King is a reporter, editor, television host, and cultural icon.
But there’s a lot about her that we don’t know.
So here’s what you don’t know about Gayle King.
“I’m told I don’t always do that (sticking to time cues) well.”
But she pulled it off.
Of course she did, she’s Gayle King.
“To be present, but not centered.
Gayle has long honed this craft.”
“To see her for the truth seeker that she has always been,” DuVernay concluded.
Because of that, she’s dealt with personal difficulties in public.
Here’s where things get tricky.
The sharp quip prompted King’s ex-husband to release a statement, which he gave toEntertainment Tonight.
“I have been haunted with this life altering choice,” the statement read.
Word to the wise, don’t mess with King.
King has two kids, Kirby and William, both grown and living their adult lives.
“It’s very busy, but I like it,” King said of her career.
“My kids are grown they’re 31 and 32.
I like to say ‘potty-trained and employed.’
Can you even imagine?
We have to say it certainly has worked for her.
King responded, “I want someone who’s organized, because I’m very disorganized.”
Basically, organized chaos is the name of the game.
As such, she said that she’s always looking for people who are on their A-game.
“Someone who won’t wait for me to give them suggestions and instead will givemesome suggestions.”
Note to self: Do everything that King suggests career-wise.
King considered Rose to be a friend, and the revelations about his behavior sent her for a loop.
King explained further that the situation was made even more difficult given how much she looked up to Rose.
“She says, ‘Gayle, this is so great that you’re at CBS.
I love watching you, I think you’re so good,'” King recalled.
“Clearly, I was not a standout intern,” she said.
“I learned a lot from her.”
We complain about getting up at 7 a.m., meanwhile King has practically lived an entire work day already.
So why the specific time?
Want to know the kicker?
King doesn’t drink coffee.
She toldUSA Todaythat she only ever orders a white hot chocolate when she’s at Starbucks.
Who is Gayle King’s lifelong best friend?
They quickly became best of friends, their bond having lasted a lifetime.
So who’s this best friend?
That would be literal icon Oprah Winfrey.
King and Winfrey are now known as the dynamic duo who inspire positive female friendships everywhere.
King and Winfrey not only bonded over their shared experiences, but found friendship during a literal snowstorm.
They’ve been by each other’s side ever since.
Invite us to a King-Winfrey slumber party any day.
But neither path forged itself for King, and journalism ended up finding her.
“It wasn’t something that I intended to do.
A success story, an inspiring journalist, and an all-around inspiring human being.
King met her ex-husband while he was standing in line at a Safeway store in Kansas City.
“Obviously, the marriage didn’t work,” King said.
“But I have Kirby and Will, so that first meeting was so worth it.”
King revealed toRefinery29that she believed her ex-husband held “a lot of resentment” towards her and her career.
She said that while he would probably deny that, it’s something she believes to be true.
“If that marriage hadn’t ended, would I be at CBS?
I don’t know,” King said.
What does Gayle King consider to be her most standout reporting?
Gayle King has covered groundbreaking stories, but some have really stood out.
“The hours are crappy, but I love this job.
One day I could be in Texas talking to immigrant moms.
… Another time I could be at the White House,” King said.
“I have another full-time job at [O, The Oprah Magazine].
I’ve been there for 18 years.
I’m there until about 6:30 to 7 p.m. …
It’s very busy, but I like it.”
King really must love the work, because those hours seem insane.
But King upped the scale and renegotiated her CBS pay to $11 million a year.
King certainly knows how to spend her money well.
As if we could love her any more.
