Gayle King

Birth Name:

Gayle King

Birth Place:

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

Received the Matrix Award in 2010 by the New York Women in Communications
Won the 2008 American Women in Radio & Television Gracie Award for Outstanding Radio Talk Show
Won the 2010 Individual Achievement Award for Host in Entertainment or Information
Met Oprah Winfrey while the two were working at a local Baltimore television station in the 1980s
Started working as a reporter and weekend anchor after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1976
Quote: "I don't see myself standing in [Oprah Winfrey's] shadows, ever․ I really do see myself standing in her light․"
Quote: "I know that Oprah and I mean a lot to each other․․․ I know at all times I have somebody that I can count on always․"
Her long journalism career has encompassed anchoring television news programs, hosting talk shows and working in print and radio
Often works with her close friend Oprah Winfrey, serving as an editor-at-large for "O, The Oprah Magazine" and starting in her own talk show on the OWN network in 2011
During her childhood, she spent several years in Ankara, Turkey

2019Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast:Nominated

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