(L-R) Gayle King, Charlie Rose, Erica Hill and Chris Licht of the television show "CBS This Mornning" speak during the CBS portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on Jan. 11, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
*You know you asked this at some point, perhaps privately, among friends.
Three days after “The Early Show” turned into “CBS This Morning” with anchors Gayle King, Charlie Rose and Erica Hill, the trio – along with new programming vp Chris Licht – beamed via satellite into the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. today to discuss how things are going, and why each of them were chosen for the job.
“We threw a lot of different names around,” said Licht, who comes to “CBS This Morning” after four years of executive producing MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He joked that Hill, a holdover from “The Early Show,” was friends with his wife, so it would be hard to let her go. Veteran journalist Rose, who hosts his own nightly talk show on PBS, comes to the party through his longstanding friendship with CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager.
Of Ms. King’s recruitment, Licht said, “I got to know Gayle during ‘Morning Joe’, so every time she would come on, she just popped off the screen. For me, to even think about harnessing that every day, it was kind of a natural fit for a show like this.”
King, who already this week nabbed an exclusive interview with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House, says there are absolutely no kinks in operation overhaul so far.
“I think the foundation is good,” she says. “For me personally, I just wanted to get through the first day – and after the first day, I thought I could relax. We’re all getting into the groove of things. So when you say ‘kinks,’ I’m not even trying to be funny here, I don’t really see that there are any major kinks that we think, ‘Oh God, this is bad. We need to fix it.’ There are some minor things that we want to do, but that all just comes with doing it day after day.”
Below, King was asked how long before we should begin counting down to an Oprah appearance on “CBS This Morning.”
Gayle King on when BFF Oprah Winfrey will appear on CBS This Morning by CherieNic
I’m happy for Gayle.
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We all know how and why she got the job PLEASE!
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you mean it wasn’t talent, experience and ability??? I ask you, what’s this world coming to?
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LOL!!! IT IS SO OBVIOUS!!! Now mind you Gayle is very personable/likable and she appears to be fairly competent in interviewing so there!!! LOL!!! It must be SOOO!! NICE!! to have powerful and famous friend who can pull some strings for you. PS. I am glad she has this gig anything to end that weak radio show of hers.
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It’s not what you know; it’s who you know. Didn’t you know that?
This phrase was invented for her.
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EUR should be ashamed for even publishing this crap.
She got on the show the same way the boatload of white women who dominate the airwaves got theirs.
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Thank you! Gayle has been around the broadcasting business for quite some time and acquired all the necessary skills for her new position along the way. Kudos to her!
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