast every Saturday morning and Sunday evening. Costa co-hosted *Matty In The Morning* with [Matt Siegel](/source/Matt_Siegel) and Lisa Donovan from 2001 until Siegel's retirement on May 3, 2022.[5] ### *Billy and Lisa In The Morning* (August 8, 2022 – present) On May 3, 2022, Costa was named the new permanent host of Kiss 108's morning radio show *Matty in the Morning* following former host Siegel’s announcement of his retirement. Costa hosts *Billy and Lisa In The Morning* with Donovan, Justin Augirre, and Winnie Akoury on weekday mornings from 6 to 10 am. ### TV (1993 – present) Costa was the host of *The Phantom Gourmet*, a restaurant review show, which broadcast its first episode on June 26, 1993. In 2003, Costa moved to a new show, *TV Diner* on [New England Cable News](/source/New_England_Cable_News) (NECN),[6][7] which was cancelled in September 2013.[8] Costa now hosts *Dining Playbook* with Jenny Johnson on [New England Sports Network](/source/New_England_Sports_Network) (NESN).[9] In 2011, Costa started hosting a [WGBH-TV](/source/WGBH-TV) show, *High School Quiz Show* and continued through 2023. He was succeeded in 2024 by PBS Digital Studios host Joe Hanson. [10] ## Awards Costa has received an [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) nomination for his work on *Evening Magazine* and has received a Children's Television Award for *Rap Around*, his kids' talk show.[3][7] ## References 1. Black, Jane (January 2006). ["In the Line of Fire"](http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/boston-magazine-in-the-line-of-fire/). *Boston Magazine*. Metrocorp, Inc. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205420/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/boston-magazine-in-the-line-of-fire/) June 6, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. ["Billy Costa To Host High School Quiz Show"](http://www.wgbh.org/articles/About-Host-Billy-Costa-1281). *High School Quiz Show*. WGBH. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171214050609/http://www.wgbh.org/articles/About-Host-Billy-Costa-1281) December 14, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. ["Billy Costa News and Entertainment Director Kiss 108 Billy Costa Hosts TV Diner on NECN"](http://www.billycosta.com/about.htm). *Billy Costa Finance Inc*. June 27, 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120131212337/http://www.billycosta.com/about.htm) January 31, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. ["Split to Costa Billy Costa a bundle!"](https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/11/30/split-to-costa-billy-costa-a-bundle/). *Boston Herald*. 2010-11-30. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211006015907/https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/11/30/split-to-costa-billy-costa-a-bundle/) October 6, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-10-06. 1. ["Billy & Lisa in the Morning - Kiss 108"](https://kiss108.iheart.com/featured/billy-and-lisa-in-the-morning/). *Billy & Lisa in the Morning*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230324204857/https://kiss108.iheart.com/featured/billy-and-lisa-in-the-morning/) March 24, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 10, 2023. 1. ["TV Diner"](http://www.necn.com/pages/tv_diner). *NECN.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140712192401/http://www.necn.com/pages/tv_diner) July 12, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. ["Team Bios"](http://www.necn.com/pages/teambios). *NECN.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105204159/http://www.necn.com/pages/teambios) November 5, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. Shanahan, Mark & Goldstein, Meredith (September 26, 2013). ["'TV Diner' to go off the air at NECN"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2013/09/26/diner-off-air-necn/eAYIqMt9P77iOix2L5SgDJ/story.html). *Boston Globe*. Boston Globe Media Partners LLC. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142707/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2013/09/26/diner-off-air-necn/eAYIqMt9P77iOix2L5SgDJ/story.html) June 12, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. ["Dining Playbook"](https://diningplaybook.com/). *Dining Playbook*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061458/https://diningplaybook.com/) June 23, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 23, 2018. 1. ["Meet The Host"](http://www.wgbh.org/quizshow/). *High School Quiz Show*. Boston: WGBH. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180331130050/http://www.wgbh.org/quizshow/) March 31, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. 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