Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel is a very successful and famous sportscaster and TV journalist who has hosted several popular shows like the Today Show, The Early Show, etc. He has worked with most of the leading news channels of the U. S. like CBS, NBC, KNBC-TV, etc. He is mainly famous for hosting major sports events, and he has even won an Emmy Award for his work and also a Peabody Award. Apart from hosting heh has also starred in movies like the Weather Man with actors like Michael Caine.

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Biography and Early Life-

Bryant Gumbel was born and brought up in New Orleans, Louisiana, to father Richard Dunbar Gumbel, who used to serve as a judge, and mother Rhea Alice LeCesne, who used to work as a clerk. He hails from a Jewish-German descent family; however, his parents were also born and brought up in Louisiana. He grew up with a brother named Greg Gumbel, who became a journalist and reporter as Bryant.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Bryant Gumbel in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Bryant Gumbel’s age is 72 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 29 September 1948. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176.4 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education-

Bryant Gumbel completed his high school diploma from the De La Salle Institute, after which he pursued a degree in Russian History at Bates College and graduated in the year 1970. Gumbel was always very much interested in sports and was talented at writing. Right after college, he started as an editor for the Black Sports Magazine.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Gumbel raised his children with his ex-wife June Baranco in a semi-rural Waccabuc to the north of New York City. They got separated in 2001, and Gumbel married Hilary Quinlan. When he realized he is around 240 pounds, he decided to work out, and in 2002, he shed 55 pounds in just seven months. In October 2009, he went through surgery to remove a malignant tumor near one of his lungs.

Is Bryant Gumbel Gay?

Bryant is currently married to Hilary Quinlan and earlier married to June Baranco, with who he had two kids with. So we can say that he is not gay.

Professional Career-

Bryant Gumbel started as a reporter with the KNBC-TV, where he was hired as a sportscaster in 1972. It was a news channel based in Los Angeles. He was also assigned to be the co-host at the GrandStand along with Jack Buck, which was the National Football League pre-game show on the NBC news channel. He worked as the sportscaster of NBC until 1982, in which he had hosted and covered several important sports events and matches like National Football League, College basketball leagues, Major Basketball Leagues, etc.

Following this, he moved on to the Today Show, where he gained huge popularity by reporting on sports events from various countries like Vatican City, Europe, Vietnam, South America, U. S., etc. He also received an Emmy Award for his work and became the 3rd longest working host of the show. He shifted back to work in NBC in 1988, where he reported on the Seoul Olympics and the Today Show.

He left the Today show after being its host for 15 years in 1997. He went on to host a news magazine show called Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel for the CBS news. While working with CBS, he hosted several fronts, including the Early Show, where he covered the Twin Tower attacks in 2001. He has also starred in the movie The Weather Man and actors like Michael Caine and Nicolas Cage, where he portrayed the role of a news reporter.

Awards

• He has got four Emmy Awards till now.
• He received the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of racial equality.
• He was honored with the Edward Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting.
• Peabody Award for his reporting in Vietnam.
• International Journalism Award from TransAfrica.
• He received a  leadership award from an African American University.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Bryant Gumbel in 2021

Bryant Gumbel got a net worth of around $30 million as of 2021. This huge fortune is coming from sports journalism, news, and appearing on TV shows. He has also won several prestigious awards for his outstanding work in television shows, and also in real life.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He was the first one to report the 9-11 tragedy without thinking about himself and taking the risk.
• In the movie The Weather Man, Gumbel also made a cameo appearance.

Bryant Gumbel is one of the people’s favorite. He is an inspiration for all American black guys trying to make their marks in media. His never give up attitude can be witnessed by his experience with cancer Bryant Gumbel which he fought back with and is doing well now. Several prominent organizations have awarded him for his work. He hopes to continue that as far as possible.