Despite speculation regarding the future of Gayle King at CBS, she isn’t heading anywhere.
The “CBS Mornings” co-host announced on her SiriusXM show, “Gayle King in the House” that she has signed a contract extension with the company.
“I officially signed on the dotted line. So I will be with CBS a little longer,” King said.
King staying with CBS ends speculation regarding a possible departure as her contract expired this year. Furthermore, there was a recent report that CNN President Jeff Zucker had reached out to her agents.
The news channel viewed King as a possible replacement to the 9 p.m. ET slot left open following the firing of former anchor Chris Cuomo last year.
“I don’t know why people thought that just because you have a grandchild now all of a sudden you just want to give up your career and go sit in California,” King said.
“No. I still, you know, I still feel that in many ways, I’m just getting started. So I celebrated my ten-year anniversary; that was always great fun.”
King also discussed the ongoing changes at CBS News under Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, the president and co-heads of CBS News and Stations. The two are emphasizing streaming. She revealed seeing the new studio for CBS News Streaming and said, “the vibe and the energy was so great over there.”
“The only thing I don’t like about this job are the hours,” she said. “But you can’t complain about the hours cause the job is what it is. And I’m so proud to be a part of the team; I’m so glad that the negotiations are over.”
On her show, King shared some details on the behind-the-scenes negotiations, even revealing how the company gave a presentation as to their plan for the future under Khemlani and McMahon.
“Now I looked at that, and I thought, ‘God, do I wanna be a part of that?’ You know they believe in swinging for the fences, and I’m thinking I wanna play. I wanna to play,” King said.
