Bryant Gumbel
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"Bryant Charles Gumbel" is an African American television journalist and sportscaster. He is best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today (NBC program)/The Today Show. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel.

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While I am naturally disappointed that the show didn't fare better in the ratings, I am pleased with the quality of the broadcast we created. I remain grateful for the opportunity I had to make CBS a competitive presence in the morning.

After that, it will consume me.

Katie is now a permanent fixture here.

CBS' morning efforts, ... represent the longest legacy of failure that exists in this business, and you just want to see whether you can break the string, whether you can start from scratch and take it out of last. I'll give it what I've got and hope that's enough.

It took bravery to get into the ring and risk his pretty face, it took real guts to step out of the ring and risk everything.

Try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the games look like a GOP convention.

I never had a problem with Bryant. He's a perfectionist, and that's to his credit. When he did interviews, he had these big note pads, and watching him go over his questions was like watching James Levine conduct. I'm a better journalist because of him.

[If you feel a little tingle here, it means you're susceptible to candor, that richest gift of any conversationalist.] Success, ... takes the courage to know who you really are and be comfortable with that.