Couric To CBS: Remember Bryant Gumbel

Two interesting paragraphs by Variety’s Michael Learmonth:
“Any significant staff change carries some risk, but NBC sources said the network is going to use the opportunity to strengthen the show — giving Matt Lauer, Today’s co-anchor since 1997, the opportunity to expand his prominence within the broadcast.”

Also: “As consolation regarding Couric’s exit, NBC can remember that CBS wooed Bryant Gumbel, who had just retired from Today, to become host of what turned out to be a short-lived prime-time newsmag, Public Eye. They soon placed him on The Early Show, but that too failed to derail the NBC morning show’s gravy train.”