Will Gayle King Stay at CBS News?

From Marisa Guthrie of The Hollywood Reporter


After 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

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I guess we will have to wait and see what happens with both Gayle King and the future of CBS This Morning.