Gayle King is an African-American television host on CBS This Morning . She is better known as Oprah Winfrey’s closest friend and has been together since 1976. She was born on December 28, 1954 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA to Scott King, an electrical engineer, and Peggy King, a homemaker. Gayle grew up in Turkey for a while when her father’s job took the family to Ankara.

She received a double degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Maryland and met Oprah at WJZ-TV in Baltimore when she was employed as a production assistant. Oprah is godmother to her daughter Kirby. Gayle has a son, William, who is also married to her ex-husband, William Bumpus.

She has worked in many different media organizations to name a few. with WDAF-TV in Kansas City as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter and with WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut as a news anchor for 18 years. She has worked with The Oprah Winfrey Show as a special correspondent and also hosts a show on XM satellite radio .

Born name

Gayle King

nickname

Gayle

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Residence

New York City, United States

nationality

training

Gayle King attended the University of Maryland College Park.

occupation

TV presenter, radio journalist, magazine editor, author

family

• Father – Scott King (Electrical Engineer)
• Mom – Peggy King (Housewife)
• Siblings – Unknowns

Manager

unknown

Build

Average

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

friend/spouse

Gayle King dated –

1. William G. Bumpus (1982-1993) – Gayle King was married to William Bumpus, an attorney and assistant attorney general in Connecticut for 11 years from 1982 to 1993. They have two children together, a son and a daughter, Kirby Lynette Bumpus and William Bumpus .
2. Cory Booker (2006) – Gayle King dated Cory Anthony Booker, a politician and civil servant, in 2006.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

She is of African American descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

size 10 feet

brand promotion

She has not yet done any promotional work for any brand.

Known for

• As editor of “O, The Oprah Magazine”
• Appears on television as a co-host of the morning news on CBS
• Works as a special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show
• Appears in the film Candidate for Manchuria in 2004, the TV series Mary Jane in 2013 and The Boss in 2016

first movie

Gayle King made her big screen debut in the 1985 film The Color Purple . However, the role was uncredited.

Her first credited film appearance was in 2000 in the rom-com film A Little Lipstick in the role of an entertainment reporter.

First TV show

She made her TV show debut on The Gayle King Show as herself in 1997.

Gayle King favorite things

• Film – bohemian Rhapsody
• TV Series – House of Cards
• Shoe – True Gault
• Book – Shadows: A Tale of Two Presidents

Gayle King Fakten

1. She grew up in Ankara, Turkey, from 1960 to 1966 because her father worked there. During this time she also visited Paris and Greece.
2. Her father, Scott King, worked as an electronics technician for the government.
3. She is famous for being Oprah Winfrey’s closest friend.
4. Howard Stern is her good friend, and he and Oprah have a history of sharing criticism.
5. She tends to poke fun at herself in regards to her 10 foot height.
6. Her shoe size matches Oprah Winfrey’s.
7. Kirby Lynette King Bumpus, Gayle’s daughter, has a double degree in human biology and psychology.
8. Oprah Winfrey was the commencement speaker at Kirby’s graduation from Stanford . She is Kirby’s godmother.
9. She met Oprah in Baltimore while both were working for WJZ-TV. King was a production assistant and Oprah was an anchor.
10. She trained as a reporter at WTOP-TV in Washington, DC.
11. Gayle King was a news anchor for WFSB Eyewitness News from Hartford, Connecticut for 18 years.
12. When she moved to Kansas City, Missouri, she worked as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at WDAF-TV.
13. She has an audio book project that she has worked on with several other famous people who provided chapter narration such as Maya Angelou, Jimmy Carter, Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey, Joe Biden and Chelsea Handler.
14. Gayle collected and introduced the sections into the 2018 audio book Note to Self – Inspiring Words from Inspiring People, published by Simon & Schuster, New York.
15. She was on the cover of the January 1, 2012 issue of Parade (US) magazine.
16. Gayle King was twice nominated for an Emmy Award in 2018 and 2017 as part of the News and Documentary Awards. The nominations will be shared with the CBS news coverage team.
17. The 2017 nomination was for “Outstanding Breaking News Coverage in a News Show” on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.
18. The 2018 Emmy nomination was also for “Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Show in a News Show.”
19. She hosted a TV talk show for only 1 season, The Gayle King Show (1997), which was canceled due to low ratings.
20. She hosted The Gayle King Show on XM Satellite Radio in 2006.
21. In January 2011, Gayle hosted another new show on OWN, also credited as The Gayle King Show , which was canceled in November of the same year because she had landed the position of co-anchor on CBS This Morning .
22. Gayle has worked as a special correspondent for Good Morning America .
23. When the s*xual scandals hit the entertainment industry in 2017/2018, she was furious that CBS refused to release the results of her investigations into the company. Les Moonves, the CBS boss, and former co-anchor, Charlie Rose, left CBS after being repeatedly accused of misconduct.
24. She behaved with admirable composure and stoicism in an interview with R. Kelly about sexual abuse allegations being leveled at him as he lost his temper, screamed, punched his chest and aggressively got up from his chair.
25. The Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame inducted her in 2018.
26. She has lived in Turkey, Kansas City, Missouri, Hartford, Connecticut and Glastonbury, Connecticut.
27. She was set to replace Star Jones and Rosie O’Donnell on the TV show The View in 2006 and 2007 .
28. One of the most difficult interviews she has ever done was with Frank Zappa, who told her her question was stupid when she asked his name.
29. She doesn’t seem to be active on social media.