Gayle King Is Not Just Oprah’s Best Friend, She’s America’s Best Friend

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Whatever you do, don’t call Gayle King an icon. “Diana Ross, to me, is an icon.” Fair. But one moniker she is fine with is America’s best friend. “I’ll take that as a compliment. I like that.” And it fits, considering her many titles: center anchor of CBS Mornings, editor at large of Oprah Daily, co-host of CNN’s King Charles. “If I get five [hours of sleep a night], I'm doing the hula.” At CBS Mornings, it’s the combination of King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson that creates a dynamic unlike any other morning show. “We can educate, we can inform and entertain without being a comedy show.” And that’s because of what each of them brings to the show. “Clearly, people like watching people that they think like each other and enjoy working with each other. We certainly have that down on lock. But I think that we each bring something different to the table.” Even though she says she’s not “out here looking for more work,” she’s also never going to turn down an opportunity. “I just have so many varied interests in all different types of things. That has served me well over the years.” “I say this all the time, I have a front-row seat to history. And I like it.”

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