Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel's Harsh Words About Sarah Palin's 'Today' Gig

Posted 04.09.2012

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At least one former "Today" alum was not impressed with the show's decision to bring in Sarah Palin as a co-host last week. Bryant Gumbel, who led ...

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The Most Infamous Memo In Television History

JIMROMENESKO.COM | Posted 05.06.2012

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I was going through some old files over the weekend and came across the infamous Bryant Gumbel memo to "Today" show executive producer Marty Ryan, wri...

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A LOOK BACK: Bryant Gumbel Flips Out At Prince

Posted 01.28.2012

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Bryant Gumbel is a crazy, fanatical Prince fan. How do we know? Compelling and conclusive video evidence, that's how! The video comes from Gumbel'...

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Bryant Gumbel, David Stern and the NBA Plantation

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 12.22.2011

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Dr. Boyce Watkins

Based on Gumbel's remarks over the years, I quietly suspect that beneath the polished, articulate demeanor lies a Black Panther always waiting to happen. In fact, that's one of the reasons I respect him so much.

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Bryant Gumbel Describes NBA Commish As "Modern Plantation Overseer"

Posted 12.19.2011

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Although word of the 16-hour negotiating session at midweek suggests that all parties are still working toward a solution, the news emerging from the ...

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New Orleans: Ground Zero in the Cultural War

Brian Ross | Posted 07.05.2011

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The Founding Fathers defined the boundaries of liberty and freedom. New Orleans lives them. The birthplace of jazz. The true birthplace of Rock-and-Ro...

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Bryant & Katie Discover the Internet

Posted 07.19.2011

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This is not a comedy sketch - it's a real clip from a 1994 episode of The Today Show. And this was just 17 years ago! You'll howl. -MT ...

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FLASHBACK: Katie Couric Struggles To Understand 'What Is Internet'

Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before Twitter and Facebook hijacked our lives, before we read the news on a screen and Susan Boyle became an overnight celebrity, Katie Couric and Br...

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Kelly Ripa: I Look Like Peter Pan When I Work Out

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kelly Ripa may be a fitness fanatic, but she swears she's not looking pretty as she works out. Last week on "Live! with Regis and Kelly," Ripa told...

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'THE VIEW' FOR MEN?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara Walters is eyeing a spinoff of "The View" geared at men, the New York Daily News' Gatecrasher column reports. The newspaper reports that Walt...

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Bryant Gumbel: Big Networks Can't Be Objective About Sports Events They Televise

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Events such as the Masters golf tournament remind Bryant Gumbel why he does "Real Sports" on HBO. The monthly newsmagazine marks 15 ...

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Bryant Gumbel Cancer: Announces Lung Cancer On "Regis"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bryant Gumbel announced Tuesday morning that he had cancer surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor near his lung. Gumbel, 61, was guest-ho...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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When will it all stop? How will it all end? I'm starting to wonder if it's at all possible for Tiger's life to ever return to some sense of normalcy. But of course, he's the one who started all this.

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Sports on TV Better with the Sound Off

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Hollander

Enough with the announcers; we'll take our own journey and become an informed and engaged sports viewership that doesn't need escalating audio-visual effects to enjoy what it's watching.

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Bryant Gumbel Leaves NFL Network

Variety | John Dempsey | Posted 05.25.2011

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After two years of getting roasted by sports-media critics, Bryant Gumbel has ankled his job as play-by-play man for the eight live National Football ...

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Bryant Gumbel Praises HBO: We Don't 'Grovel For Ratings'

Chicago Sun-Times | DOUG ELFMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can count the number of great TV news shows on one hand. There's "Frontline," "60 Minutes," "Bill Moyers Journal" and "Real Sports with Bryant Gum...

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NFL May Reconsider Bryant Gumbel’s Job Status After “Leash” Comment…

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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The job status of Bryant Gumbel, scheduled to be the play-by-play broadcaster on the eight late-season games on the NFL's in-house network, could be t...

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