‘People come and pet me like a pet’ – Business News
“CBS Mornings” star anchor Gayle King griped Tuesday about information stories suggesting she may get booted from her show, however stopped short of saying whether or not she’ll stay on the company.
The feedback got here in a rambling, at instances scattered monologue during a CBS News city corridor during which editor in chief Bari Weiss laid out her imaginative and prescient for the community.
King, whose contract is up in May, is within the center of determining if she needs to stay on the community in a new position that may halve her regal annual $13 million paycheck, The Post beforehand reported. In the meantime, employees have been up in arms over Weiss’ efforts to shake up the community.
“I just wanted to say something about working at CBS. I think we’ve all been walking around with gasoline on our pants,” King informed her colleagues, based on a transcript of the assembly obtained by The Post.
In a rambling monologue, “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King griped about information stories speculating on her future on the community. CBS
“We’ve had a lot of incoming people come and pet me like a puppy and say, ‘I’m so sorry that you’re leaving CBS. I won’t watch you guys again. It’s not the same place,’” she added — although she didn’t immediately deal with the prospect of her exit.
Earlier this month, King and Weiss met to debate the anchor’s future, as CBS News management has been trying to change her gig and halve her wage, The Post reported.
On Tuesday, King praised how arduous she and her coworkers work and how proud they’re of the work they do.
Moments later, she returned to information stories about her, saying: “I read the s–t and I go, ‘I don’t even know where that’s coming from.’”
Seemingly referring to her contract negotiations, she added: “We’re right in the middle, we’ll see how it’s gonna work out.”
King then made meandering remarks that appeared to function a vote of confidence for Weiss and her strategy to show across the struggling information community.
CBS editor in chief Bari Weiss referred to as King “absolutely beloved” and stated she sees her “long into the future” at CBS. Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press
“I like Bari, that you laid out a vision, you know?” the anchor stated. “For many people, they’ve never even heard your freakin’ voice. So it’s good for them to hear — to see you’re a real person, and this is what you want, and how you feel about us, and how you feel about this job.”
Earlier, Weiss stated King was “absolutely beloved” and that she sees her “long into the future” at CBS, earlier than jokingly saying that every one morning show questions ought to be directed to CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, who’s main the charge in this system’s revamp.
Weiss stated the community should rely much less on the outdated linear TV model — which has seen viewership plummet for years — and broaden its digital footprint. That consists of monetizing journalism with paywalls and subscription choices whereas developing dwell occasions, podcasts and social media.
She additionally acknowledged that the community’s “transformation” will translate to layoffs however didn’t go into element. In October, CBS News fired about 100 staffers, and more cuts are anticipated within the coming weeks.
