Gayle King Leaving CBS Mornings? Network Breaks Silence on Rumors

[{"selector":"#anim-fea1dc70-d36d-434d-9a2b-b30f54602f68 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.22049341793864%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Reports claimed Gayle King was saying goodbye to CBS Mornings

[{"selector":"#anim-fcbc29bb-3398-4632-bd49-0767a6353824 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.583150854726103%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gayle King, 70, might leave CBS Mornings when her contract ends in May 2026

[{"selector":"#anim-435253ec-a675-4227-8be4-1ba997e0e112 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.429015706212184%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] There have been no discussions with Gayle about her contract that runs through May 2026.

[{"selector":"#anim-4b8efcbb-aaa1-4876-9f38-32b5a648adeb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.331134433157974%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In a public statement, CBS called King “a truly valued part of CBS”

[{"selector":"#anim-e8dd803c-cc74-40b0-8445-7b341a3aab01 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.17382799255963%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gayle joined CBS This Morning in November 2011 , co-anchoring alongside Charlie Rose

[{"selector":"#anim-ca4e2852-94ef-4d37-b041-c450689d65c6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.164578473406713%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gayle’s steady leadership helped reshape CBS’s morning news identity.

[{"selector":"#anim-4aeb7dcc-35e1-4829-8934-600a048fdb1f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.974150001923096%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gayle now co-anchors CBS Mornings with Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson

[{"selector":"#anim-4b7430d0-e5bc-42b1-a207-590c0f0e7a75 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.01809197187779%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] CBS’s parent company, Paramount , was acquired by Skydance Media for $8 billion

[{"selector":"#anim-059f6361-caf3-4b70-8b5d-929ad1c888c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.20886063333384%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Following the merger, Paramount cut 1,000 employees , including CBS Saturday Morning anchors

[{"selector":"#anim-0d8082c5-35ed-4e36-9475-48eb1ecf8d01 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.926724022195135%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Amid the shake-up, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was axed

[{"selector":"#anim-89da6622-9a7f-44e7-bdc6-e15887b1e1f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.429015706212184%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Amid the shake-up, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was axed