Gayle King Admits ‘Changes’ Will Be Made on ‘CBS Mornings’
CBS mornings host Gayle King claimed there are a lot of “untrue” rumors surrounding her future with the show, as she confessed she is aware “changes” are coming, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
King, 70, is rumored to be leaving the show when her contract expires in May amid a shake-up by new network news boss Bari Weiss. However, the optimistic TV personality said she believes everything “will work out the way it’s supposed to.”
King appeared on Sherri Shepherd’s talk show on Thursday, December 11, where the comedian brought up the just-announced news that Tony Dokoupil will be leaving CBS mornings become an anchor CBS Evening News starts in early January.
Shepherd then told King, “But it’s just rumors that you might be leaving.”
While King admitted, “I saw those rumors,” she said many stories about her death are false.
“I’m not going to negotiate in the press, but you know, I hear one side inside the building and one side outside the building,” she explained. “I’m going to read an article and say, ‘That’s not true.’ That’s not true. That’s not true. That is not true,” the presenter claimed about the reports that her job is in serious danger.
King said she is taking the high road over reports that she will be leaving the show she has co-hosted since 2012.
“So I’ve decided that I’m going to stay out of the drama, and there is some drama. I’m going to stay out of that,” the Maryland native admitted.
“I’m just going to keep doing my job. And keep doing my job. And stay out of it,” she said of her future with the show.
King then reiterated similar sentiments she shared and that the network is happy with her performance CBS morningsand added, “But I like the work. I’m told they like me.”
Admitting that she and her family are still in the dark about her future on the show, King admitted, “My kids call me and say, ‘Mom, what’s going on?'” about her departure rumors, to which she asks them, “What did you hear?” That’s how I look at it.”
‘But listen, Tony’s promotion is definitely going to bring changes CBS mornings. There’s no doubt about that. So we’ll see,” she sighed about the commotion during her show.
Shepherd asked if King would be willing to do anything if she “decided to do something different,” seemingly alluding to reports that CBS wants to keep her but move the host into a production capacity.
King responded, “I don’t get into hypotheticals,” adding, “And I also believe that everything is going as it should,” about the future of her career.
In late October, shortly after Weiss’s arrival, reports that King would lose her $15 million per year position surfaced CBS mornings when her contract expires.
The Tiffany Network reportedly planned to offer King a deal to produce her own programming, but wanted to remove the liberal host from the morning show amid CBS’ shift to a more moderate, balanced stance under Weiss’ leadership.
Left CBS Evening News co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois both announced their departures before the end of 2025, before Dokoupil was named the new anchor.
