Gayle King’s CBS contract is up in May, and rival networks are making ready for a bidding battle over the CBS Mornings anchor. King, who celebrated 10 years with the community, is currently earning $9 million a year, but it might take a lot more to get her to stay.
According to PageSix, multiple sources want the morning anchor and are prepared to offer her a bigger paycheck to make it happen. One source speculated that the anchor may well be wooed by a “massive bid” to have King take over Rachel Maddow’s vacant primetime slot.
The transfer would possibly end up to be somewhat lucrative for King. Maddow, who these days hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, is reportedly earning $30 million per year. That's a sizeable difference from what King is earning at CBS.
The outlet is pronouncing that CBS doesn’t want to see the liked morning anchor leave the network, and “will do everything” they are able to stay King. CBS knows that King is amongst their top skill, and if a rival community like NBC or ABC outbids them, it will spell large bother for their morning ratings.
NBC has reportedly thought about teaming King up with Hoda Kotb for what could be “essentially the most ambitious duo on TV.” While ABC “may give her the 3rd hour of Good Morning America to host from Los Angeles,” or a unique show.
The move to Los Angeles is most probably on King's thoughts, where her family and very best friend Oprah Winfrey are based. She reportedly may additionally be able to give up the early shift after all those years.
“The query is, does Gayle need to raise at the morning show in New York when her whole family and easiest buddy are at the West Coast?” the supply stated.
The document claims that King has “confirmed herself as probably the most gifted broadcasters on,” and that consequently, it all got here down to cash and if the anchor sees her future in New York or if she’s ready to transfer to California.
The morning show host celebrated her 10th-anniversary remaining week, and gave the impression happy to nonetheless be with the community, “I’m just so excited that it’s my Tenth anniversary, that I’m nonetheless right here!”
King undoubtedly isn’t hurting for money, even though her net worth of $40 million is only a fraction of the $2.6 billion her friend Orpah is worth.
Source: PageSix, The Daily Beast
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