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Bryant Gumbel Shares Fight With Lung Cancer

NEW YORK (Dec. 8) -- Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from lung cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on...

Robbie Tolan Faces Long Recovery After Police Shooting

At 2 a.m. on December 31, a 23-year-old minor league baseball player named Robbie Tolan was driving to the home he lives in with his parents after going out to eat with his cousin. Even though Tolan had done nothing wrong, a police officer began to follow him. And even though Tolan was unarmed, another officer confronted...

NFL Network Hires Bob Papa to Replace Bryant Gumbel

Neil Best of Newday is reporting that NFL Network has hired Bob Papa to handle play-by-play on its slate of eight regular-season games, replacing Bryant Gumbel as the top in-game broadcaster on the league-operated cable channel.By hiring Papa, NFL Network has basically gone the exact opposite route it went when it hired...

NFL Network to Hire Al Michaels?

Now that NFL Network is done with the two-year experiment of Bryant Gumbel as play-by-play man, where will the league's official cable channel turn?Neil Best of Newsday reports that the NFL could be looking to add a huge name: Al Michaels. Michaels, who for three decades has been among America's best-known play-by-play...

Madden '09 Announcers: Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth

We found out yesterday that Brett Favre will be the face of Madden '09. Today, courtesy of Awful Announcing, we find out whose voices we will hear doing the broadcast on the game. Madden NFL 09 will also feature a network-inspired broadcast presentation. Players will benefit from the authentic football knowledge of an...

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Bryant Gumbel's Harsh Words About Sarah Palin's 'Today' Gig

At least one former "Today" alum was not impressed with the show's decision to bring in Sarah Palin as a co-host last week.

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05/22/12 Bryant Gumbel, Neil Patrick Harris & Andy Samberg to... Source: TheFutonCritic.com Upcoming guests include Gavin DeGraw, Jenny McCarthy, Julianne Hough, Jessica Chastain, Chris Rock and Patrick Duffy.
04/10/12 In Magic/Bird, The Media Propels The Story Forward Source: Fishbowl NY - Mediabistro.com Tomorrow evening the Broadway play Magic/Bird has its opening night.
04/09/12 Bryant Gumbel's Harsh Words About Sarah Palin's... Source: NoControl At least one former "Today" alum was not impressed with the show's decision to bring in Sarah Palin as a co-host last week.
04/09/12 Bryant Gumbel's Harsh Words About Sarah Palin's... Source: TV Squad At least one former "Today" alum was not impressed with the show's decision to bring in Sarah Palin as a co-host last week.
03/30/12 The Many Faces of Nyjer Morgan Source: GQ "Tony Gumbo is Bryant Gumbel's successor. He is basically the professional, and he loves to give a wonderful recap of the night. When I was a kid, I really liked comedian Robin Harris. Now I'm an entertainer, too."