NBC 'Today': Bryant Gumbel's Last Show

Bryant Gumbel host his last Today Show after 15 years at the helm. He was paired first with Jane Pauley, then a quick visit with Deborah Norville, before the second half (or so) of his tenure with Katie. The whole show is dedicated to bye bye, Bryant.

[@TRUEBLUE1922]

I don't how I got here in late 2023..... but this is PRICELESS! I LOVE BRYANT and not to mention PRINCE!!

[@rudyshipp8919]

Damn....Bryant weeping at the loss of Arthur Ashe had me tearing up as well..

[@davecody4326]

CBS thanks you for promoting him

[@buckyheeler8098]

Bryant would return to morning television on CBS the early show.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Bryant's first & last Today Show was in early January. First was 1/4/82. His last was 1/3/97. I was in 7th Grade when this aired.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

If Bryant had not left I probably think The Today Show wouldn't have gone through the trouble they went through with Matt Lauer.

[@2004cyrus]

Can you explain?

[@thebeastfromwithin3024]

I'm curious also

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Because of the allegations made against him going back to 2000.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

@@thebeastfromwithin3024 Did you not follow the story when it initially broke? He was fired due to accusations of sexual harassment levied against him by several colleagues at NBC. The network cut ties with him after one of his co-workers filed a complaint about his unsavory behavior, which NBC believed spanned multiple episodes, including an accusation made against him during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. I'll go no further than that.

[@andyshepard4309]

Gumbel had his own divorce proceedings by 2000. I think there would have been a ding anyways

[@VFAFOOTY]

One of the greatest ...Living in Australia we got the NBC show very early in the morning only for a replay about 1 hour back in the day...Always felt Bryant was always cool under pressure and very relaxed new his stuff backwards and had a great sense of humour Hope his still going well

[@QuigsAnton]

I was 16 then and when he teared up, I teared up.

[@ervinavales]

59:04 played the 1982 Today theme song when he replaced Tom Brokaw as the Anchor of the Today show and also the credits. That's Nostalgic!

[@sochaoticnvsochaoticnv7232]

Maya Angelou's beautiful words. I'm from Winston Salem. She is so missed.

[@MichaelPeterson-ds2cg]

I tell ya ,this was and Probably be one of the best Send off`s any any Network can send it`s Anchor into the world (Thank You NBC!!!!!!!!!)

[@johnsjohnson448]

Bryant Gumbel is great! Back in the Beginning he worked with what would become the best of the best: Tom Snyder, Tom Brokaw, etc., etc. KNBC was a launching pad for these great Men!

[@robertaharrison100]

I LOVE THIS GUY. HE HAS AN AWSOME PERSONALITY. Enjoy is Date Line & when he is on the today show

[@jeffbowen2608]

We had terrible flooding that week down south of there in Sacramento, CA. I was staying with friends whose house was backed up against the American River levee. The river very nearly came to the top of the levee. There were water rescues all over the region that week. By this show’s airing, the weather had cleared in Sacramento, but scores of people came to the American River Access to look at the swollen river, which very nearly ran over its banks.

[@mochafiend1]

Where’s the second hour??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@lazylynzie21]

Princes handshake cracks me up 🤣🤣

[@brandongaming1049]

LOL!

[@brandongaming1049]

49:35-50:14 Prince Crank me up!😆😆😆

[@Missab4000]

Oh my gosh, Roadhouse Blues!!!

[@davecody4326]

I thought he and Willard had a major fallout😊

[@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan]

This was in 1997!

[@chrisamon80]

Do you have Access Hollywood January 18, 1997?

[@kylelindsey100]

10:44 - A Mascot Of Gregory Gopher From Gregory & Me Personalized Video

[@markvidpa]

Getting the year wrong on the Challenger was embarrassing.

[@2004cyrus]

Even I know 1986

[@Yobbie72]

I picked up on that instantly.

[@juanitalugo]

this is what niles watched hahaha

[@rjoyhelvie]

Niles as in the Butler or Niles Frasier? 'Cause I'm here because this just got mentioned in an episode during my The Nanny binge

[@juanitalugo]

@@rjoyhelvie the butler haha

[@Burgoat9]

What day was this shot?

[@surajchoudhury372]

Friday 3rd January 1997

[@christiansotelo55]

It's literally on the introduction.

[@zacheryalderton6699]

1997

[@tony84.]

9:47, 🤣😂

[@intellect71387]

When TV was classy...

[@Animebrity.]

He was a beautiful guy. I remember watching him as a kid. I always wondered if he was mixed