One of television's most accomplished broadcasters, Gumbel was with NBC for over 20 years before joining CBS News on March 13, 1997. There he hosted his own prime-time program, "Public Eye," as well as the network's morning news program - "The Early Show." He is now co-host of "Flashpoints" on PBS, a new quarterly public-affairs series that zeros in on national issues.

Gumbel has compiled a remarkably diverse array of credits. He has interviewed superpower leaders and Super Bowl heroes and has covered foreign wars, elections, international summits and Presidential inaugurations. He served as host of NBC's Today show for a record-setting 15 years...>>>Book Broadcaster Bryant Gumbel for Your Event

Gumbel has anchored and reported from all corners of the globe, including Europe, China, Australia, Russia, Cuba, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. He covered the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War from Saudi Arabia, the reopening of the arms negotiations from Geneva and the tenth anniversary of the fall of Saigon from Ho Chi Minh City. Gumbel earned an Edward R. Murrow for Outstanding Foreign Affairs work from the Overseas Press Club for his interview with top Kremlin officials in September 1984. He also received an Edward Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting and George Foster Peabody Award for his efforts in Vietnam.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.

Since its inception, REAL SPORTS has been honored with 13 Sports Emmy® Awards. The program won its first Sports Emmys® following the inaugural 1995 season, for a report on college football player Adam Warmuth and a profile of legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson. In 1996, the show received a CableACE® award for top "Sports Information Series," and was honored in November of '96 by the highly regarded Center for the Study of Sport in Society and Northeastern University in Massachusetts for "Excellence in Sports Journalism."

The program received another Sports Emmy® for Gumbel's 1996 report on the 30th anniversary of the 1966 NCAA Championship Texas Western basketball team - and another the following year for "Outstanding Sports Journalism." The 1998 Sports Emmy® Awards included three more for REAL SPORTS, including the Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series." The 1999 Sports Emmys® added another triumph for the show, as Gumbel received the award for "Outstanding Journalism" for an investigative piece on counterfeit golf clubs. The program received a 2000 Sports Emmy® for a report on baseball recruiting practices in the Dominican Republic, marking the fourth straight year REAL SPORTS won the award for "Outstanding Sports Journalism."
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A 2001 Sports Emmy® marked the fifth straight "Outstanding Sports Journalism" award bestowed upon the program, recognizing the feature on high school basketball sensation Amare Stoudemire. The next year, REAL SPORTS captured the 2002 Sports Emmy® for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series." In April, the program received two 2003 Sports Emmys® - the "Outstanding Sports Journalism" award for Gumbel's report on the imprisonment of former high school football star Marcus Dixon and the "Outstanding Long Feature" award for his profile of racecar driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs to a terrifying crash.

At the May 2005 Sports Emmy® Awards, Real Sports was recognized twice: winning for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series," and for "Outstanding Sports Journalism." In eight of the ten years the program has been on the air, Real Sports has been honored for "Outstanding Sports Journalism."

In addition, in September 1996 the National Association of Minorities in Cable (NAMIC) presented Gumbel with the annual award that "recognizes an individual for making an outstanding contribution toward promoting diversity in the entertainment/telecommunications industry."

Personally, Gumbel has received four Emmy® Awards, the United Negro College Fund's highest honor, the Frederick D. Patterson Award, as well as the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of Racial Equality and three NAACP Image Awards. For orchestrating and anchoring the Africa broadcasts, Gumbel has been 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.

Prior to his NBC News assignment, Gumbel worked for 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.

Gumbel's broadcast career began in October 1972 when he was named sportscaster for KNBC - TV Los Angeles. He was born September 29, 1948, in New Orleans and raised in Chicago. Gumbel was graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a liberal arts degree. He has received honorary doctorates from Bates, Xavier, Holy Cross, Providence College, and Clark Atlanta University. He serves on the boards of the United Negro College Fund, the United Way of New York City, Xavier University in New Orleans, and his alma mater.

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