Bryant Gumbel’s “Real Sports” newsmagazine on HBO will finish its run after 29 seasons on the air, the community mentioned on Wednesday.

The present has been like a “60 Minutes” of sports activities, looking at social and financial points past the video games, and has received 37 Sports Emmy Awards. Gumbel, 74, received a lifetime achievement award on the Sports Emmys earlier this 12 months.

During one season for which “Real Sports” received a Peabody Award, a few of its tales included appears into soccer head accidents and athletes who got here out as homosexual, in addition to investigations into the hazing dying of a faculty drum main and a lethal airplane crash involving a professional hockey staff in Russia.

“We’ve had the opportunity to to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more,” Gumbel mentioned. “Being able to do so at HBO for almost three decades has been very gratifying. I’m proud of the imprint we’ve made, so I’m ready to turn the page. Although goodbyes are never easy, I’ve decided that now’s the time to move on.”

Although HBO has seen cutbacks for the reason that merger that created father or mother firm Warner Bros. Discovery, the community mentioned these monetary issues had nothing to do with the top of “Real Sports,” HBO’s longest-running collection.

It was not instantly clear when the ultimate episode would air.

“The series will continue to resonate in the realm of sports journalism, and we are so proud to have been part of such a remarkable odyssey,” mentioned Casey Bloys, HBO’s chair and CEO.