Gayle King

Gayle King is an author, journalist, and television personality from the United States. In 2012, she joined CBS as a co-anchor of CBS This Morning, a CBS News morning show. She has been co-anchoring CBS This Morning since then. Gayle has been referred to as one of CBS’s top anchors. She also works for O, The Oprah Magazine as an editor-at-large. Her Instagram account has over 612k followers.

What is Gayle King’s Net Worth?

Gayle King has signed a multi-year deal with CBS News worth $5.5 million per year. In March 2019, she is expected to sign a multi-million dollar deal with the network. She is regarded as one of the CBS network’s top anchors. Her net worth is estimated to be $20 million as of 2019.

Famous For:

• CBS This Morning’s co-anchor.

Early Life of Gayle King:

Gayle King was born on December 28, 1954, in New York City. Scott King, her father, and Peggy King, her mother, are her parents. She is of African-American descent. Her hometown is Chevy Chase, Maryland in the United States, where she was born. She is an American citizen. Capricorn is her zodiac sign. Her father worked as an electrical engineer in Ankara, Turkey, where she spent several years of her upbringing. In Turkey, she went to an American school. Later, the family moved back to Maryland, in the United States. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Maryland in 1976.

Gayle King’s Career:

Broadcast News on Television

She began her television career as a production assistant at Baltimore’s WJZ-TV.

At the time, Oprah Winfrey was an anchor on the show.

Later, King worked as a reporter for Washington, D.C.’s WTOP-TV.

After working at WJZ, she relocated to Kansas City, Missouri.

She began her career at WDAF-TV as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter.

In 1981, she was employed as a news anchor by WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.

She spent 18 years working at WFSB.

She went on to earn an Emmy Award for her work as a news anchor.

Talk Shows:

She worked on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a special correspondent.

In 1991, she cohosted Cover to Cover with Robin Wagner, an NBC daytime chat show.

Year of 1997, she launched The Gayle King Show, a syndicated discussion show. Due to low ratings, it was terminated after one season.

In September 2006, she began anchoring The Gayle King Show on XM Satellite Radio.

In January 2011, she started hosting a new show on OWN called The Gayle King Show.

Year of 2011, In November, Year of 2011, her show, The Gayle King, came to an end.

Because King was moving to CBS to co-anchor CBS This Morning, her show ceased.

In 2006, she was rumored to be filling in for Star Jones, Rosie O’Donnell, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. In 2013, she was rumored to be filling in for Star Jones, Rosie O’Donnell, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The rumors, however, did not turn out to be accurate.

Print Journalism:

She began working as an editor for O, The Oprah Magazine in 1999.

Network News:

Before joining CBS News, she worked as a special correspondent for Good Morning America.

In November 2011, she signed an agreement with CBS to co-anchor CBS This Morning.

When she realized that CBS planned to keep the findings of sexual assault and harassment at the network private, she made a public announcement on air demanding that CBS be completely transparent.

In December 2018, it was reported that King was enraged by the problems and the way things were handled at CBS This Morning.

In an interview on sexual assault charges against the singer, she was praised for remaining calm while R. Kelly got out of his chair and began to yell and beat his chest.

Achievements:

While working as a news anchor, she earned an Emmy Award.

In 2018, she was honored by the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Who is Gayle King Married to?

Gayle King has previously been married. Bill Bumpus, an attorney and associate attorney general, was her husband. In 1982, they married. In 1983, they divorced. She is the mother of two children: a son and a daughter. In 2006, she was said to have dated politician Cory Anthony Booker. Her sexual orientation is that of a straight woman.

She currently resides in New York City, New York. Her past residences included Turkey, Kansas City, Missouri, Hartford, Connecticut, and Glastonbury, Connecticut.

How Tall is Gayle King?

Gayle King is 1.78 meters tall, or 5 feet and 10 inches tall. She weighs 150 pounds, or 68 kilograms. She is of average height and build. Her feet are a size ten. Her eyes are dark brown, and her hair is equally black.

Quick Facts About Gayle King

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