NEW YORK (AP) — Bryant Gumbel's “Real Sports” newsmagazine on HBO will end its run after 29 seasons on the air, the network said on Wednesday.
Gumbel, 74, won a lifetime achievement award at the Sports Emmys earlier this year.
“We've had the opportunity to to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more,” Gumbel said.
I'm proud of the imprint we've made, so I'm ready to turn the page.
Discovery, the network said those financial considerations had nothing to do with the end of “Real Sports,” HBO's longest-running series.
Persons:
— Bryant, Gumbel, Sports ”, “ We've, ” Gumbel, “, we've, I've, ”, Casey Bloys
Organizations:
Sports, HBO, “, Peabody, ”, Warner Bros, “ Real
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Russia