Gayle King Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Broadcast Journalist, Magazine Editor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Light Golden Brown
Career
Debut	Film: The Color Purple (1985) as a Church Goer TV Series: 30 Rock (2012) as Herself on NBC
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 December 1954 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	70 Years
Birthplace	Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	American
Hometown	Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
College/University	University of Maryland, College Park
Educational Qualification	A degree in Psychology
Religion	Christianity
Hobby	Travelling
Controversies	• The CBS Cover-Up Controversy In 2018, six women accused the former president and CEO of CBS Les Moonves, of sexual harassment and assault. These allegations were part of a broader investigation by The New Yorker, which was led by the journalist Ronan Farrow. Tension rose when CBS executives allegedly planned not to disclose the full findings of that investigation to the public. Thereafter, Gayle King got uncomfortable working for a network involved in a major sexual misconduct scandal. She claimed full transparency from CBS after she found out that the channel kept the findings of sexual abuse and harassment at the network private. [1]Variety • Criticized for an Interview In 2020, Gayle King faced social media criticism after she interviewed for CBS's This Morning with Lisa Leslie shortly after the death of Kobe Bryant. In the interview, King brought up the 2003 sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant. Many fans and celebrities, including Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, criticised her as they thought she was insensitive. She also received support from her long-time friend Oprah Winfrey. Later, King stated that the clip was taken out of context and blamed CBS for misleadingly promoting the segment. [2]The Independent
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Marriage Date	Year, 1982
Family
Husband/Spouse	William Bumpus (Attorney, div. 1993)
Children	Son- William Bumpus Jr. Daughter- Kirby
Parents	Father- Emmett Scott King Mother- Peggy Tucker

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gayle King

• She lived in Ankara, Turkey, from age six to eleven, where her father was deployed.

• She returned to the United States with her family in 1966.

• She started her career in journalism by working as a production assistant at WJZ-TV in Baltimore. Later, she met Oprah Winfrey, who was an anchor at the station then.

• Thereafter, she trained as a reporter at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.

• After working at WJZ, she started working as a general assignment reporter at WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri.

• In 1981, she joined WFSB in Hartford as a news anchor and worked until 1999.

• Thereafter, she worked for The Oprah Winfrey Show as a special correspondent.

• While working at WFSB, she lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

• In 1991, for a short period, she co-hosted an NBC daytime talk show with Robin Wagner called Cover to Cover, which got cancelled after 13 weeks.

• In 1999, she started working as an editor at O, The Oprah Magazine.

• Some of the films in which she appeared are The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Boss (2016), and Queen and Slim (2019).
  

• In September 2006, she became the host of the show known as The Gayle King Show on XM Sattelite Radio.

• Some of the TV series in which she appeared are Being Mary Jane (2015) on BET, The Game (2021) on BET, and Billions (2022) on Showtime.
  

• In 2019, her interview with singer R. Kelly went viral. In the interview, R. Kelly yelled, cried, and got angry in response to sexual abuse allegations but Gayle King remained calm and poised throughout the interview. This earned her praise from the viewers.

• In January 2022, she extended her contract with CBS News to continue as co-anchor of CBS Mornings.

• She joined the crew for the space technology company Blue Origin’s eleventh flight to space under the New Shepard program, which was announced on 27 February 2025.
  

  A still of Gayle King during Blue Origin’s eleventh flight (2025)

• Some of the other crew members included in the program were Katy Perry, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, and another journalist named Lauren Sánchez.

• She and Lauren Sánchez became the first female journalists to attend the flight to space program and a part of the first all-female crew since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo 1963 flight on Vostok 6.

• She is an avid lover of dogs.
  

  Gayle King sitting next to her Sheepadoodle

• She maintains her fitness by cycling.
  

  Gayle King riding a bicycle