Gayle King

'CBS This Morning' Snags Mitt Romney Interview - Posted April 30, 2012
Likely GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has mostly avoided interviews with TV news outlets not named Fox News over the last six months or so. With the primary seemingly in the bag, he appears to be opening up a bit. Last week ... [TVNewser]

TIME & People Throw WHCA Cocktail Party - Posted April 28, 2012
The parties are underway in Washington D.C. ahead of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Last night at the St. Regis, TIME and People threw a cocktail party with drop-ins from a bunch of boldface tvnewsers all enjoying custom flavored custards by Shake Shack. TIME's Managing Edi... [TVNewser]

Steamy Book is Hot Topic for Morning Shows - Posted April 18, 2012
During prime Monday night, ABC ran promos for an exclusive "Good Morning America" interview with British housewife-turned-author E.L. James who penned the erotic novel "50 Shad... [TVNewser]

Oprah Opens up on OWN: 'The Most Painful Thing for Me Was to Have to Let People Go.' - Posted April 2, 2012
As "Good Morning America" and the "Today" show each reached into their bag of tricks to bring in viewers, the biggest media news of the morning came on "CBS This Morning" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey opened up with Charlie Rose... [TVNewser]

Oprah to Appear on 'CBS This Morning' April 2 - Posted March 28, 2012
If you had "three months" in your office's "When will Oprah appear on 'CBS This Morning'" pool, then congratulations, you win! When it was announced that Gayle King would be one of the co-anchors of the new CBS morning sh... [TVNewser]

A Party for Emily Blunt & Ewan McGregor; Katie Couric Holds Court - Posted March 7, 2012
It's been a pretty wild winter at Michael's. Far from suffering from the seasonal doldrums, the place has been operating on full tilt every Wednesday with a fresh array of A-listers that always make for some pretty good people watching. Today was no exception. Besides the jam packed dining room filled with... [FishbowlLA]

Gayle King: 'Do I like getting up early? No. But I love what I'm doing.' - Posted February 29, 2012
Quite an eclectic mix of guests on "The View" this morning, summed up best by one of them ... "CBS This Morning" co-anchor Gayle King: "You guys, you should see back there. It says Gayle King, ... [TVNewser]

CBS News Toasts One Year Of New Leadership Under Jeff Fager and David Rhodes - Posted February 25, 2012
On Wednesday, CBS News celebrated the one year anniversary of its new leadership under chairman Jeff Fager and president David Rhodes. CBS brought in a giant cake and plenty of champagne for staff to enjoy, with satellite offices calling into the newsroom to hear the speeches. "CBS Evening News" anchor ... [FishbowlLA]

The Ticker: King, Kotb & Gifford, Semper Fi... - Posted February 9, 2012
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King will broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles tomorrow ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. King will also be live Monday for a Grammy wrap-up. Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb... [FishbowlNY]

Manhattan's A-List Turns Out for Harvey Weinstein's Giants Pep Rally - Posted February 1, 2012
I've been covering Wednesday's at Michael's for five years and have never seen anything like the head-spinning scene that unfolded there today. Harvey Weinstein and Stev... [FishbowlLA]

Katie Couric, Roger Ailes, Piers Morgan and Matt Lauer Walk Into a Super Bowl Pep Rally... - Posted February 1, 2012
If it seemed like TV news was particularly quiet this afternoon, it was likely because New York's Michaels restaurant hosted a pre-Super Bowl "Pep Rally," and just about everyone was there. Don't believe us? Among the attendees were Fox News CEO ... [TVNewser]

When You're Oprah's BFF, and Anchor a Morning Show, You Can Shoot Down Oprah Rumors - Posted January 27, 2012
"CBS This Morning" co-anchor Gayle King, who holds the title of Duchess of Oprahlandia, was able to stop a story in its tracks this morning. King ... [TVNewser]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 13, 2012
Quotes of the Day Nothing gets between a Boybander and his jeans "The only pair of jeans I ever splurged on lasted exactly one year before getting a hole in an embarrassing place. Thanks, stranger." -- TPM's ... [FishbowlDC]

CBS This Morning Makes Major Changes to the Formula, But Do They Work? - Posted January 11, 2012
[caption id="attachment_50467" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Charlie Rose flanked by Gayle King (left) and Erica Hill."][/caption] The latest attempt by CBS to find a ray of sunlight in morning news makes big changes from the norm, but overall the experiment is missing the mark. Television is all about chemistry an... [FishbowlLA]

Michelle Obama Won't Read Jodi Kantor's Book - Posted January 11, 2012
New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor is making waves with her book ... [FishbowlNY]

'CBS This Morning' Review: Mold Broken, Comfort Zones Stretched, 'An A for Effort' - Posted January 9, 2012
Today's debut of "CBS This Morning" was worth the price of admission just for the pleasure of watching 70-year-old Charlie Rose look into the camera and say: "It's a huge Twitt... [TVNewser]

CBS Kicks Off 'CBS This Morning' - Posted January 9, 2012
CBS this morning debuted its new morning news program, "CBS This Morning." After a brief introduction from Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill, previewing the days stories. The first segment was the "Eye Opener," a slickly-produced 90-second look a... [TVNewser]

Bob Schieffer & Norah O'Donnell to anchor 'Early Show' from Iowa - Posted December 30, 2011
CBS News is changing up the final week of "The Early Show." On Monday and Tuesday ... [FishbowlNY]

CBS News Names Senior Staff for 'CBS This Morning' - Posted December 21, 2011
CBS News has named the senior broadcast producer, as well as seven senior producers and a director of production, for its upcoming morning program "CBS This Morning." Tom Mazzarelli has been named senior broadcast producer foe the pro... [TVNewser]

Sequined Bob Schieffer Leads CBS Newsers At Holiday Party - Posted December 17, 2011
CBS News held its holiday party Thursday night at the nearby Terminal 5 event space on New York's West Side. Attendees were welcomed with the CBS News logo and "eye" on the building across 56th Street. Bob Schieffer (far left), host of "F... [TVNewser]

The New CBS News Morning Show Gets a Name: 'CBS This Morning' - Posted December 1, 2011
Come January 9, "The Early Show" will be no more. CBS has settled on a new name for its new morning news program hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill. The show will be called "CBS This Morning." ... [TVNewser]

WFSB Remembers Famous Alum Gayle King - Posted November 21, 2011
WFSB took a look back at Gayle King's tenure at the station this weekend, honoring the former Connecticut anchor as she prepares to ... [TVSpy]

Chris Wragge on WCBS: 'I'm Going to Do Whatever the Hell They Want Me to Do' - Posted November 16, 2011
Chris Wragge is recommitting his time to WCBS, following a year hosting "The Early Show," and he says he'll do whatever GM ... [TVSpy]

'Wasn't a Surprise' for Ousted Early Show Anchor Chris Wragge - Posted November 15, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: The news broke last week --another year, another revamp to CBS' morning entry--The Early Show. Today, at the West 57th Street headquarters, CBS execs unveiled the ... [FishbowlLA]

'Wasn't a Surprise' for Ousted Early Show Anchor Chris Wragge - Posted November 15, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: The news broke last week --another year, another revamp to CBS' morning entry--The Early Show. Today, at the West 57th Street headquarters, CBS execs unveiled the ... [FishbowlNY]

For CBS News Executives, New Morning Show Is a Chance to Refresh Expectations - Posted November 15, 2011
Just off of 57th street and 10th avenue, behind some temporary walls (that you may have seen earlier this month), CBS is building out a new studio and newsroom. The studio, which... [TVNewser]

Here's the News on the New CBS Morning News - Posted November 15, 2011
Alex is over at the CBS Broadcast Center on W 57th St. for a news conference on the new morning show. He'll have a complete write-up later, but here's the news from Alex via @TVNewser so far. [CBS News Chairman Jeff] Fager says the morning show will go on... [TVNewser]

Chris Wragge Rejoins WCBS Full-Time, As CBS Again Overhauls 'The Early Show' - Posted November 10, 2011
With Charlie Rose and Gayle King set to ... [SocialTimes.com]

Chris Wragge Rejoins WCBS Full-Time, As CBS Again Overhauls 'The Early Show' - Posted November 10, 2011
With Charlie Rose and Gayle King set to ... [TVSpy]

Charlie Rose, Gayle King to Headline New CBS Morning News - Posted November 10, 2011
After much talk, first in Page Six, CBS News is bringing on Charlie Rose and ... [FishbowlNY]

Gayle King Asks Chuck Todd About Sex Life - Posted October 25, 2011
Sometimes reporters have to think on their feet. In this case, MSNBC "Daily Rundown" Host Chuck Todd had to answer OWN TV and Sirius/XM's Gayle King's questions abou... [FishbowlDC]

Parnes Takes FLOTUS Fawning to New Heights - Posted September 12, 2011
We're all for spreading our wings. Today Politico's Amie Parnes takes her FLOTUS fever to a sweat lodge as she writes about, not first lady Michelle Obama, but her mother, Marian Robinson. No doubt, FLOTUS's pr... [FishbowlDC]

Can't Oprah Deal With This? - Posted May 31, 2011
We would have thought Oprah of all people, who supposedly wants everyone to "live their best lives" could have easily handled this snafu. Oprah BFF and radio host Gayle King got into ... [FishbowlDC]

O Magazine Announces O You! Event in Atlanta - Posted May 11, 2011
O You! is O magazine's major event, where the magazine comes to life with a series of seminars and workshops by the magazine's most popular contributors, hosted by O Editor-at-Large Gayle King. Publisher ... [FishbowlLA]

Three Famous Faces Converge - Posted May 5, 2011
As masses of WHCD dinner guests flooded the Hilton's basement hallways, a strange scene emerged. AOL-HuffPost's Arianna Huffington stood above behind a railing, greeting partygoers as they past. Oprah Radio and BFF Gayle King walked by, noticed Arianna and quickly backtracked. Just then, Scarlett Johansson... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 2, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY: THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER EDITION The Daily Beast Columnist Meghan McCain poses on the red carpet. Sure she looks good here, but la... [FishbowlDC]

Sarah Palin Parties with the Main (or is it Lame?) stream Media - Posted May 1, 2011
Seeming to put politics aside for a few hours -- not one but two GOP governors stopped in to the MSNBC After Party last night at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie -- often the target of MSNBC's opiniona... [GalleyCat]

TIME Toasts the 100 Most Influential... - Posted April 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_37546" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Credit: PATRICK MCMULLAN/PatrickMcMullan.com "][/caption] TIME magazine hosted in New York last night the TIME 100 Gala to honor their annual list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." This year's list included domestic po... [FishbowlDC]

KTLA Reporter Among Your OWN Show Contestants - Posted December 30, 2010
Billboards for Oprah Winfrey's new TV network are all over LA and now, the city is returning the favor. Of the ten finalists culled from 15,000 online and offline ... [TVSpy]

KTLA Reporter Among Your OWN Show Contestants - Posted December 30, 2010
Billboards for Oprah Winfrey's new TV network are all over LA and now, the city is returning the favor. Of the ten finalists culled from 15,000 online and offline ... [FishbowlLA]

HLN 'Morning Express' Host Robin Meade to Co-Host Oprah Winfrey Network Specials - Posted December 21, 2010
If there has been one standout in HLN's lineup this year, it would be "Morning Express" with Robin Meade. The program has seen explosive growth, soundly beating "American Morning" on CNN and even MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in the key25-54 de... [FishbowlNY]

Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer Glam up for Glamour Women of the Year Event - Posted November 9, 2010
Katie Couric and ... [TVNewser]

Stars Flock to Huffington Post Game Changers Party - Posted October 29, 2010
Image via HuffPo "Innovators, mavericks, visionaries, and leaders" convened in downtown New York Thursday night as The Huff... [FishbowlNY]

The Huffington Post To Celebrate Its List Of Game Changers Tonight - Posted October 28, 2010
Tonight, The Huffington Post is holding a special ceremony to celebrate its list of "Game Changers," the "innovators, mavericks and leaders who are changing their fields and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps." This year's ceremony happens to include quite a few bold names in the media industry: ... [FishbowlNY]

Hoda Kotb Book Party: Matt Lauer, Suze Orman, the Giffords & Jeff Zucker on his future: 'Relax and wait for the next endeavor.' - Posted October 12, 2010
TVNewser dropped in on Hoda Kotb's book party at Donny Deutsch's townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side last night. The longtime NBC News correspondent and co-host of the 4th h... [TVNewser]

MomLogic Wanted in on Kardashian Booty - Posted May 4, 2010
We can't make this stuff up. Momlogic.com's D.C. correspondent Elizabeth Thorp gets in on the Kim Kardashian booty beat in her recap of White House Correspondents' Association Dinner weekend. The piece is full of Thorp's funny interactions with A-listers. She says Oprah's best friend Gayle King "looked hot too." An excer... [FishbowlDC]

Correspondents' Dinner: Kim Kardashian holds Court at Tammy Haddad's Power Brunch - Posted May 1, 2010
Kim Kardashian with FNC's Greta Van Susteren and her husband John Coale at the annual Garden Party at the home of Tammy Haddad ahead of tonight's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. What's a brunch without ... [TVNewser]

LadyNewsers [and Brian Williams] Gather for Matrix Awards - Posted April 20, 2010
mediabistro.com's Senior Editor Donya Blaze and FishbowlNY co-editor Alex Alvarez covered the 2010 New York Women In Communications Matrix Awards yesterday. They caught up with Ann Curry, Tina Fey, Mariska Hargitay, and even got Oprah honoring her BFF, former local news anchor ... [TVNewser]

Oprah Winfrey Honors 'MSF' Gayle King at NYWICI 2010 Matrix Awards - Posted April 19, 2010
You'd think Oprah Winfrey would be too bothered by a certain you-know-what to mention it at a high-profile event like New York Women in Communications' annual Matrix Awards. Yet, she says, it's her 'MSF' (mother sister friend) ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Happy Birthday Donna Hanover & Paula Zahn - Posted February 24, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE If it's Wednesday, it's party time at Michael's. We're still recovering from the head spinning spectacle of last week's A-list lunch for James Cameron. This week, the celebration was a tad more ... [FishbowlNY]

Book Party for Mika B. - Posted February 11, 2010
Barbara Walters was among the guests the other night at New York's Kouros Gallery for Mika Brzezinski's new book "All Things At Once." Brzezinski's book is dedicated to her mother, the ... [TVNewser]

Tina Fey, Sheryl Crow 2010 Matrix Honorees - Posted January 11, 2010
Sorry, sometimes we can't help the clever headlines: New York Women in Communications, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women in all communications disciplines, today announced the honorees for the annual Matrix Awards. The Matrix Awards has for 30 years celebrated strong women in the field of media and communication, and on... [FishbowlNY]

Gayle on Oprah: 'I Don't Think There is Anyone Who Can Do What She Does' - Posted November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here's something to chew on: Oprah's BFF, and former local news anchor Gayle King, talks with mediabistro.com's David Hirschman in this week''s So What Do You Do? feature. ... [TVNewser]

Politico's Partylicious Pool Report - Posted November 25, 2009
Perhaps the most "unique" pool report ever was distributed by Politico's Nia-Malika Henderson last night from the White House State Dinner. All of the "fabulousness" is posted below. My favorite parts? The self-pimp and "shout out" near the end. From: Nia-Malika Henderson Sent: Tue Nov 24 22:40:53 2009 Subject: Final Booksellers Pool... Apologies for this... [FishbowlDC]

Gayle King Adds Insight Into Oprah's Decision To Leave TV - Posted November 25, 2009
Mediabistro has scored an interview with Gayle King just days after her best friend Oprah Winfrey ... [FishbowlNY]

O Editor-At-Large and Longtime Oprah Winfrey Friend Gayle King: 'She's Very Much At Peace With Her Decision' - Posted November 25, 2009
In mediabistro.com's latest 'So, What Do You Do' interview, O Editor-at-Large, Sirius XM Host and longtime Oprah Winfrey friend and confidante Gayle King dishes on Oprah's soon-to-la... [PRNewser]

Katie Couric & Brooks Perlin at Obama's First State Dinner - Posted November 24, 2009
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric was among a handful of media types at tonight's state dinner at the White House. And, as NYTimes.com features in a slideshow, Couric made a rare public appearance with her boyfriend Brooks Perlin. ... [TVNewser]

The Guest List is Out... - Posted November 24, 2009
So Oprah's not going, but Gayle King is. Tonight's State Dinner guest list has been released by the White House! We told you earlier about Katie Couric, Brian Williams,... [FishbowlDC]

Who Will Be TIME Person of the Year? - Posted November 13, 2009
FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst has the picks from last night's TIME magazine Person of the Year panel. Barbara Walters, ... [TVNewser]

Will Twitter Be Time's Person Of The Year? - Posted November 13, 2009
Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravesnthal, Barbara Walters and Tom Colicchio. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc. Last night, Time magazine managing editor Richard Ste... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Christiane Amanpour Draws an A-List Crowd - Posted September 16, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE On the menu at Michael's today: a tasty stew of media mavens and moguls with a heaping helping of famous faces on the side. We could barely keep up with the goings-on in the dining room, since every other minute there was some boldface name heading to the Garden... [FishbowlNY]

O Hires A Bunch Of New Editors - Posted September 10, 2009
O, The Oprah Magazine has announced several new hires, filling out the editorial department under new editor-in-chief ... [FishbowlNY]

The Inspiration Behind "Black in America 2" - Posted July 9, 2009
John Rice, Malaak Compton-Rock, Dr. Steve Perry, Soledad O'Brien, Cicely Tyson and CNN EP Mark Nelson at last night's "Black in America 2" screening in Harlem, NY. Last night we headed up to Harlem for the New York screening of CNN's "Black in America 2." The four-hour documentary is a continuation of... [TVNewser]

Amy Poehler, Rachael Ray And MTV's McGrath Headline Gracie Awards - Posted June 4, 2009
Last night in New York City, the Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television presented their 34th annual Gracie Awards honoring the top women making entertainment for women. The night's biggest winners were Amy Poehler, who took home the 2009 Dove Real Beauty Award, Tri... [FishbowlNY]

Some Of DC's Most Influential Party With Time's - Posted May 6, 2009
Time convened some of the most influential people in the world last night at the 6th annual gala celebrating the 100 Most Influential list. The black-tie party was held at Frederick P. Rose Hall in L... [FishbowlDC]

"Black in America" Packs Time Warner Center - Posted July 16, 2008
The 10th floor theater at the Time Warner Center was packed with hundreds of guests last night for a preview of CNN's new Black in America series — so much so, two overflow rooms were needed. Before the crowds watched a 30-minute preview of three upcoming specials, ... [TVNewser]

Inside The Time 100 Party - Posted May 9, 2007
America Ferrera and John Mayer It's arguably the most exclusive magazine party of the year. (Graydon Carter's Vanity's Fair Oscar party perhaps being the other.) John Edwards mingled with John Mayer. Sir Richard Branson (just back f... [FishbowlNY]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishbowlNY]