May 19, 2013

Gayle King: All Work And No Parenting … for the Most Part (Watch)

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*Oprah’s best bud, Gayle King openly admits that her plan going into motherhood was not to be a full time mom. The daytime television veteran says that in 7th grade she decided to eventually have children, but not at the expense of her career. “I knew from the time that I was pregnant that I [...]




‘Oprah’s Favorite Things’ Expands to Interactive 2-Hour Special

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*For the first time since 2010, “Oprah’s Favorite Things” returns to television in a two-hour special to air next month on OWN. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Just as the TV tycoon did for years on her daytime talk show, Oprah will reveal her must-haves for the holiday season, and this time give her top-secret [...]




On the Late Freight: Oprah ‘Discovers’ Bed Bath & Beyond (Video)

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*Oprah Winfrey stopped by her best friend Gayle’s job this morning and revealed that she has found a new discovery: Bed, Bath & Beyond. Appearing on “CBS This Morning” to discuss the graduating class of her school in South Africa, Oprah described taking the high school graduates to Boston and helping them move into college [...]




Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian Share a Bonding Moment in Atlantic City

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*Believe it or not, after the rumors of Beyoncé avoiding Kim Kardashian, the two were spotted having a bonding moment in Atlantic City where the singer was performing over the weekend. Backstage, Kim had an opportunity to chat with the diva and the two were caught embracing and dancing with one another. RELATED: Kris Jenner [...]




Video: Oprah, Stedman Appear on Separate Morning Shows Mon.

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*Oprah Winfrey and her longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham appeared on separate morning shows Monday to promote their various endeavors. Winfrey visited “CBS This Morning,” where her BFF Gayle King is a co-host, and spoke about the struggles she experiencing on her television network OWN. “The idea of creating a network was something that I wanted [...]




Revamped ‘CBS This Morning’ with Gayle King Dips in Ratings

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*It’s only been three months, but so far, things aren’t looking good for “CBS This Morning,” the latest reboot of the network’s weekday morning news show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, viewership for “Morning” fell 11 percent during the second quarter, according to Nielsen, from 2.8 million last year, when the program was called “The [...]




Gayle King on Adjusting to Morning TV; Her Dream Guests

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*Next Friday (March 9) will mark the three month anniversary of “CBS This Morning” – an overhaul of the ratings challenged “Early Show” – with Charlie Rose and Gayle King joining holdover Erica Hill as anchors of the revamped two hour telecast. For King, the new position was a huge departure from her previous gig [...]




Video: Grammy Producer on Pulling Together Whitney Tribute

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*On Monday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning,” Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich spoke to Gayle King in detail about adapting the broadcast to honor Whitney Houston. King also asks him about the religious-toned Nicki Minaj performance that still has folks scratching (and shaking) their heads.




Video: Gayle King Felt ‘Conflicted’ About Attending the Pre-Grammy Party

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*Speaking with Extra’s A.J. Calloway, CBS Morning News host Gayle King says she felt “conflicted” about attending Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy bash during such a tragic time. She of course was referring to the death of Whitney Houston on the same day (Saturday) in the same building (the Beverly Hilton Hotel). “On the one hand, we’re [...]




Don Cornelius’ Son: Dad was ‘Unhappy about Some Things’

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*Tony Cornelius, who worked alongside his father Don Cornelius on “Soul Train” and other shows, said his father placed a call to him on the day he died, reports CBS News. Tony did not elaborate on the conversation, but said, “It was a call of urgency, and I came to his home immediately.” Cornelius said [...]




Gayle King: Oprah is NOT Blue Ivy Carter’s Godmother

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*This morning, Gayle King denied a report from Media TakeOut that Beyonce and Jay-Z chose Oprah Winfrey to be the godmother of their daughter Blue Ivy Carter. The gossip site had reported that the couple chose Winfrey because they’ve grown close to her over the years. But Oprah’s best friend Gayle King, who would know such [...]




Video: Michelle O Wonders Why They Say She’s an Angry Black Woman

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*Since day one, the Obamas have been targets for mainstream media’s racial taunts and not-so-politically correct commentary. In the latest bit of hot-breath-hot-mess, first lady Michelle Obama has been accused of being the model “angry black woman.” So she spoke with Gayle King on the CBS “This Morning” show about the various images others have [...]




How In The World Did Gayle King Get ‘CBS This Morning’?

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*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, [...]




Was Wendy Punked? – Williams Insists Oprah Sent the Letter

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*Oh no, here we go with the drama. After Gayle King took to the Tom Joyner show to tell the world that no letter was written by Oprah about the pair’s friendship, Wendy Williams could not sit down and be quiet. Being the forward type person she is, the talk show host also went to [...]




Attention Wendy Williams: Gayle King Sets the Record Straight About Oprah

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*Talk show diva, Wendy Williams, got really excited on her show last Wednesday when she told her audience members Oprah sent her a personal letter stating that she and Gayle King’s relationship were just dandy. This came after speculation that the two were feuding because Gayle is leaving Oprah’s OWN channel for the CBS morning [...]