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Soledad O’Brien is joining HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ as correspondent

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FILE - This March 26, 2013 file photo shows journalist Soledad O\'Brien at a birthday party for Chaka Kahn in New York. O\'Brien is joining fellow "Today" show alum Bryant Gumbel at HBO\'s "Real Sports." HBO said Wednesday, June 12, that O\'Brien will be a reporter on the monthly magazine show, which is anchored by Gumbel. Her first story, due this month, is about war veterans who use martial arts to help cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Soledad O’Brien is joining her former “Today” show colleague Bryant Gumbel at HBO’s “Real Sports.”

HBO said Wednesday that O’Brien will be a reporter on the monthly magazine show. Her first story, due later this month, is about war veterans who use martial arts to help them cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

O’Brien most recently was a morning show host on CNN, but the news network has given the program an overhaul that will debut next week.

HBO also agreed to a deal with O’Brien’s production company, Starfish Media Group.

O’Brien played college rugby, but her experience covering sports is limited.

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