CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King is contemplating her future with CBS News after new Editor-in-Chief, Bari Weiss, is reportedly considering slashing her salary.
According to a report from Variety’s Brian Steinberg, those inside CBS News say that the division is nearing a dysfunctional status under Weiss’ leadership.
That, coupled with suggestions that King — who makes a reported $15 million per year — needs her salary greatly reduced, has the longtime anchor considering her future with the network.
“King is said to be considering various options, including a special correspondent role that would have her making appearances on CBS News properties but not being a regular host, or another that might keep her on the air for another year but at a lower salary, giving her 12 full months to bid farewell to viewers,” Steinberg’s report on the situation says.
There is also a suggestion that Bari Weiss could be considering an overhaul of the CBS News 24/7 streaming platform, moving away from it’s current news-focused approach to one more driven by talk-focused podcasts.
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