His journey included roles at ESPN, NBC Sports, and CBS Sports, where he left an indelible mark.
Greg Gumbel, born on May 3, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a pioneering figure in American sports broadcasting. Raised in Chicago, Illinois, on the city’s South Side, he was the eldest child of Rhea Alice (LeCesne) and Richard Dunbar Gumbel, a judge. Greg attended the De La Salle Institute and later pursued higher education at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1967.
Award-winning documentarian, journalist, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and philanthropist
María de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer. She is a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
