His father, now host of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO, left the Early Show at CBS in May. "I'm also very excited about the next chapter. Bryant Gumbel recently weighed in on the drama at "Today," saying that his former show has made "a lot of missteps." However, Stelter alleged that behind the scenes, Matt Lauer and programming executives, who reportedly didn't like Curry, fomented an uncomfortable work culture — one that Curry allegedly described as "professional torture" and a "boys' club atmosphere. In Sept. 1996, the National Association of Minorities in Cable (NAMIC) presented Gumbel with the annual award that “recognizes an individual for making an outstanding contribution toward promoting diversity in the entertainment/telecommunications industry.”Bryant has also reported on the largely unknown world of women’s bodybuilding; the dangers of fans being hit with foul balls at major league parks; the alarming increase in gun violence in Chicago directed at young athletes who were once given a “Hooper’s Pass;” excessive drinking at NFL games; the police shooting of minor league baseball player Robbie Tolan in his Texas driveway; and concussions on the high school level. In fall 2012, Gumbel traveled to North Carolina for a touching and inspiring profile of Chancellor Lee Adams, Rae Carruth’s unwanted son.Prior to his NBC News assignment, Gumbel worked for NBC Sports from fall 1975 to winter 1982, serving as the host of virtually all its primary programs and championship event broadcasts, including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the NCAA basketball tournament. He also hosted its coverage of the PGA Tour in 1990.With an eye on global issues that have far-reaching impact, Gumbel, who has delivered more than 100 reports to the franchise, has traveled overseas to report on the role of the Ultras soccer community in the Egyptian political revolution, the largely unchecked power of the International Olympic Committee, the effects of global warming on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and the alarming presence of racism in European soccer leagues.© 2020 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved.This website may contain mature content.Gumbel’s broadcast career began in Oct. 1972, when he was named sportscaster for KNBC-TV Los Angeles. In 1989, Bryant Gumbel wrote a memo to the program's then-executive producer Marty Ryan, which was critical of other Today personalities, and was leaked to the press. Today's protests are a preview of our progressive future. She joined "Today" as co-host in 1991 after serving as a national political correspondent. A press release said the chimpanzee was leaving to "expand his personal horizons," but insiders say it was because Garroway wanted him gone for good.
June Baranco is widely recognized as the celebrity wife of the sports journalist, Bryant Gumbel.Her former husband is 4 time Emmy winning TV reporter famous for his sports hosting in several TV channels such as CBC and NBC.
Her replacement: substitute anchor Katie Couric.Consumer reporter David Horowitz was, to Gumbel, "a walking cliché," and Gumbel said film critic Gene Shalit's celebrity interviews "aren't very good. With the definition of scandal here on decidedly sliding scale, the popular morning show has weathered every storm from a controversial primate co-anchor (yes, really), to disturbing allegations of behind-the-scenes sexual misconduct.
"In the spring of 1991, while Norville was on maternity leave, NBC announced that she had decided to "focus her next year on motherhood." Gumbel sat down with Katie Couric, his former co-host on the show, to discuss his show "Real Sports," and he sounded off on how the transition from Ann Curry to Savannah Guthrie unfolded.
Couric, together with Bryant Gumbel and Matt Lauer, built a "Today Show" juggernaut that … In a resurfaced 1991 segment from the "Today" show, Bryant Gumbel hounded Katie Couric about taking maternity leave.
In April 1995, Bryant Gumbel began hosting Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO Sports’ monthly magazine-style program that explores the issues, controversies and personalities that are prevalent in the world of sports..
Although Baranco is not a celebrity, she came to limelight because of her partner, Gumbel.