Gayle King Biography / Wiki
Gayle King 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 a special correspondent for Good Morning America prior to joining CBS News. King signed a contract with CBS on November 10, 2011, to co-anchor CBS This Morning starting on January 9, 2012.
King began her career as a production assistant at Baltimore’s WJZ-TV, where she met Oprah Winfrey, the station’s anchor at the time. King subsequently received training as a reporter at Washington, D.C.’s WUSA-TV. She left WJZ to work as a general-assignment reporter and weekend anchor at WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri. She began working as a news anchor for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1981 and remained there for 18 years. She lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut, for a portion of that period.
Gayle King Age
How old is King? She is 71 years old as of 2026. King was born on December 28, 1954, in Chevy Chase Manor, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 28th December every year.
Gayle King Education
Gayle studied and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in psychology.
Gayle King Height / Measurements
How tall is King? She stands at an average height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.78m). Information about her other body measurements is currently under review. ALSO READ: Michael Barbaro Journalist, Bio, Age, Height, Education, Ethnicity, Parents, Wife, Children, Salary and Net Worth
Gayle King Nationality / Ethnicity
Gayle holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in Chevy Chase Manor, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States. She is of African American ethnicity/heritage.
Gayle King Parents / Family / Father
King was born and raised by Emmett Scott King and Peggy King in Chevy Chase Manor, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States. Her father is an electrical/electronic engineer who worked for the U.S. government and military. Gayle has three sisters, Carol Lynne King, Sharon King and Karyn King, and two half-brothers, Emmett Scott King Jr, Robert Scott King.
Gayle King Husband / Married / Children
Is Gayle married? She was married to an attorney and former police officer, William G. Bumpus, from 1982 until they divorced in 1993. King and William G. have two children, Kirby and William Jr.
Gayle King Salary
King is an American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, earning an annual salary ranging from $50,000 to $130,000.
Gayle King Net Worth
Gayle is a 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 and has an estimated net worth between $5 million and $9 million.
Gayle King CBS News
Gayle King is a 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 a special correspondent for Good Morning America prior to joining CBS News. King signed a contract with CBS on November 10, 2011, to co-anchor CBS This Morning starting on January 9, 2012.
King began her career as a production assistant at Baltimore’s WJZ-TV, where she met Oprah Winfrey, the station’s anchor at the time. King subsequently received training as a reporter at Washington, D.C.’s WUSA-TV. She left WJZ to work as a general-assignment reporter and weekend anchor at WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri. She began working as a news anchor for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1981, and she remained there for eighteen years. She lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut, for a portion of that period.
