From Marisa Guthrie of The Hollywood ReporterAfter months of uncertainty and cratering morale, CBS News is now in the throes of a reset under incoming president
Susan Zirinsky, who officially takes over the division Friday (March 1), though she’s been grappling with the task since her appointment was announced in January. And
Gayle King, who launched
CBS This Morning in 2012 alongside
Charlie Rose, has emerged as the heart of the news division. It’s why King’s contract has become a topic of much media speculation and utmost importance in the halls of CBS.
“As far as I know I still have a contract there,” King joked to
The Hollywood Reporter during a phone interview Thursday to talk about a series of interviews she did related to the explosive
Michael Jackson documentary
Leaving Neverland.
But her current deal is up this year and those who know King, 64, say she has been concerned about the direction of
CBS This Morning, which has endured a worrisome ratings slide amid anchor changes. If she stays at CBS News, these people have said, she wants some assurance that her show is going to be positioned to succeed. And so while Zirinsky has many issues to deal with — she recently appointed
Bill Owens as executive producer of
60 Minutes — her immediate priority, say numerous CBS News sources, is extending King’s contract.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/will-gayle-king-stay-at-cbs-news/ar-BBUguJ7
I guess we will have to wait and see what happens with both Gayle King and the future of
CBS This Morning.
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