Bryant Gumbel Set For Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award
deadline.comReal Sports with Bryant Gumbel has amassed three dozen Sports Emmys during its 29 seasons, and now its host is getting the career treatment.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that Bryant Gumbel with receive the 2023 Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement.
He will be honored at the 44th annual Sports EmmyAwards ceremony on May 22 at Rose Hall in New York. “Bryant has a storied career, from his start as a sportscaster in Los Angeles to five decades of celebrated work — every bit cementing him as an icon and trailblazer in sports and entertainment,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “Bryant‘s incredible resume spanning Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, NBC Sports, NBC News, CBS News, PBS and many other projects has brought dramatic and human news and sports stories to life for audiences throughout his career making him a clear front runner for this distinct honor.” Gumbel has hosted the Peabody Award-winning Real Sports on HBO since 1995, moving to premium cable after more than a quarter-century in network news and sports.
He spent seven years covering football, basketball and baseball for NBC before becoming co-host of the net’s venerable morning show Today.
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