- Bryant Charles Gumbel is an American television journalist and sportscaster, best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today
| Born: | 29 September 1948 Comment | | How old is Bryant Gumbel in 2024? / Age: | 75 years
| | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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Bryant Gumbel facts
- He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel
- Since 1995, he has hosted HBO's acclaimed investigative series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which has been rated as "flat out TV's best sports program" by the Los Angeles Times
- It won a Peabody Award in 2012
- Gumbel was hired by NBC Sports in the fall of 1975 as co-host of its National Football League pre-game show GrandStand with Jack Buck
- From 1975 until January 1982 (when he left to do The Today Show), he hosted numerous sporting events for NBC including Major League Baseball, college basketball and the National Football League
- He returned to sportscasting for NBC when he hosted the prime time coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics from Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990
- NBC News made Gumbel the principal anchor of Today beginning September 27, 1982, and broadcast from Vietnam, Vatican City, Europe, South America, and much of the United States followed between 1984 and 1989
- Gumbel's work on Today earned him several Emmys and a large fanbase
- He is the third longest serving co-host of Today, after current host Matt Lauer and Katie Couric
- He stepped down from the show on January 3, 1997, after 15 years
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