Katie Couric says Bryant Gumbel gave her a tough time again within the day over maternity … which Katie thinks spoke to one thing deeper, even when he was joking.
The famed newswoman stopped by Bill Maher‘s ‘Membership Random’ podcast Sunday … wherein she detailed the “prickly” relationship she had with Bryant throughout their tenure on ‘Right this moment’ collectively.
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Katie hinted she and Bryant have been by no means shut, referring to her coworker as a man’s man — however nonetheless applauded his broadcasting abilities.
Nevertheless, Katie claimed Bryant received a bit of upset at her for taking a handful of months off to have her first child on the time. Keep in mind, Katie and her late husband, Jay Monahan, welcomed their first of two daughters in 1991 — not lengthy after she joined ‘Right this moment.’
She says … “He got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave. And he was giving me endless s**t for taking like a month or two off. I was having my first baby.”
Katie mentioned Bryant then jokingly advised her she ought to drop her child in a area and return to work. She added … “It was emblematic of an incredibly sexist attitude.”
Katie and Bryant overlapped at ‘Right this moment’ for six years, as BG left the present in 1997 to work for CBS. Katie ultimately left the community as effectively … famously turning into the primary feminine anchor for “CBS Evening News.” We have reached out to Bryant’s authorized workforce … no phrase again but.
