GUMBEL GAMBLES ON CBS
Position sought: attractive, well-dressed news anchor, quick on his feet, efficient, not too warm and fuzzy. Prefers not to work with loud weathermen, late-night talk show hosts or Deborah Norville. Remuneration: estimated at about $5 million a year. After two months of golf, deliberation and negotiations with the three big networks, BRYANT GUMBEL has found a new place to hang his fedora: cbs. He will be host of a prime-time weekly newsmagazine show and has formed a company with the network to produce other programs. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't somewhat sad about leaving...
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