Bryant gumbel biography tv personality

Television journalist

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Best known as the long-time host of NBC’s Today morning news program, Bryant Gumbel has distinguished himself as one of the most skillful and quick-thinking news hosts on television.

Bryant gumbel biography tv personality

He has also become, as was stated by Bill Carter in the New York Times, “the most visible African-American in the world of network news.” Gumbel gained this status during his 15-year tenure on Today and in other high-profile assignments, such as hosting NBC’s coverage of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

A combination of characteristics make Gumbel a tremendous asset on live television: his unfailingly thorough preparation and phenomenal memory are matched with an ability to speak fluently and act calmly when on-air pressures are at their peak.

Off-camera, however, Gumbel’s pe