Showing posts with label Jane Pauley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jane Pauley. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Yeah well, Gene Shalit was with NBC for 40 years, lightweight Bryant Gumbel, who had a knack for saying the wrong thing, for only 15

 May Eugene's memory be a blessing.

 


 

... During his tenure, he traded quips with anchors ranging from Edwin Newman, Barbara Walters and Jane Pauley to Tom Brokaw, Bryant Gumbel, Katie Couric, Jane Pauley, Al Roker and Meredith Vieira.

Gumbel was not always a fan, once saying Shalit's reviews "are often late and his interviews aren't very good." The critique came in what was supposed to be a confidential memo to Marty Ryan, the show's executive producer at the time. ...

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