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My Take
Gayle King has the kind of broadcast presence I really respect: warm enough to put a guest at ease, sharp enough to press when it matters. Anchoring CBS Mornings and serving as an editor-at-large at Oprah Daily, she's often introduced as Oprah's best friend, but that framing undersells a genuine journalist who took home the 2022 Walter Cronkite Award. Born in Maryland and standing a commanding 178 cm, she has spent decades at the center of the story rather than beside it. I admire interviewers who pair kindness with rigor, and being trusted as the face of the morning is no small thing.
Overview
Gayle Patrice King (born December 28, 1954) is an American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morning program, CBS Mornings, and before that its predecessor CBS This Morning. She is also an editor-at-large for Oprah Daily. King was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gayle King
- Name (Japanese)
- ガイル・キング
- Reading
- がいる・きんぐ
- Born
- December 28, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- radio personality / journalist / magazine editor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Maryland
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | CBS Mornings | — | |
| Notable work | O, The Oprah Magazine | — |
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gayleking/
- Xhttps://x.com/GayleKing
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle%20King
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.