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  Bryant Gumbel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gumbel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second child of parents Dunbar Gumbel and Rhea Alice LeCesne.
Gumbel 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.
One of Bryant Gumbel's more memorable moments during his stint at NBC Sports occured in 1982, when he was on site for the now legendary "Epic in Miami" NFL playoff game between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bryant Gumbel
Gumbel left The Early Show in 2002 and is currently concentrating mostly on his duties as host of HBO's investigative series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (a show that he has hosted since 1995).
Bryant Gumbel began his television career in October of 1972, when he was named a sportscaster for KNBC-TV out of Los Angeles.
Gumbel returned to sportscasting for NBC when he hosted the prime time coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games from Seoul and the PGA tour in 1990.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bryant-Gumbel   (4791 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Bryant Gumbel, Speaker On: Media / Broadcast / Print, Politics, Journalism
Gumbel is also the host of HBO's critically acclaimed Emmy-winning program, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
For orchestrating and anchoring the broadcasts from Africa, Gumbel was honored with the International Journalism Award from TransAfrica, the Africa's Future Award from the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, and the leadership award from the African American Institute.
Born September 29, 1948, in New Orleans, Gumbel was raised in Chicago.
www.speaking.com /speakers/bryantgumbel.html   (558 words)

  
 CBS News The Early Show September 19, 2001
BRYANT GUMBEL: Retired General Brent Scowcroft is a former national security adviser.
BRYANT GUMBEL: General, a lot of people are sure to view this report, too, with skepticism, as a US excuse to take out Saddam.
BRYANT GUMBEL: Talk of Saddam, of course, reawakens debate about whether or not we should have taken Saddam out at the end of the Gulf War.
www.ffip.com /interviews091901.htm   (779 words)

  
 HBO: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Bryant Gumbel Bio
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.
Some of Gumbel's most compelling interviews include one-on-ones with NFL stars Randy Moss (1995) and Terrell Owens (1996); fallen baseball star Denny McLain (1999); pro golfer Vijay Singh (2005); and his revisit of the shocking encounter between NBA players Kermit Washington and Rudy Tomjanovich (2001).personalities that are prevalent in the world of sports.
Gumbel has two children: a son, Bradley Christopher and a daughter, Jillian Beth, and is married to the former Hilary Quinlan.
www.hbo.com /realsports/correspondents/bios/bryant_gumbel.html   (1049 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel's Morning TV Bias - Media Research Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bryant Gumbel returned to a morning TV anchor chair on Monday, November 1, 1999.
To Bryant Gumbel’s question, "are you a believer in global warming?," the whole crew responded in the affirmative, while the host lamented the public’s lack of concern.
MRC Gumbel advertisement in the October 27 New York Post, "Nothing to be Proud Of," as it appeared on the Fox News Channel.
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 French Creoles | Bryant C. Gumbel
Gumbel consistently demonstrated a hard driving style that produced among viewers mixed reaction to the articulate and well-read journalist.
The second child of Dunbar Gumbel and Rhea Alice LeCesne Gumbel, Bryant Charles Gumbel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 29, 1948.
Gumbel, the show's first creole co-host, was well-read, performed well, and became a young master of live television interviewing.
www.frenchcreoles.com /CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/bryantgumbel/bryantcgumbel.htm   (956 words)

  
 CBS Early Show anchor leaves - Apr. 4, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gumbel, 53, said in a network press release: "While I am naturally disappointed that the show didn't fare better in the ratings, I am pleased with the quality of the broadcast we created.
In addition to his work at CBS News, Gumbel also is the host of the series "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," which airs on the HBO network of AOL Time Warner (AOL: down $0.39 to $22.81, Research, Estimates), CNN/Money's parent.
Gumbel recently went through an acrimonious divorce and is engaged to marry Hilary Quinlan, a former research analyst at Goldman Sachs.
money.cnn.com /2002/04/04/news/companies/cbs_gumbel/index.htm   (434 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel News
Bryant Gumbel will keep his play-by-play job with the NFL Network despite saying on his HBO show that Paul Tagliabue should show his successor as commissioner 'where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash.' Roger...
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 the subject of a discussion by NFL officials after Gumbel's...
Bryant Gumbel The professional air that Gumbel exudes when he shuffles his desk full of papers as he signs off the "air" from HBO's "RealSports" - which is a taped show - is what made me want to be a...
www.topix.net /who/bryant-gumbel   (693 words)

  
 Flashpoints USA . About the Series . Bryant Gumbel | PBS
Flashpoints USA with Bryant Gumbel and Gwen Ifill is an innovative public affairs series from PBS that brings together both compelling examinations of critical issues and a dynamic pairing of two of the most respected names in journalism.
One of the most recognized figures in broadcast journalism, Bryant Gumbel brings a wealth of experience and an unrivaled versatility to his first effort on PBS.
Gumbel worked for NBC for nearly 25 years, serving as anchor of its Today show for an unprecedented tenure of 15 years.
www.pbs.org /flashpointsusa/about/bios_gumbel.html   (393 words)

  
 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a monthly sports newsmagazine on HBO that debuted on April 2, 1995.
The show was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.
It also brought world attention to the plight of child camel jockeys in the Middle East and helped Ansar Burney Trust to convince the governments of Qatar and the UAE to end the use of children in this sport.
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 Bryant Gumbel's Morning TV Bias - Media Research Center
Gumbel used another morning program as a daily platform for personal liberal bias masquerading as news and commentary." Bozell explained that "like everyone else, Mr.
Gumbel is entitled to his own opinions -- but not to his own set of facts.
Gumbel also called the Elian video "the most disgusting thing I've ever seen," rued how a kid from Haiti would have been returned immediately and charged that the Miami relatives "don't care about" Elian.
www.mediaresearch.org /projects/gumbel/gumbel_bias.asp   (1532 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel on NBC -- Media Research Center Spotlight
Bryant Gumbel earned the wrath of conservatives long before his stint at CBS.
Four-year study demonstrated how Gumbel used Today as personal political soapbox to attack Republicans as "right-wing extremists," to share his often-incendiary opinions on race relations and express an abiding hatred of Ronald Reagan.
Gumbel blames the Los Angeles riots of 1992 on the policies of the Reagan years.
www.mediaresearch.org /mrcspotlight/gumbelatnbc.asp   (234 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bryant Gumbel leaves CBS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There had been talk that CBS Early Show anchor Bryant Gumbel was ready to move on, that he was thinking about writing a book and that if he stayed he wanted a year-to-year contract to give him an out.
Gumbel's decision comes at a time when CBS has made inroads in morning television: The Early Show audience is younger than it once was, and as a result, CBS is said to be making $50 million a year after it had been making
Gumbel signed with CBS in May 1997 after working for NBC for nearly 25 years, 15 of them as host of Today, where he broke the network color barrier by becoming the first fl network morning anchor.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2002/2002-04-04-gumbel.htm   (565 words)

  
 La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Bryant Gumbel’s Feckless Fumble
Bryant Gumbel is highly educated, successful and a trend setter in broadcast journalism.
Bryant Gumbel seems to be so uncomfortable in his own skin that he has trouble seeing beyond it.
Gumbel is in the same boat as OJ and Charles Barkeley: hypocrites married to white women that they left fl wives for.
lashawnbarber.com /archives/2006/02/18/bryant-gumbel   (3738 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel - Premiere Speakers Bureau
Bryant Gumbel joined CBS News in March 1997 as anchor of the primetime news magazine PUBLIC EYE WITH BRYANT GUMBEL.
Gumbel has anchored and reported from all comers of the globe, including Europe, China, Australia, Russia, Cuba, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
Gumbel eamed an Edward R. Muffow Award for Outstanding Foreign Affairs work from the Overseas Press Club for his interview with top Kremlin officials in September, 1984.
premierespeakers.com /538/index.cfm   (376 words)

  
 TLGolf.com: Profile: Bryant Gumbel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bryant Gumbel loves to talk about golf, and it quickly becomes clear that he has thought long and hard about the meanings of the game and his relation to it.
Bryant, who had been born in New Orleans, grew up in the Hyde Park section of Chicago's south side, near the University of Chicago.
So long asthere's a ray of daylight left, Bryant Gumbel will be on some golf course, hitting a lot of good shots and a few bad ones, trying to play his best, even if that is always slightly out of reach.
www.tlgolf.com /features/9903gumbel.html   (2859 words)

  
 Archive | July 17, 2000 | Bryant Gumbel, this is your sorry life
You were born Bryant Charles Gumbel in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sept. 29, 1948, the second child of Democratic Party activist Richard Dunbar Gumbel and Rhea Alice Gumbel.
Your first venture with CBS was the prime-time news show, "Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel".
This is your life Bryant Gumbel, and it sucks.
www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0700gumbel.htm   (913 words)

  
 Chicago Tribune | Pop Machine
Bryant Gumbel should remember: Being an American means you root for people who don't look like you, too.
The peice that Gumbel did on the basketball team in the movie "Road to Glory" actually exposed the less factual aspects of the movie and was rather critical of it.
Bryant Gumbel and those who perpetuate angles which push for race to be an issue when it isn't, are only showing themselves as reasons why our country's racial issues will continue to spin out of control.
featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com /entertainment_popmachine/2006/02/even_the_snow_i.html   (7154 words)

  
 Salon Media | Free Bryant Gumbel!
It is Gumbel's show, and almost everyone pins its seeming failure on him, or at least on people's perceptions of him.
(Her chemistry with Gumbel is almost nonexistent, though insiders say they really don't dislike each other.) And the show's formula -- a bit of news, a bit of service, a bit of fluff -- is no worse (or better) than its competitors.
Friedman was a producer on NBC's "Today" when Gumbel was a co-host (with Jane Pauley), from 1981 to 1987, and then again in 1993-94 (when Gumbel was less successfully paired with Katie Couric).
archive.salon.com /media/col/elde/2000/04/07/gumbel   (715 words)

  
 Extratv.com : Bryant Gumbel Quits
Bryant Gumbel has decided to vote himself off the CBS island.
It wasn't such a good morning for Bryant Gumbel, who just dropped a bombshell that he's quitting "The Early Show." Today, the often-feisty Gumbel seemed rather glum.
Gumbel's shocker came with a statement saying, "After more than 17 years of hosting a morning news program, I feel it's time for me to move on and do something else with my life." But TV Guide's J. Max Robbins thinks it all came down to money.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/04_02/04_04a.html   (244 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel Don't Know Squat About Winter Olympic Sports • PCOlympicCritic's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs
But while many kooky ideas are simply a matter of misunderstanding, confusion, or dementia, Bryant Gumbel dropping a dime on the Winter Olympics athletes by criticizing their athletic ability, based upon the fact they are not Black,...well that's mean and vicious racism.
Gumbel only gets away with this insane and mean attacks because he is Black.
Gumbels “Realsports” recently reported about a program to provide transportation and facilities for “inner-city” and “under-privileged” youths to play polo.
community.foxsports.com /blogs/PCOlympicCritic/2006/2/17/Bryant_Gumbel_Dont_Know_Squat_About_Winter_Olympic_Sports   (1614 words)

  
 Of Bryant Gumbel, Jeff Jacoby and Liberal Double-Standards
Gumbel had been interviewing Robert Knight of the Family Research Council and apparently thought the equipment was turned off.
Their trust in the machinations of the state is evident in everything they say about "gun control." As for a right of secession… what liberals have to say about this last – when they address the subject at all – is as unprintable as Bryant Gumbel's comment about Robert Knight.
All the former would have to do is suspend Bryant Gumbel without pay for four months, followed by a "serious rethink" of his attitude toward guests on his show.
www.lewrockwell.com /yates/yates9.html   (1400 words)

  
 HBO's Gumbel: Lack of Blacks Makes Olympics 'Look Like a GOP Convention' | NewsBusters.org
Bryant is going to pop off some more....this is the most attention he has recived in a while.
I've heard that even Bryant's parents are ashamed of him.  Greg's pictures are prominently displayed through-out their home, but Bryant's are relegated to the cellar.  This is no surprise though because Bryant is used to the cellar - the same place the ratings are for that jerk network where he works.
Gumbel that bastard...the winter olympics is the greatest sporting event in the world...i have serious winter olympic fever...he's a traitorous punk for not liking the olympics...he should be tarred and feathered....
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 Bryant Gumbel in TutorGig Encyclopedia
After stepping down from the Today Show in 1997, Gumbel moved on to CBS, where he hosted various shows before becoming the co-host of the network's morning show The Early Show on November 1, 1999.
Bryant has earned a reputation as one of the most politically active journalists on TV.
During the second season of Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, Gumbel was compared to Malcolm X by comedian Paul Mooney.
www.tutorgig.com /ed/Bryant_Gumbel   (1148 words)

  
 Bryant Gumbel | NewsBusters.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
New NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't dumping Bryant Gumbel from the NFL Network.Goodell met with Gumbel last week and had "a very good dialogue" regarding his criticism of the league and union chief Gene Upshaw...
Gumbel claims the league`s current commissioner owned a leash on which he kept the executive director of the very pliant Football Players Union.
Mainstream media coverage of Bryant Gumbel's denigrating remark on the racial makeup of the Winter Olympcs has been scant.
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