. >> classic story, bryant gumbel and yogi berra. we'll play word association i'll give you a name you give me the one word. he goes okay. mickey mantle, yogi says what about him? >> bryant gumbel? >> consumate professional. >> katie couric? >> extraordinarily talented. i get along with her very well. >> you guys were friends frnl. >> we had fan takesic moments and moments where it was more tense. but she is without a doubt one of the most incredibly talented people i've ever met and to this day, when we're in the same room together, we make each other laugh, that is the nicest compliment. >> she has great energy. i saw her in a restaurant a couple weeks ago, she lights it up. >> always thinking about what can happen next, when we get together for dinner which we do fairly often or lunch, katie has 1,000 ideas for subjects, shows, for the way -- things she wants to do i've admired that. >> meredith viera. >> wow, that will take more than a couple words. also remarkably talented. the most real person i've ever had the pleasure of work

>> bryant gumbel? >> two words, consummate professional. two other words, best friend. >> katie couric. >> extraordinarily talented. i'm breaking the rule. >> pain in the ass, though, right? >> no, i get along with her really well. it wasn't as easy when we worked together. we had our fantastic moments and moments where it was tense, but she's without a doubt one of the most incredibly talented people i have ever met and to this diwhen we're in the same room together, we make each other laugh. that's the nicest comp lnt. >> she's got great energy. she lights it up. >> and she's always thinkb about what can happen next. when we get together for dinner or lunch, katie has 1,000 ideas for subjects, for shows, for the way, the things she wants to do in her life. >> meredith vieira. >> wow, it's going to take more than a couple words. also remarkably talented. the most real person i have ever had the pleasure of working with. i hit it off with maeredith the moment i met her for the first time. i knew that not only would be enjoy each other's com

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bryant gumbel succeeded me on "the today show" as the african-american host of "the today show", forple. >> host: for scrotal organ, please go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: i come from a different journalist background than you, but i feel equally crucial to americans and how they should know what is going on in their world. i was a reporter and an editor at a small, medium-sized weeklies in dailies over the nation for years. including the editor of the yankton daily press in north dakota for a couple of years. i am so concerned about the demise of newspapers in this country. we touched a little bit before, having to do with books. which i hope hardbound and print paper last forever. the demise of newspapers, i feel, is a very dangerous thing to the public's -- the public's awareness of what is going on in our country. without newspapers, i think that it lowers the chance that people really understand what is going on in this nation. i think the news does a great job. >> host: i think we have the point, mr. brokaw? >> guest: i think i got a point and we are now goin