I Am Saddened By The Recent Passing (As Of The Time Of This Post) Of CBS And NBC Sportscaster Greg Gumbel

I Am Saddened By The Recent Passing (As Of The Time Of This Post) Of CBS And NBC Sportscaster Greg Gumbel.

CBS Sports had used Greg Gumbel to anchor part of their coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympic Games that were held in Albertville, France; and the 1994 Winter Olympic Games that were held in Lillehammer, Norway.

For four short years, from 1994 up until 1998; Greg Gumbel would join his brother Bryant Gumbel of NBC News and well-regarded for hosting NBC News’ “Today” Show for several years. Greg would work in NBC’s Sports Department, while Bryant would continue to work in NBC’s News Department.

Ironically, Bryant would leave NBC; and join his brother Greg at CBS around the same time Greg had returned to CBS in 1998.

In the late 1990’s, shortly before losing the Television rights to NASCAR to FOX and to NBC; CBS Sports had used Greg Gumbel alongside my good friend, the late Ken Squier; for their in-studio coverage of the NASCAR Races that CBS Sports had the Television rights to.

Greg Gumbel had even appeared on one of CBS News’ many failed attempts to produce a Breakfast, Morning Infotainment Show that would evenly rival the “Today” Show and “Good Morning America”, as the Shows’ Sports Correspondent.