Bryant Gumbel says he’s had cancer surgery
by David Bauder and they took out some other good- HBO said Gumbel didn’t miss an Sports, an Emmy-winning monthly
ies.” episode, taping shows on both Sept. magazine that takes a newsy look at
NEW YORK – Bryant Gumbel Even with the surgery, some 15 and Oct. 27. sports issues.
shocked a television audience with aggressive cancer cells had escaped, “We hope,” he said. “We HOPE, Until he was called out by Ripa,
the news that he’s recovering from “so I went through some treatment it’s over.” there’s some question about whether
cancer surgery and treatment. and it’s done now,” he said. Gumbel was host of Today for 15 Gumbel’s health news would still be
The former Today show anchor, 61, The tumor was not in Gumbel’s years, ending in 1997, as the show under wraps. At the opening of
said a malignant tumor and part of his lung, but next to it, said Sean Cassidy, became a ratings juggernaut. He Tuesday’s show, Ripa told Gumbel
lung were removed two months ago. a friend of Gumbel’s and president of worked first with Jane Pauley, briefly that “you just made me almost faint.”
He revealed his condition to Kelly DKC, a New York public relations with Deborah Norville, then with The two had been talking back-
Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin firm. Gumbel is not a smoker, he Katie Couric. He moved to CBS for a stage and Ripa mentioned that she
on Tuesday’s edition of Live With said. prime-time newsmagazine. After that wanted to dance with him to accom-
Regis and Kelly. Gumbel said he and his wife, did poorly, he moved back to the pany a segment with a woman who
AP/Evan Agostini
“It’s nothing to hide from,” Hilary Quinlan, had wanted to keep mornings, hosting The Early Show dances for exercise. Gumbel
Gumbel said. “They opened up my the news private. He said he had even from 1999-2002. demurred, and when Ripa pushed it,
chest, they took out a malignant kept his staff at the HBO sports news- He’s receded from the public eye he said he was not allowed to dance.
tumor, they took out part of my lung magazine Real Sports in the dark. since then, concentrating on Real Then he explained, she said. AP
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