Watch This: Gumbel 'Embarrassed' by Palin

Bryant Gumbel, who co-hosted the Today show from 1982 to 1997, told the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz that he was "embarrassed" by Sarah Palin's appearance on the morning program last week. Suggested Reading The Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Take a Look Inside Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago-Area Mansion, Which You Can Now…

Bryant Gumbel, who co-hosted the Today show from 1982 to 1997, told the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz that he was "embarrassed" by Sarah Palin's appearance on the morning program last week.

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"[Hosts] used to be judged not just on their popularity level but the extent to which they were capable of interviewing someone or reporting on a situation, or able to have a degree of gravitas," he said. "Now that is secondary to being popular."

If you missed Palin's appearance, watch it here, and see if you agree with Gumbel's blunt assessment:

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