Jon Frankel
Correspondent, “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” HBO
Jon Frankel is a correspondent for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” which he joined in 2006 with a background in hard news and sports television. Previously, he was a correspondent on CBS’s “The Early Show,” a general assignment reporter for ABC News, and a correspondent for NBC’s “The Today Show.” Frankel’s investigation of the gun industry and its marketing toward children won “Real Sports” the 2015 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism. He was also correspondent on the acclaimed 2016 “Real Sports” exposé on the International Olympic Committee, which captured a DuPont-Columbia University broadcast journalism award and the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Journalism.
Previously
Charles Adams, a 20-year Minneapolis police officer, built a powerhouse football program at North High, in one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods. With a group of cop-coache...
The ability to endure is the essential trait in every extreme athletic endeavor. Hundred-mile races, Himalayan Mountain expeditions, and cross-continental treks all require hu...
Williams, Jordan, James, Brady. They’re among a growing class of the superstar athletes delivering career-best performances well past what's been considered peak age for their...