BREAKING: Heartbreaking Announcement from family after former TODAY host Bryant Gumbel rushed to hospital
THE family of ex-Today show host Bryant Gumbel has broken their silence after the former broadcaster was hospitalized.
Gumbel, 77, suffered a medical emergency in his Manhattan apartment on Monday night, according to reports.
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Bryant Gumbel was hospitalized on Monday following a ‘medical emergency’Credit: Getty
Gumbel, pictured with Jane Pauley, hosted the Today show between 1982 and 1987Credit: Getty
The exact details surrounding the health scare have not been released.
But, a family member told TMZ Gumbel was “okay.”
The outlet reported that he was still receiving treatment.
Gumbel, who was a host on The Today Show between 1982 and 1997, battled lung cancer in 2009.
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He starred alongside Jane Pauley and Matt Lauer on the morning show.
He was a heavy smoker before quitting.
The ex-broadcaster said he smoked around three packs a day during his youth.
Gumbel has opened up about his previous health battles.
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“It’s nothing to hide from,” he revealed in an appearance of Live! With Regis and Kelly.
“They opened up my chest, they took a malignant tumor and they took part of my lung and they took some other goodies.
“And the pathology on most of the stuff had been benign, but enough aggressive cells had escaped the tumor that it warranted some treatment and I went through that and it’s done now.”
Gumbel also presented Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel between 1995 and 2023.
He retired in 2023 after the 29th season of the show.
Away from the camera, Gumbel is married to doting wife, Hilary, a former Goldman Sachs employee.
The pair have been married since 2002.
She was an associate producer on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Gumbel’s recent health scare comes just months after his brother, Greg, died following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Greg, whose sports broadcasting career spanned more than 50 years, died surrounded by his family in Florida in December 2024.
During his stellar career, he covered events such as the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games.
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Greg’s family said he fought cancer with stoicism, grace and positivity.
CBS also paid homage to Greg, who died at the age of 78, saying: “There has never been a finer gentleman in all of television.”
Gumbel with Pauley and Matt LauerCredit: Getty
Gumbel with his wife HilaryCredit: Getty
Gumbel and Pauley during a cooking segment on TodayCredit: Getty
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