Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel is a television journalist working in news and sports. Gumbel hosted The Today Show for 15 years and has earned four Emmy Awards throughout his career in television. Since 1995, he's been the host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Fast Facts
- Born: September 29, 1948
- Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Full name: Bryant Charles Gumbel
- Attended: Bates College
- Honorary doctorates from Xavier University, Providence College, Bates College, Clark Atlanta University, and College of the Holy Cross
- Spouse: Hilary Quinlan
- Children: Bradley Gumbel and Jillian Beth Gumbel
- Younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has won 20 Emmy Awards since 19951
- In 1999, Gumbel received an award for "Outstanding Journalism" for an investigative piece on counterfeit golf clubs
- Gumbel anchored the NBC coverage of the 1988 Olympic Games
- Currently has play-by-play duties for the NFL Network
- Gumbel has received a total of four Emmy Awards for his work in television
- Gumbel's son, Bradley, was arrested in mid November 2008, for alleged DUI2
Real Sports Fast Facts
- Monthly sports news magazine
- April 1995: Gumbel began hosting the show
- Director: Jeff Winn
- Network: HBO
- Season 12
- Correspondents: Bryant Gumbel, Mary Carillo, Frank Deford, Jon Frankel, Bernard Goldberg and Andrea Kremer
- Awards: 20 Sports Emmy Awards, 2006 duPont-Columbia University Award, CableACE award and several others
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