Gayle King Biography
Gayle King is a renowned American television personality, journalist, and author, best known for working at CBS News. She co-hosts CBS This Morning, a flagship morning program she has held since its debut in 2012. In addition, she is an editor general for O, The Oprah Magazine.
King went to school in an American school in Turkey. Afterward, she joined the University of Maryland graduating with a degree in psychology and sociology. She started her career in Kansas City, Missouri as a correspondent at WDAF-TV. After building her career, she was hired as a newscaster WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut in the year 1981.
Later in 1991, Gayle co-hosted an NBC daytime talk show with Robin Wagner called Cover to Cover but was canceled after 13 weeks. In 1997, she had her own syndicated talk show titled ”The Gayle King Show”. The show was canceled after one season due to low ratings.
In addition, she joined O, The Oprah Magazine as an editor in 1999. Moreover, King has also worked as a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and Good Morning America. Gayle started working as a host for The Gayle King Show on XM Satellite Radio in September 2006. On January 3, 2011, she started hosting a new show titled The Gayle King Show, on OWN.
King is a good friend of Oprah Winfrey. They met while working at a Baltimore television station before they became popular. King worked as a production assistant and Oprah was the station’s news anchor for that station
Gayle King Age
How old is Gayle King? Gayle is 68 years old as of December 2022. She was born on December 28, 1954, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in the United States of America. In addition, Gayle celebrates her birthday on December 28th every year.
Gayle King’s Height | Weight
King stands at a height of 5’10” (1.78m) and weighs 68 kg.
Gayle King Family | Siblings
King’s parents are Scott King, father, and Peggy King, mother. Moreover, her father was an electrical engineer and her mother was a homemaker. She is an American and is of African- American ethnicity. In addition, she spent most of her childhood in Ankara, Turkey, before coming with her family to the United States.
Gayle King Husband | Children
King got married to William G. Bumpus a former assistant attorney general in Connecticut in 1982. However, they decided to get a divorce in 1993. They have been blessed with two children Kirby Bumpus and William Bumpus Jr. Moreover, they decided to co-parent their kids even though they were not together. Additionally, their godmother is Oprah Winfrey.
Kirby Bumpus is currently expecting a baby.
Gayle King Net Worth | Salary
King has an estimated net worth of $40 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her career as a television personality, broadcast journalist, and author. In addition, her annual salary is estimated to be $5.5 million.
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