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For my sport Journalism class we had to pick a broadcaster and do a report on him/her. I choose Bryant Gumbel.

He was born 29-Sep-1948 in  New Orleans, LA.University: Bates College (1970) in Lewiston, Maine, graduated with a liberal arts degree

Gumbel’s broadcast career began in October 1972 when he was named sportscaster for KNBC – TV Los Angeles. NBC Sports (fall 1975 – 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.

He began hosting the TODAY program in 1982 and worked there for 15 years, longer than anyone in that show. Co-hosts: Jane Pauley, Deborah Norville and Katie Couric. He anchored the networks coverage of the 1988 Olympic Games from Seoul,South Korea.

He joined CBS News in 1997.The morning news program, “The Early Show,“(began in1999).He retired from network in May of 2002

Real Sports began in 1995.HBO Sports’ monthly magazine-style program that explores the issues, controversies and personalities that are prevalent in the world of sports.Since its inception, Real Sports has been honored with 20 Sports Emmy(r) Awards as well as the 2006 duPont-Columbia University Award for broadcast journalism.

In popular culture

In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Carlton Banks‘ is often mistaken for Gumbel. Gumbel is frequently mentioned as Carlton’s hero and role model.In an episode of Seinfeld, Bryant Gumbel interviews Jerry Seinfeld on The Today Show, in the episode “The Puffy Shirt”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B89nqDnSd7M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq4s2dP69Yo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSDAmoMBykA