Biography
His fluid style soon caught the eye of the brass in NY, and Gumbel was tapped by NBC Sports in 1975 to host the pre-game shows before NFL games. His rise was rapid and within a few years Gumbel had become the sole host or lead anchor on NBC's coverage of major league baseball, college basketball and NFL football games. In 1980, sports reporting for NBC's "Today" were added to his duties. By January 1982, he was the anchor of the entire "Today" …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Became a play-by-play announcer for the NFL Network |
2005 | Made a cameo appearance alongside Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine in "The Weather Man," a film directed by Gore Verbinski |
1999 | Returned to morning television hosting CBS' "The Early Show" |
1997 | Hosted the primetime newsmagazine "Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel" |
1997 | Hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards |
1997 | After leaving NBC, signed multi-million dollar deal with CBS to host a primetime newsmagazine as well as perform other duties for the network |
1997 | Gumbel stepped down from "The Today Show" (NBC) after 15 years |
1995 | Hosted "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" for HBO |
1991 | Norville was replaced by Katie Couric, and the Gumbel-Couric team helped refocus Today as the morning news program of choice |
1989 | Following Pauley's departure from "Today," Gumbel was joined by Deborah Norville in a short-lived partnership that lasted just over a year |
1989 | Hosted NBC's two-hour primetime special, "The R.A.C.E." |
1988 | Anchored NBC Sports telecast of the 1988 Summer Olympics from Seoul, Korea |
1984 | Headed the "Today" team to the Soviet Union for an unprecedented series of live broadcasts from Moscow |
1982 | Replaced Tom Brokaw as a co-anchor on "The Today Show" with Jane Pauley |
1980 | Was named the sports reporter for "The Today Show" (NBC) |
1975 | Joined NBC Sports as co-host of its NFL pre-game show "GrandStand" with Jack Buck |
1972 | Joined KNBC-TV sportcaster in Los Angeles |