Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel (born September 29, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an American television personality for news and sports programs. He is best known as a former anchor of the Today Show, a morning news and entertainment program on the NBC television network. He is the brother of veteran sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel.

Bryant Gumbel Memo

In 1989 Gumbel wrote a memo to Today Show executive producer Marty Ryan, which was critical of other Today Show personalities. This memo was leaked to the press. In the memo, Gumbel commented that Willard Scott "holds the show hostage to his assortment of whims, wishes, birthdays and bad taste...This guy is killing us and no one's even trying to rein him in."

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He commented that Gene Shalit's movie reviews "are often late and his interviews aren't very good."

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There was enough negative backlash in regards to Gumbel's comments toward Scott, that Gumbel was shown making up with Scott on the Today Show.

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