Bryant Gumbel: Last News

Katie Couric is reflecting on her former co-star Bryant Gumbel and their time on The Today Show.

Katie Couric hasn’t forgotten how Bryant Gumbel allegedly treated her on Today.

Katie Couric accused Bryant Gumbel of having an “incredibly sexist attitude” about her maternity leave when they worked together on the “Today” show. Couric appeared Sunday on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the host brought up Gumbel, whom he called a “friend” and a “guy’s guy.” “He’s a guy’s guy, you got that right,” Couric, 67, said with a giant smirk. “He was prickly, but, what a talent.

Katie Couric called out her former Today co-anchor, Bryant Gumbel, over his alleged “sexist attitude” about her maternity leave from the NBC morning show.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” is coming to an end at HBO. The sports talk series has been a part of the premium cabler’s lineup for 29 years. Gumbel first launched the series in 1995 and has aired over 300 episodes to date.

EXCLUSIVE: Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is coming to an end after nearly 30 years. The long-running investigative sports series will end with its current season on HBO.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large NBC’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Fox’s FIFA World Cup telecasts were the big winners Monday night at this year’s 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards, winning three Emmys each. ESPN, meanwhile, was the night’s biggest winner among outlets, pulling 13 Emmys. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded this year’s Sports Emmys at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Bryant Gumbel will receive the lifetime achievement award for his role in sports journalism. The Sports Emmys took place even as the writers strike has led to the postponement of NATAS’ premiere Daytime Emmys telecast next month. “While we gather together, other parts of our television community stand divided tonight,” Adam Sharp, president & CEO of NATAS said during the ceremony. “You’ll note most of the typically scripted elements of our ceremony have been pared back in acknowledgment of, and respect for, the WGA-represented writers out on strike.”

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Leading the list are NFL Network’s NFL: 360 and NBC’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games with ten nominations each. The ceremony will take place live and in-person at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large NFL Network’s “NFL 360” and NBC’s coverage of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games led the nomination pack, at ten each, for this year’s 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the ceremony, which takes place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22. Previously announced: Bryant Gumbel will receive the lifetime achievement award for his role in sports journalism.  “Today we honor these esteemed nominees and celebrate those who bring the thrill of competitive sports into our lives on a daily basis,” said Adam Sharp, president & CEO, NATAS. “We are excited by the extraordinary quality of this year’s submissions and equally excited by the opportunity to honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Bryant Gumbel, celebrating his more than five decades of sports broadcasting excellence.” 

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has amassed three dozen Sports Emmys during its 29 seasons, and now its host is getting the career treatment. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that Bryant Gumbel with receive the 2023 Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Sports journalist and former “Today” show anchor Bryant Gumbel has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The event takes place on Monday, May 22, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in New York.   The honor was announced Tuesday morning by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which administers the Sports Emmys. “Bryant has a storied career, from his start as a sportscaster in Los Angeles to five decades of celebrated work — every bit cementing him as an icon and trailblazer in sports and entertainment,” said NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp. “Bryant‘s incredible resume spanning ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,’ NBC Sports, NBC News, CBS News, and many other projects has brought dramatic and human news and sports stories to life for audiences throughout his career making him a clear front runner for this distinct honor.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDisney Plus’ “Muppets Haunted Mansion” and Apple TV Plus’ “For All Mankind” and “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” were among the winners on Monday as the Producers Guild of America announced the winners of four categories from this year’s PGA Awards.Held in person at its annual East Coast celebration of the 2022 PGA nominees, winners included the producing team for HBO Max’s “100 Foot Wave” (Season 1), named outstanding sports program; the producing team for “Muppets Haunted Mansion” with outstanding children’s program; the producing team for “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” (Season 4) with outstanding short form program; and “For All Mankind: Time Capsule” was presented with the PGA Innovation Award, “which celebrates outstanding entertainment endeavors across VR, AR, experiential and other emerging media.” (“For All Mankind: Time Capsule” is a companion to Apple’s critically acclaimed “For All Mankind.”) “100 Foot Wave” beat out a sports field that included “Tiger,” “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” (Season 3), “Naomi Osaka’ (Season 1) and “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 27).

Salma Hayek becomes a Greek goddess for the upcoming BMW ad set to premiere during the Super Bowl LVI. Hayek, who is portraying Hera, will star next to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ralf Moller.“I am very excited that my first @BMWUSA ad is for their first-ever electric iX. Check it out on 2.13.22,” the Mexican actress wrote on Instagram, alongside the official poster of the campaing.

Willard Scott was the weatherman for “The Today Show” from 1980 to 1996, and he was the first actor to play the Ronald McDonald character for McDonald’s.Scott joined “The Today Show” when its anchors were Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, delivering the nationwide weather report. In 1983, he began a practice that would become a tradition: wishing a happy birthday to centenarians.

The Producers Guild of America has announced its nominees in the categories of sports, children's and short-form TV programs for the 2021 PGA Awards. Sports program nominees are Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics, Hard Knocks: Los Angeles, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe and The Shop: UNINTERRUPTED Featuring President Barack Obama.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is back for its 27th season next week and the long-running HBO series is adding a companion podcast to the mix.

signed into law earlier this year barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sporting competitions.In an interview for HBO’s monthly show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel last week, Idaho Rep.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBryant Gumbel is exhausted.He is taking time out from two days of video chats with a range of athletes, coaches, managers and observers (“I spoke with 18 peopole yesterday, and I’m speaking with 21 today,” he notes) that will help fill a decidedly non-traditional hour of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” the newsmagazine he has anchored on HBO since 1995.

By Dominic Patten