TV icon Bryant Gumbel is being treated in a New York hospital after suffering a reported ‘medical emergency.’
The 77-year-old won a host of awards during a remarkable career that spanned more than 50 years and included over a decade as host of the Today show.
Gumbel was first hired by NBC in 1975 to co-host its NFL pregame show every Sunday. He later worked on the network’s coverage of baseball, college football, golf and the Olympics.
But on Tuesday, TMZ reported that Gumbel had to be rushed from his Manhattan apartment block to the hospital on Monday night.
Precise details of what happened are unclear but a family member told TMZ that the TV Hall of Famer is ‘okay.’
It is claimed the 77-year-old was put on a gurney by first responders as they helped him out of his apartment building.
Bryant Gumbel is in a New York hospital after suffering a reported ‘medical emergency’
The 77-year-old, who won a host of TV awards, married his wife Hilary back in 2002
Gumbel led NBC’s coverage of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990
According to TMZ, Gumbel remains in the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon. This ‘medical emergency’ comes not long after the death of his older brother, Greg, who passed away last year aged 78.
Gumbel became the first Black host of the Today show when he teamed up with Jane Pauley in 1982.
He went on to host Today for 15 years, while also leading NBC’s coverage of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990.
Gumbel had his own show on HBO for 29 seasons. Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel was an investigative series that ran until 2023 and won 37 Sports Emmy Awards.
He was later inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame after 52 years on the small screen.
‘I think that’s enough for any person,’ Gumbel previously told Rich Eisen. ‘If I never look into a television camera again, that’s okay by me.’
