That's a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO's ‘Real Sports' to air final episode after 29 years

Nbcwashington · Dec 18, 2023 · 836 words · By David Bauder; Associated Press

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What to know about That's a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO's ‘Real Sports' to air final episode after 29 years

For the last few years of its life, HBO's “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS' “60 Minutes” resides.

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What happened

For the last few years of its life, HBO's “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS' “60 Minutes” resides.

Why it matters

They shared a sensibility along with a neighborhood.

Common ground

But while “60 Minutes” rolls along in its sixth decade, the monthly sports magazine helmed by Bryant Gumbel is calling it quits in its 29th year.

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Claim 1: “Other prominent correspondents have included Jon Frankel, Andrea Kremer, Armen Keteyian, Soledad O'Brien and David Scott.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the list of correspondents.

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Claim 2: “Bernard Goldberg was a prolific correspondent until a bitter exit in 2020.”

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Claim 3: “The final, 90-minute episode premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the final episode was 90 minutes long and premiered on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.

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Claim 4: “winning awards for pieces on corruption at the International Olympic Committee, labor abuses as Qatar prepared for the World Cup, concussions in sports and children forced to be jockeys for camel races in the Middle East.”

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While evidence confirms the existence of the topics (Qatar labor, IOC corruption), there is no specific evidence in the provided results linking these specific reporting pieces to awards won by 'Real Sports'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 44th Sports Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honoring the best in American sports television coverage in 2022. The ceremony took place in…
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Claim 5: “the monthly sports magazine helmed by Bryant Gumbel is calling it quits in its 29th year.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (NBC Sports, YouTube/Rich Eisen) confirm that 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel' ended its run after 29 seasons/years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is a retired American television journalist and sportscaster. He was best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today. His older brother was sports…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is an American monthly sports news magazine that aired on HBO from April 2, 1995 to December 19, 2023. The program was presented by television journalist and sportscaste…
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Claim 6: “Gumbel takes pride in having never missed a show taping in 29 years despite a divorce, two bouts with cancer, seven surgeries and a particularly gruesome face injury”

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Claim 7: “He said he got angry with something Gumbel said about the extent of racism in society and abruptly quit the show after 22 years.”

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Claim 8: “HBO's “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS' “60 Minutes” resides.”

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Multiple web search results from news-style snippets (inkl and other sources) explicitly state that 'Real Sports' and '60 Minutes' shared a neighborhood/block in Manhattan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other ne…
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Claim 9: “Gumbel is 75”

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Wikipedia lists Bryant Gumbel's birth date as September 29, 1948. Given the current date context of the evidence (mentioning 2026), he would be 77, but based on the timing of the show's end (Dec 2023), he was 75 in 2023.

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Claim 10: “one that resulted in the release of an athlete, Marcus Dixon, from prison”

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Claim 11: “Mark Hyman, director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland.”

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The web search results returned information about the Gospel of Mark from the Bible, not a person named Mark Hyman or the Shirley Povich Center.

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Claim 12: “HBO is now controlled by a company, Warner Bros. Discovery”

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Claim 13: “The late sportswriting legend Frank Deford was on from 1995 to 2014.”

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Claim 14: “Carillo has been with “Real Sports” since 1997.”

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Wikipedia and NBC Sports both explicitly state that Mary Carillo has been a correspondent on 'Real Sports' since 1997.

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Claim 15: “another about a recruiting scandal at St. Bonaventure University in which a university official committed suicide.”

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